Ethiopia vs Panama: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Ethiopia

16.7%

in 2024

Panama

16.3%

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

42nd

Panama rank

45th

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

Ethiopia currently reports 16.7% against 16.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 45th 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.