Thailand vs Uganda: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Thailand

2.5%

in 2023

Uganda

2.6%

in 2022

Thailand rank

166th

Uganda rank

164th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Uganda currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uganda ahead.

Globally, Thailand ranks 166th and Uganda ranks 164th 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.