Australia vs Ukraine: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Australia

12.6%

in 2022

Ukraine

12.7%

in 2021

Australia rank

98th

Ukraine rank

97th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Ukraine currently reports 12.7% against 12.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

Globally, Australia ranks 98th and Ukraine ranks 97th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.