Samoa vs United Kingdom: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Samoa

11.7%

in 2025

United Kingdom

11.8%

in 2021

Samoa rank

119th

United Kingdom rank

117th

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

United Kingdom currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Samoa ahead.

Globally, Samoa ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 117th 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.