Kiribati vs Tajikistan: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Tajikistan
19.3%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
19th
Tajikistan rank
22nd
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Kiribati
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 19.3% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 19th and Tajikistan ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 0.7% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 17.1% | 3.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 17.4% | 2.6% | Kiribati |
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, Kiribati or Tajikistan?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 19.3% in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Kiribati and Tajikistan?
- 0.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tajikistan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Tajikistan rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Kiribati ranks 19th and Tajikistan ranks 22nd 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.