Estonia vs Maldives: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Estonia
5.2%
in 2022
Maldives
5.2%
in 2023
Estonia rank
57th
Maldives rank
59th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Estonia
- Maldives
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.
Estonia ranks 57th and Maldives ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Estonia or Maldives?
- Estonia, at 5.2% against 5.2% in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Estonia and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Maldives?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Maldives rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Estonia ranks 57th and Maldives ranks 59th 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.