Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Benin
18.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
18.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Benin
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18.1% against 18.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 12.6% | 5.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 16.4% | 4.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 17.2% | 1.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 18.1% against 18.0% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Benin ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st 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.