Greece vs Sri Lanka: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Greece

6.4%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

7.2%

in 2024

Greece rank

185th

Sri Lanka rank

182nd

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

Sri Lanka currently reports 7.2% against 6.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Greece ranks 185th and Sri Lanka ranks 182nd 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.