Cyprus vs Thailand: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Cyprus

12.5%

in 2022

Thailand

12.6%

in 2025

Cyprus rank

103rd

Thailand rank

100th

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

Thailand currently reports 12.6% against 12.5% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cyprus ranks 103rd and Thailand ranks 100th 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.