Bolivia vs Vanuatu: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Bolivia

20.2%

in 2024

Vanuatu

19.3%

in 2024

Bolivia rank

18th

Vanuatu rank

21st

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

Bolivia currently reports 20.2% against 19.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Globally, Bolivia ranks 18th and Vanuatu ranks 21st 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.