Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.3%
Change on year
down 50.4%
World rank
126th
of 194 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 1999
All-time low
11.3%
in 2022
Years of data
13
1999–2022

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Marshall Islands, 1999–2022

01020301999201020221999: 28.5 %2002: 14.8 %2003: 22.5 %2013: 26.1 %2014: 27.4 %2015: 26.7 %2016: 24.7 %2017: 22.4 %2018: 21.7 %2019: 15 %2020: 19.4 %2021: 22.9 %2022: 11.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Marshall Islands stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.4% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Marshall Islands peaked at 28.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2022.

Marshall Islands ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.5% 28.5% 28.5% 1
2000s 18.7% 14.8% 22.5% 2
2010s 23.4% 15.0% 27.4% 7
2020s 17.9% 11.3% 22.9% 3

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 123 Comoros 11.5% compare
  2. 124 Grenada 11.4% compare
  3. 125 Brunei 11.4% compare
  4. 127 Turkey 11.3% compare
  5. 128 United States 11.3% compare
  6. 129 Slovenia 11.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Marshall Islands?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Marshall Islands was 11.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
How does Marshall Islands rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Marshall Islands ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.