Israel vs Malawi: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Israel

16.1%

in 2022

Malawi

16.0%

in 2024

Israel rank

47th

Malawi rank

48th

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

Israel currently reports 16.1% against 16.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Israel ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 48th 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.