Comoros vs Panama: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Comoros
2.3%
in 2023
Panama
2.5%
in 2023
Comoros rank
171st
Panama rank
169th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Comoros
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Comoros, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Comoros ranks 171st and Panama ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Comoros or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Comoros and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Panama rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Comoros ranks 171st and Panama ranks 169th 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.