Micronesia (country) vs Namibia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Micronesia (country)

11.6%

in 2020

Namibia

9.1%

in 2024

Micronesia (country) rank

3rd

Namibia rank

4th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Micronesia (country) currently reports 11.6% against 9.1% in Namibia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Namibia ahead.

Globally, Micronesia (country) ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.