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

Norway

14.5%

in 2022

Zambia

14.5%

in 2025

Norway rank

67th

Zambia rank

65th

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

Zambia currently reports 14.5% against 14.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Norway ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 65th 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.