Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Nigeria
3.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
193rd
Papua New Guinea rank
192nd
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 193rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.8% | 7.0% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
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, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Nigeria ranks 193rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd 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.