Burundi vs Spain: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Burundi
4.5%
in 2025
Spain
4.6%
in 2022
Burundi rank
80th
Spain rank
77th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Burundi
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 80th and Spain ranks 77th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Burundi or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Burundi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Burundi and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Burundi and Spain rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Burundi ranks 80th and Spain ranks 77th 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.