Sierra Leone vs Thailand: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Sierra Leone

2.6%

in 2023

Thailand

2.5%

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

163rd

Thailand rank

166th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.

Globally, Sierra Leone ranks 163rd and Thailand ranks 166th 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.