Cook Islands vs France: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Cook Islands

9.2%

in 2025

France

9.1%

in 2022

Cook Islands rank

160th

France rank

163rd

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

Cook Islands currently reports 9.2% against 9.1% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was France ahead.

Globally, Cook Islands ranks 160th and France ranks 163rd 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.