Namibia vs Solomon Islands: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Namibia

9.1%

in 2024

Solomon Islands

8.3%

in 2023

Namibia rank

4th

Solomon Islands rank

7th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Namibia currently reports 9.1% against 8.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 4th and Solomon Islands ranks 7th 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.