Nauru vs United Kingdom: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Nauru

5.8%

in 2023

United Kingdom

5.9%

in 2021

Nauru rank

34th

United Kingdom rank

32nd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

United Kingdom currently reports 5.9% against 5.8% in Nauru, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nauru ahead.

Globally, Nauru ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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.