Philippines vs Switzerland: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Philippines

15.2%

in 2025

Switzerland

15.4%

in 2022

Philippines rank

62nd

Switzerland rank

60th

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

Switzerland currently reports 15.4% against 15.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 60th 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.