Government expenditure on education in Oceania

10 countries in Oceania, 2023. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
16.4 %
Kiribati
Median country
5.9 %
half above, half below
World
3.6 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.8 to 16.4
Papua New Guinea - Kiribati

How to read it

Across 10 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Kiribati (16.4 %) and the lowest in Papua New Guinea (0.8 %).

The median country is at 5.9 %: half are above, half below.

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through… · via World Bank WDI (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) · licence

Education spending over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Kiribati16.4
2Tuvalu12.8
3Solomon Islands8.3
4Vanuatu7.6
5Samoa6.1
6Nauru5.8
7New Zealand5.2
8Fiji4.2
9Palau3.4
10Papua New Guinea0.8
World Bank, WDI · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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