Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Papua New Guinea

0.8%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.4%

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

196th

Zimbabwe rank

197th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8% against 0.4% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Zimbabwe's.

Globally, Papua New Guinea ranks 196th 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.