Samoa vs Tajikistan: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Samoa
5.5%
in 2024
Tajikistan
5.4%
in 2023
Samoa rank
38th
Tajikistan rank
40th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Samoa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 38th and Tajikistan ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.1% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Samoa or Tajikistan?
- Samoa, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Samoa ranks 38th and Tajikistan ranks 40th 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.