Canada vs Germany: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Canada

10.7%

in 2022

Germany

10.7%

in 2022

Canada rank

140th

Germany rank

139th

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

Germany currently reports 10.7% against 10.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 140th and Germany ranks 139th 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.