Eritrea vs Nigeria: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Eritrea

5.4%

in 2006

Nigeria

3.0%

in 2024

Eritrea rank

190th

Nigeria rank

193rd

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

Eritrea currently reports 5.4% against 3.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 190th and Nigeria ranks 193rd 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.