Education Spending by Country
202 countries ranked highest to lowest · Data: 2023
Top 10
| # | Country | Value (% of GDP) | Year | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 16.4% | 2023 | 16.4% (2023) |
| 2 | American Samoa | 14.7% | 2006 | 14.7% (2006) |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 12.8% | 2023 | 15.5% (2021) |
| 4 | Micronesia, Fed. States of | 11.6% | 2020 | 66.9% (1972) |
| 5 | Namibia | 9.1% | 2024 | 10.6% (2016) |
| 6 | Algeria | 9.0% | 2024 | 9.1% (2011) |
| 7 | Cuba | 8.4% | 2022 | 14.1% (2008) |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 8.3% | 2023 | 9.6% (2020) |
| 9 | Botswana | 8.1% | 2020 | 10.8% (2011) |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 7.7% | 2022 | 15.2% (2021) |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 7.6% | 2024 | 10.7% (2022) |
| 12 | Mauritania | 7.6% | 2024 | 7.6% (2024) |
| 13 | Bolivia | 7.5% | 2024 | 8.4% (2020) |
| 14 | Sweden | 7.3% | 2022 | 8.0% (2020) |
| 15 | Iceland | 7.3% | 2022 | 8.6% (2020) |
| 16 | Venezuela | 6.9% | 2009 | 6.9% (2009) |
| 17 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.8% | 2023 | 7.4% (2012) |
| 18 | Tunisia | 6.7% | 2023 | 7.3% (2020) |
| 19 | Lesotho | 6.6% | 2024 | 13.2% (2003) |
| 20 | Moldova | 6.6% | 2023 | 9.9% (1996) |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.5% | 2023 | 8.2% (2003) |
| 22 | Kuwait | 6.4% | 2024 | 14.2% (1992) |
| 23 | Finland | 6.4% | 2022 | 7.5% (1993) |
| 24 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2022 | 8.6% (2010) |
| 25 | Belgium | 6.3% | 2022 | 6.8% (2020) |
| 26 | Senegal | 6.2% | 2023 | 6.2% (2023) |
| 27 | Eswatini | 6.0% | 2024 | 7.3% (2014) |
| 28 | Morocco | 6.0% | 2023 | 6.3% (1979) |
| 29 | South Africa | 6.0% | 2024 | 6.6% (2021) |
| 30 | Mozambique | 6.0% | 2022 | 6.4% (2014) |
| 31 | Israel | 5.9% | 2022 | 7.6% (1985) |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 5.9% | 2021 | 6.4% (1976) |
| 33 | Bhutan | 5.8% | 2023 | 7.5% (2022) |
| 34 | Nauru | 5.8% | 2023 | 15.9% (2002) |
| 35 | Brazil | 5.6% | 2022 | 6.3% (2017) |
| 36 | Jamaica | 5.5% | 2024 | 6.4% (2010) |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 5.5% | 2023 | 6.3% (2019) |
| 38 | Samoa | 5.5% | 2024 | 6.2% (2022) |
| 39 | Curacao | 5.4% | 2024 | 7.1% (2020) |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 5.4% | 2023 | 8.2% (1993) |
| 41 | Norway | 5.4% | 2022 | 8.4% (2020) |
| 42 | United States | 5.4% | 2021 | 5.4% (2021) |
| 43 | Korea, Republic of | 5.4% | 2022 | 6.2% (1982) |
| 44 | Dominica | 5.4% | 2024 | 6.0% (2022) |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% | 2023 | 5.6% (2017) |
| 46 | France | 5.3% | 2022 | 5.8% (1995) |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 5.3% | 2023 | 7.3% (1980) |
| 48 | Tonga | 5.3% | 2022 | 10.3% (1984) |
| 49 | Slovenia | 5.3% | 2022 | 5.8% (2001) |
| 50 | Austria | 5.3% | 2022 | 6.1% (1998) |
| 51 | Colombia | 5.3% | 2020 | 5.3% (2020) |
| 52 | Timor-Leste | 5.2% | 2023 | 12.9% (2009) |
| 53 | Germany | 5.2% | 2022 | 5.5% (2020) |
| 54 | New Zealand | 5.2% | 2023 | 6.6% (1999) |
| 55 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2024 | 7.2% (2002) |
| 56 | Estonia | 5.2% | 2022 | 6.7% (1999) |
| 57 | Netherlands | 5.2% | 2022 | 6.4% (1975) |
| 58 | Maldives | 5.2% | 2023 | 5.8% (2020) |
| 59 | Yemen | 5.2% | 2008 | 9.7% (2000) |
| 60 | Ukraine | 5.1% | 2021 | 7.1% (2009) |
| 61 | Syria | 5.1% | 2009 | 6.5% (2003) |
| 62 | Grenada | 5.1% | 2023 | 5.5% (2011) |
| 63 | Australia | 5.1% | 2022 | 6.0% (1978) |
| 64 | Belarus | 5.0% | 2024 | 6.2% (2000) |
| 65 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 5.0% | 2023 | 10.0% (2009) |
| 66 | Argentina | 5.0% | 2023 | 5.8% (2015) |
| 67 | Chile | 4.9% | 2022 | 5.6% (2020) |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% | 2023 | 4.9% (2023) |
| 69 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2022 | 5.4% (2003) |
| 70 | Canada | 4.8% | 2022 | 7.7% (1971) |
| 71 | Uruguay | 4.8% | 2023 | 4.8% (2023) |
| 72 | Cyprus | 4.7% | 2022 | 7.2% (2009) |
| 73 | Malta | 4.7% | 2022 | 7.6% (2011) |
| 74 | Slovakia | 4.7% | 2022 | 5.3% (1992) |
| 75 | Belize | 4.6% | 2024 | 6.1% (2018) |
| 76 | Rwanda | 4.6% | 2024 | 5.6% (2021) |
| 77 | Spain | 4.6% | 2022 | 4.9% (2009) |
| 78 | Portugal | 4.6% | 2022 | 5.6% (2009) |
| 79 | Honduras | 4.5% | 2023 | 7.1% (2014) |
| 80 | Burundi | 4.5% | 2025 | 6.8% (2014) |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 4.5% | 2022 | 5.4% (1991) |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 2023 | 8.3% (1998) |
| 83 | Seychelles | 4.5% | 2023 | 11.3% (1984) |
| 84 | Guyana | 4.5% | 2018 | 9.4% (1979) |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.4% | 2016 | 8.8% (1973) |
| 86 | Oman | 4.4% | 2022 | 6.9% (2020) |
| 87 | Peru | 4.4% | 2024 | 4.4% (2024) |
| 88 | Cabo Verde | 4.3% | 2023 | 7.9% (2002) |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 4.3% | 2017 | 4.5% (2016) |
| 90 | Latvia | 4.3% | 2022 | 7.3% (2013) |
| 91 | Poland | 4.3% | 2022 | 6.2% (1996) |
| 92 | Czech Republic | 4.3% | 2022 | 5.7% (2015) |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2024 | 4.3% (2024) |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 4.3% | 2024 | 7.3% (1974) |
| 95 | Lithuania | 4.3% | 2022 | 6.1% (1998) |
| 96 | Fiji | 4.2% | 2023 | 6.5% (1983) |
| 97 | Mauritius | 4.2% | 2024 | 5.5% (1978) |
| 98 | Mali | 4.2% | 2023 | 4.2% (2023) |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 4.2% | 2023 | 4.7% (2017) |
| 100 | Togo | 4.1% | 2023 | 4.7% (1979) |
| 101 | India | 4.1% | 2022 | 4.6% (2021) |
| 102 | Croatia | 4.1% | 2021 | 4.5% (2013) |
| 103 | Niger | 4.1% | 2023 | 5.1% (2014) |
| 104 | Zambia | 4.1% | 2023 | 6.2% (1975) |
| 105 | Italy | 4.1% | 2022 | 4.8% (1984) |
| 106 | Mexico | 4.1% | 2022 | 5.1% (2014) |
| 107 | Kenya | 4.0% | 2024 | 7.3% (2005) |
| 108 | Georgia | 4.0% | 2024 | 6.9% (1994) |
| 109 | Philippines | 4.0% | 2025 | 4.0% (2025) |
| 110 | Sint Maarten | 3.9% | 2023 | 4.6% (2012) |
| 111 | China | 3.9% | 2023 | 3.9% (2023) |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 3.9% | 2021 | 4.0% (2020) |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 3.8% | 2024 | 6.5% (1994) |
| 114 | Hong Kong | 3.8% | 2024 | 4.6% (2004) |
| 115 | Hungary | 3.8% | 2022 | 6.1% (1992) |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 3.8% | 2023 | 4.5% (2020) |
| 117 | Egypt | 3.8% | 2008 | 5.6% (1982) |
| 118 | Djibouti | 3.8% | 2018 | 9.7% (2000) |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 3.7% | 2022 | 5.3% (1982) |
| 120 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2024 | 6.9% (1986) |
| 121 | Nepal | 3.7% | 2024 | 4.8% (2017) |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 3.7% | 2023 | 6.1% (1992) |
| 123 | Aruba | 3.6% | 2021 | 6.8% (2010) |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 | 8.2% (1979) |
| 125 | Barbados | 3.6% | 2024 | 7.5% (1974) |
| 126 | Iraq | 3.6% | 1989 | 3.9% (1977) |
| 127 | Paraguay | 3.5% | 2024 | 4.2% (1999) |
| 128 | Malaysia | 3.5% | 2023 | 7.7% (2002) |
| 129 | Macao | 3.5% | 2023 | 6.4% (2020) |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.5% | 2023 | 4.7% (2000) |
| 131 | Palau | 3.4% | 2023 | 7.8% (2000) |
| 132 | Serbia | 3.4% | 2023 | 4.3% (2009) |
| 133 | Greece | 3.4% | 2022 | 4.1% (2005) |
| 134 | Congo, Republic of | 3.3% | 2023 | 8.4% (1978) |
| 135 | Japan | 3.3% | 2021 | 5.5% (1987) |
| 136 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2024 | 4.7% (2009) |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 3.3% | 2002 | 4.7% (1992) |
| 138 | Romania | 3.3% | 2022 | 4.3% (2006) |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% | 2023 | 4.3% (2016) |
| 140 | Jordan | 3.2% | 2024 | 7.5% (1996) |
| 141 | Qatar | 3.2% | 2020 | 4.5% (2010) |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2% | 2023 | 5.9% (1984) |
| 143 | Benin | 3.2% | 2023 | 3.7% (2010) |
| 144 | Chad | 3.2% | 2023 | 3.2% (1999) |
| 145 | British Virgin Islands | 3.2% | 2023 | 4.7% (2015) |
| 146 | Tanzania | 3.2% | 2024 | 4.6% (2013) |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1% | 2023 | 3.4% (2019) |
| 148 | Turkey | 3.1% | 2022 | 4.6% (2016) |
| 149 | Albania | 3.1% | 2023 | 3.9% (2016) |
| 150 | Guatemala | 3.1% | 2024 | 3.3% (2020) |
| 151 | Madagascar | 3.0% | 2023 | 5.1% (1977) |
| 152 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.0% | 2024 | 5.1% (2002) |
| 153 | Ghana | 2.9% | 2022 | 8.1% (2011) |
| 154 | Ireland | 2.9% | 2021 | 6.2% (2009) |
| 155 | San Marino | 2.9% | 2022 | 3.6% (2018) |
| 156 | Vietnam | 2.9% | 2022 | 4.9% (2008) |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 2.9% | 2023 | 5.4% (1987) |
| 158 | Suriname | 2.9% | 2023 | 6.8% (2019) |
| 159 | Congo, Dem. Rep. of the | 2.8% | 2022 | 2.8% (2022) |
| 160 | Cameroon | 2.8% | 2023 | 3.5% (1983) |
| 161 | Iran | 2.8% | 2023 | 7.1% (1981) |
| 162 | Gambia, The | 2.8% | 2023 | 4.3% (1985) |
| 163 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2022 | 3.9% (2015) |
| 164 | Bahamas, The | 2.7% | 2023 | 3.7% (2020) |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 2.6% | 2023 | 5.6% (2021) |
| 166 | Uganda | 2.6% | 2022 | 5.1% (1988) |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 2.6% | 2011 | 2.6% (2011) |
| 168 | Thailand | 2.5% | 2023 | 5.3% (2000) |
| 169 | Angola | 2.5% | 2023 | 5.7% (1986) |
| 170 | Panama | 2.5% | 2023 | 4.9% (2000) |
| 171 | Armenia | 2.4% | 2023 | 3.8% (2009) |
| 172 | Comoros | 2.3% | 2023 | 4.4% (2008) |
| 173 | Gabon | 2.3% | 2023 | 3.8% (2000) |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 2.3% | 2024 | 5.6% (2012) |
| 175 | Liberia | 2.3% | 2023 | 7.0% (1978) |
| 176 | Libya | 2.3% | 1999 | 4.6% (1976) |
| 177 | Singapore | 2.2% | 2024 | 4.0% (2003) |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2% | 1998 | 2.2% (1998) |
| 179 | Cambodia | 2.2% | 2023 | 2.2% (2020) |
| 180 | Eritrea | 2.1% | 2006 | 5.3% (1999) |
| 181 | Bangladesh | 2.0% | 2024 | 2.2% (2007) |
| 182 | Sudan | 2.0% | 2009 | 2.0% (2009) |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.0% | 2013 | 2.0% (1999) |
| 184 | Myanmar | 2.0% | 2019 | 3.3% (1973) |
| 185 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2023 | 3.0% (1997) |
| 186 | Andorra | 1.9% | 2023 | 3.7% (1997) |
| 187 | Bahrain | 1.9% | 2023 | 2.9% (2006) |
| 188 | Bermuda | 1.9% | 2023 | 4.1% (1973) |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 1.8% | 2023 | 3.2% (1978) |
| 190 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2023 | 3.3% (1996) |
| 191 | Monaco | 1.7% | 2023 | 1.8% (2012) |
| 192 | Guinea | 1.7% | 2023 | 2.6% (2013) |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 1.6% | 2023 | 2.2% (2018) |
| 194 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.6% | 2016 | 1.6% (2012) |
| 195 | Indonesia | 1.3% | 2023 | 3.6% (2015) |
| 196 | Lao P.D.R. | 1.2% | 2023 | 3.2% (2013) |
| 197 | Lebanon | 1.2% | 2024 | 2.8% (2001) |
| 198 | Haiti | 1.0% | 2023 | 1.9% (2015) |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8% | 2023 | 7.4% (1977) |
| 200 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 | 6.1% (2014) |
| 201 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2023 | 3.2% (1974) |
| 202 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2023 | 1.3% (1973) |
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