Qatar vs Romania: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Qatar

3.2%

in 2020

Romania

3.3%

in 2022

Qatar rank

138th

Romania rank

136th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Romania currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.

Globally, Qatar ranks 138th and Romania ranks 136th 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.