Ethiopia vs Tunisia: Government expenditure on education, US$

Ethiopia
2,635 millions
in 2015
Tunisia
2,848 millions
in 2015
Ethiopia rank
67th
Tunisia rank
66th

Government expenditure on education, US$ over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tunisia
01.0k2.0k3.0k197119932015

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2,848 millions against 2,635 millions in Ethiopia, a difference of 213 millions.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 67th and Tunisia ranks 66th of 174 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 165 millions 458.16 millions 293.16 millions Tunisia
1990s 231.81 millions 1,164 millions 932.01 millions Tunisia
2000s 669.63 millions 2,060 millions 1,390 millions Tunisia
2010s 1,957 millions 2,806 millions 848.76 millions Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, us$, Ethiopia or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 2,848 millions against 2,635 millions in Ethiopia as of 2015.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, us$ between Ethiopia and Tunisia?
213 millions, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tunisia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Tunisia rank globally for government expenditure on education, us$?
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Tunisia ranks 66th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Tunisia: Government expenditure on education, US$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-us-millions/ethiopia/tunisia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-us-millions/ethiopia/tunisia/">Ethiopia vs Tunisia: Government expenditure on education, US$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,881 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/