Brazil vs Niger: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Brazil

12.9%

in 2022

Niger

12.8%

in 2023

Brazil rank

93rd

Niger rank

94th

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

Brazil currently reports 12.9% against 12.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Niger ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 93rd and Niger ranks 94th 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.