Belarus vs Ireland: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Belarus

12.3%

in 2024

Ireland

12.3%

in 2021

Belarus rank

104th

Ireland rank

105th

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

Belarus currently reports 12.3% against 12.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Belarus ranks 104th and Ireland ranks 105th 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.