Brunei vs Peru: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Brunei
4.4%
in 2016
Peru
4.4%
in 2024
Brunei rank
85th
Peru rank
88th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Brunei
- Peru
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 4.4% against 4.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 85th and Peru ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 3.4% | 5.4% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Brunei, at 4.4% against 4.4% in Peru as of 2016.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Brunei and Peru?
- 0.0%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Peru?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
- How do Brunei and Peru rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Brunei ranks 85th and Peru ranks 88th 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.