Mexico vs Norway: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Mexico

14.2%

in 2022

Norway

14.5%

in 2022

Mexico rank

69th

Norway rank

67th

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

Norway currently reports 14.5% against 14.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Mexico ranks 69th and Norway ranks 67th 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.