Kenya vs Solomon Islands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
25.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
2nd
Solomon Islands rank
4th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Kenya
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 25.2% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Solomon Islands ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 33.1% | 12.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 26.1% | 5.3% | Solomon Islands |
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, Kenya or Solomon Islands?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 25.2% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 3.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Solomon Islands ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.