Bahamas vs Canada: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Bahamas
10.6%
in 2025
Canada
10.7%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
141st
Canada rank
140th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Bahamas
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 10.7% against 10.6% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 141st and Canada ranks 140th of 194 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 13.0% | 6.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 0.6% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Bahamas or Canada?
- Canada, at 10.7% against 10.6% in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Bahamas and Canada?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Canada?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Canada rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Bahamas ranks 141st and Canada ranks 140th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.