Brunei vs Guyana: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Brunei
4.4%
in 2016
Guyana
4.5%
in 2018
Brunei rank
85th
Guyana rank
84th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Brunei
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Brunei, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 85th and Guyana ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 6.9% | 3.4% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 8.6% | 5.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 8.5% | 5.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Brunei or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Brunei as of 2018.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Brunei and Guyana?
- 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Guyana?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Brunei and Guyana rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Brunei ranks 85th and Guyana ranks 84th 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.