Bahrain vs Hungary: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Bahrain

8.3%

in 2025

Hungary

7.8%

in 2022

Bahrain rank

173rd

Hungary rank

176th

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

Bahrain currently reports 8.3% against 7.8% in Hungary, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bahrain ahead.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 173rd and Hungary ranks 176th 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.