Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Nigeria

0.3%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.4%

in 2023

Nigeria rank

198th

Zimbabwe rank

197th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 198th and Zimbabwe ranks 197th 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.