Mauritius vs Russia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Mauritius

14.2%

in 2024

Russia

14.3%

in 2018

Mauritius rank

71st

Russia rank

68th

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

Russia currently reports 14.3% against 14.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Globally, Mauritius ranks 71st and Russia ranks 68th 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.