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

Niue: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.6%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2021
All-time low
5.6%
in 2025
Years of data
6
2020–2025

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Niue, 2020–2025

02462020202220252020: 6.7 %2021: 6.9 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 6.9 %2024: 5.9 %2025: 5.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Niue is 5.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Niue ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Niue

  1. 186 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9% compare
  2. 187 Dominica 5.8% compare
  3. 188 Montserrat 5.7% compare
  4. 190 Eritrea 5.4% compare
  5. 191 East Timor 4.3% compare
  6. 192 Papua New Guinea 3.5% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Niue?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Niue was 5.6% in 2025, 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 Niue?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2025.
How does Niue rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Niue ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niue 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.