Cook Islands vs Seychelles: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Cook Islands
4.4%
in 2023
Seychelles
4.5%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
86th
Seychelles rank
83rd
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Cook Islands
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 86th and Seychelles ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Cook Islands or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Cook Islands and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Seychelles?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Seychelles rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Cook Islands ranks 86th and Seychelles ranks 83rd 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.