Bahamas vs Sierra Leone: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Bahamas
2.7%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.6%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
162nd
Sierra Leone rank
163rd
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Bahamas
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 4.9% | 2.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 4.6% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Bahamas, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Bahamas and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sierra Leone?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sierra Leone rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd 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.