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

Philippines

15.2%

in 2025

Vietnam

15.4%

in 2022

Philippines rank

62nd

Vietnam rank

59th

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

Vietnam currently reports 15.4% against 15.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Vietnam ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 62nd and Vietnam ranks 59th 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.