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

Bahrain

8.3%

in 2025

Uganda

8.5%

in 2022

Bahrain rank

173rd

Uganda rank

170th

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

Uganda currently reports 8.5% against 8.3% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 170th 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.