Iran vs Micronesia (country): Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Iran

18.8%

in 2022

Micronesia (country)

18.6%

in 2020

Iran rank

28th

Micronesia (country) rank

29th

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

Iran currently reports 18.8% against 18.6% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 28th and Micronesia (country) ranks 29th 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.