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

Canada

10.7%

in 2022

Nepal

10.8%

in 2025

Canada rank

140th

Nepal rank

137th

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

Nepal currently reports 10.8% against 10.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Globally, Canada ranks 140th and Nepal ranks 137th 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.