Bahamas vs Malawi: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Bahamas
2.7%
in 2023
Malawi
2.7%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
162nd
Malawi rank
161st
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Bahamas
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Bahamas or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Bahamas and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malawi?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Malawi rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.