Lithuania vs Samoa: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Lithuania

11.7%

in 2022

Samoa

11.7%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

118th

Samoa rank

119th

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

Lithuania currently reports 11.7% against 11.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lithuania ahead.

Globally, Lithuania ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 119th 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.