Pakistan vs Qatar: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Pakistan

9.8%

in 2023

Qatar

9.3%

in 2020

Pakistan rank

156th

Qatar rank

159th

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

Pakistan currently reports 9.8% against 9.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Pakistan ahead.

Globally, Pakistan ranks 156th and Qatar ranks 159th 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.