Samoa vs Uzbekistan: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Samoa

5.5%

in 2024

Uzbekistan

5.5%

in 2023

Samoa rank

38th

Uzbekistan rank

37th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Uzbekistan currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Globally, Samoa ranks 38th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th 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.