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

Philippines

15.2%

in 2025

Zambia

14.5%

in 2025

Philippines rank

62nd

Zambia rank

65th

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

Philippines currently reports 15.2% against 14.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 62nd 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.