Azerbaijan vs China: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Azerbaijan

11.9%

in 2025

China

11.9%

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

114th

China rank

115th

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

Azerbaijan currently reports 11.9% against 11.9% in China, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Globally, Azerbaijan ranks 114th and China ranks 115th 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.