Maldives vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Maldives
9.6%
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
9.8%
in 2025
Maldives rank
157th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
154th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Maldives
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Maldives ranks 157th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.9% | 0.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.2% | Turks and Caicos 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, Maldives or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Maldives ranks 157th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 154th 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.