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Public spending on education, percent of GDP, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 158 countries was 4.48 percent. The highest value was in Kiribati: 14.2 percent and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 0.38 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Education spending, percent of GDP, 2021 Global rank Available data
Kiribati 14.2 1 1970 - 2021
Namibia 10.39 2 1999 - 2023
Vanuatu 10.11 3 1994 - 2023
Sierra Leone 9.44 4 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 8.33 5 1971 - 2023
Iceland 8.22 6 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 7.96 7 2002 - 2022
Kuwait 7.76 8 1971 - 2023
Sweden 7.57 9 1979 - 2021
Lesotho 7.51 10 1971 - 2023
Denmark 7 11 1970 - 2022
Norway 6.96 12 1972 - 2022
Tunisia 6.68 13 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 6.6 14 1971 - 2023
South Africa 6.55 15 1987 - 2023
Finland 6.54 16 1970 - 2021
Mozambique 6.5 17 1998 - 2022
Belgium 6.36 18 1975 - 2021
Costa Rica 6.25 19 1980 - 2021
Israel 6.18 20 1973 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 6.17 21 1994 - 2023
Cape Verde 6.04 22 1998 - 2022
Belize 5.95 23 1999 - 2023
UK 5.9 24 1971 - 2022
Moldova 5.82 25 1996 - 2023
Honduras 5.81 26 1978 - 2023
Tajikistan 5.7 27 1993 - 2023
Morocco 5.64 28 1973 - 2023
Jamaica 5.63 29 1973 - 2023
Seychelles 5.62 30 1970 - 2022
Senegal 5.61 31 1998 - 2022
Rwanda 5.59 32 1977 - 2023
New Zealand 5.55 33 1973 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 5.52 34 2002 - 2022
Algeria 5.51 35 1979 - 2023
Netherlands 5.51 36 1970 - 2022
Brazil 5.5 37 1995 - 2021
Austria 5.49 38 1970 - 2022
Dominica 5.47 39 1989 - 2023
Germany 5.45 40 1993 - 2022
France 5.43 41 1970 - 2021
Palestine 5.43 42 2010 - 2021
USA 5.43 43 2000 - 2021
Slovenia 5.37 44 1991 - 2021
Uzbekistan 5.37 45 2011 - 2023
Malta 5.36 46 1971 - 2021
Australia 5.33 47 1978 - 2022
Swaziland 5.29 48 1976 - 2023
Estonia 5.26 49 1992 - 2021
Cyprus 5.24 50 1975 - 2021
Burkina Faso 5.22 51 1978 - 2022
Samoa 5.2 52 1999 - 2023
Ukraine 5.14 53 1970 - 2022
Macao 5.11 54 1998 - 2022
Switzerland 5.04 55 1970 - 2022
Chile 5 56 1974 - 2021
Tonga 4.93 57 1984 - 2023
Kenya 4.89 58 1971 - 2023
Burundi 4.87 59 1979 - 2022
South Korea 4.87 60 1970 - 2021
Spain 4.87 61 1970 - 2022
Barbados 4.86 62 1971 - 2023
Fiji 4.85 63 1979 - 2023
Czechia 4.8 64 1992 - 2021
Slovakia 4.8 65 1992 - 2021
Portugal 4.78 66 1973 - 2021
Canada 4.75 67 1971 - 2022
Bulgaria 4.73 68 1980 - 2021
Hungary 4.68 69 1970 - 2021
Mauritius 4.67 70 1971 - 2023
Poland 4.67 71 1991 - 2021
Argentina 4.64 72 1970 - 2022
India 4.64 73 1997 - 2022
Latvia 4.62 74 1990 - 2021
Belarus 4.61 75 1999 - 2023
Maldives 4.61 76 2000 - 2023
Uruguay 4.46 77 1979 - 2022
Kazakhstan 4.39 78 1995 - 2022
Mali 4.36 79 1978 - 2022
Malaysia 4.26 80 1971 - 2023
Lithuania 4.25 81 1993 - 2021
Mexico 4.25 82 1989 - 2021
Togo 4.23 83 1970 - 2022
Italy 4.22 84 1970 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 4.14 85 2014 - 2021
Suriname 4.13 86 2015 - 2023
Grenada 4.09 87 2003 - 2022
Nicaragua 4.09 88 1970 - 2022
Greece 4.08 89 1970 - 2021
Ethiopia 4.07 90 1971 - 2022
Croatia 4.06 91 2000 - 2021
Hong Kong 4 92 1971 - 2023
China 3.99 93 1971 - 2022
Russia 3.99 94 2000 - 2022
Nepal 3.96 95 1998 - 2023
Palau 3.94 96 2000 - 2023
Peru 3.93 97 1973 - 2023
UA Emirates 3.89 98 2019 - 2021
Philippines 3.87 99 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 3.85 100 2012 - 2023
Niger 3.82 101 1971 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 3.75 102 1970 - 2022
Luxembourg 3.72 103 1970 - 2022
Panama 3.71 104 1970 - 2022
Azerbaijan 3.7 105 1992 - 2023
R. of Congo 3.67 106 1970 - 2022
Ecuador 3.65 107 1970 - 2023
Georgia 3.59 108 1994 - 2023
El Salvador 3.58 109 1975 - 2023
Turkey 3.54 110 1978 - 2022
Ghana 3.42 111 1971 - 2022
Paraguay 3.41 112 1970 - 2023
Japan 3.34 113 1971 - 2022
Mongolia 3.34 114 1997 - 2023
Ivory Coast 3.33 115 1970 - 2023
Romania 3.32 116 1996 - 2021
Serbia 3.3 117 2007 - 2022
Benin 3.2 118 1998 - 2022
Madagascar 3.2 119 1972 - 2022
Jordan 3.14 120 1970 - 2022
Tanzania 3.12 121 1971 - 2023
Guatemala 3.11 122 1970 - 2023
San Marino 3.11 123 2002 - 2022
Zambia 3.11 124 1970 - 2022
Gambia 3.04 125 1985 - 2023
Albania 3.02 126 1994 - 2022
Bahamas 3.01 127 2000 - 2022
Cambodia 3.01 128 1998 - 2023
Ireland 3.01 129 1971 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 3 130 1980 - 2022
Thailand 2.98 131 1971 - 2023
Vietnam 2.95 132 2008 - 2022
Chad 2.89 133 1997 - 2022
Cameroon 2.83 134 1971 - 2022
Singapore 2.82 135 1971 - 2023
Armenia 2.77 136 1996 - 2023
Gabon 2.7 137 1992 - 2022
DR Congo 2.66 138 1980 - 2022
Uganda 2.64 139 1971 - 2023
Andorra 2.58 140 1997 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 2.57 141 1999 - 2022
Angola 2.3 142 1985 - 2022
Comoros 2.27 143 1998 - 2022
Bahrain 2.22 144 1970 - 2022
Liberia 2.11 145 1978 - 2022
Guinea 2.04 146 1984 - 2022
Mauritania 1.89 147 1997 - 2023
Bermuda 1.88 148 1973 - 2023
C.A. Republic 1.87 149 1978 - 2022
Laos 1.86 150 1992 - 2023
Bangladesh 1.83 151 1979 - 2023
Pakistan 1.69 152 1971 - 2023
Sri Lanka 1.51 153 1973 - 2023
Monaco 1.42 154 1988 - 2022
Papua N.G. 1.35 155 1972 - 2021
Haiti 1.24 156 1981 - 2022
Indonesia 1.03 157 1972 - 2023
Nigeria 0.38 158 1974 - 2022


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Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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