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

Belize

18.9%

in 2024

Iran

18.8%

in 2022

Belize rank

27th

Iran rank

28th

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

Belize currently reports 18.9% against 18.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 27th and Iran ranks 28th 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.