Palau vs Romania: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Palau

9.1%

in 2025

Romania

8.8%

in 2022

Palau rank

162nd

Romania rank

164th

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

Palau currently reports 9.1% against 8.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Globally, Palau ranks 162nd and Romania ranks 164th 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.