Belize vs Chile: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Belize

18.9%

in 2024

Chile

18.4%

in 2022

Belize rank

27th

Chile rank

30th

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

Belize currently reports 18.9% against 18.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belize ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 27th and Chile ranks 30th 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.