Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
192nd
Timor-Leste rank
191st
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 4.3% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd and Timor-Leste ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.8% | 0.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 7.2% | 3.7% | Timor-Leste |
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, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 4.3% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 0.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd and Timor-Leste ranks 191st 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.