How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Puerto Rico?

8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

Malawi vs Puerto Rico: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Malawi

16.0%

in 2024

Puerto Rico

16.0%

in 2025

Malawi rank

48th

Puerto Rico rank

50th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Malawi
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 16.0% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 194 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2010s	17.3%	10.9%	6.4%	Malawi
2020s	17.4%	16.3%	1.1%	Malawi

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, Malawi or Puerto Rico?: Malawi, at 16.0% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Malawi and Puerto Rico?: 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Puerto Rico?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?: Malawi ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 50th 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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Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.