Education spending, percent of GDP - Country rankings

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Public spending on education, percent of GDP, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 83 countries was 4.44 percent.The highest value was in the Solomon Islands: 12.75 percent and the lowest value was in Mauritania: 1.88 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Economic outlook around the world

Countries	Education spending, percent of GDP, 2020	Global rank	Available data
Solomon Isl.	12.75	1	1971 - 2020
Namibia	9.45	2	1999 - 2021
Sierra Leone	8.81	3	2000 - 2020
Botswana	8.74	4	1971 - 2020
Saudi Arabia	7.81	5	1981 - 2020
Lesotho	7.67	6	1971 - 2021
Cape Verde	7.58	7	1998 - 2020
Belize	7.53	8	1999 - 2021
Morocco	6.75	9	1973 - 2020
Costa Rica	6.71	10	1980 - 2020
Kuwait	6.55	11	1971 - 2020
Honduras	6.44	12	1978 - 2020
Moldova	6.39	13	1996 - 2020
Macao	6.3	14	1998 - 2020
Mozambique	6.26	15	1998 - 2020
South Africa	6.19	16	1987 - 2020
Jamaica	5.62	17	1973 - 2021
Burkina Faso	5.52	18	1978 - 2020
Senegal	5.5	19	1998 - 2020
Swaziland	5.34	20	1976 - 2021
Seychelles	5.15	21	1970 - 2020
Kenya	5.08	22	1971 - 2021
Burundi	5.04	23	1979 - 2020
S.T.&Principe	5.01	24	2002 - 2020
Suriname	5.01	25	2015 - 2020
Belarus	4.95	26	1999 - 2020
Colombia	4.93	27	1979 - 2020
Uzbekistan	4.92	28	2011 - 2020
Samoa	4.81	29	1999 - 2020
Dominica	4.7	30	1989 - 2020
Nicaragua	4.63	31	1970 - 2020
Domin. Rep.	4.62	32	1970 - 2020
Mauritius	4.61	33	1977 - 2020
India	4.47	34	1997 - 2020
R. of Congo	4.45	35	1970 - 2020
Hong Kong	4.41	36	1971 - 2020
Nepal	4.39	37	1998 - 2020
Peru	4.25	38	1973 - 2020
Ecuador	4.13	39	1970 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago	4.1	40	1980 - 2020
Togo	3.99	41	1970 - 2020
Malaysia	3.92	42	1971 - 2020
Panama	3.91	43	1970 - 2020
Philippines	3.88	44	1980 - 2020
UA Emirates	3.88	45	2019 - 2020
Georgia	3.85	46	1994 - 2020
Niger	3.84	47	1971 - 2020
Mali	3.76	48	1978 - 2020
Zambia	3.7	49	1970 - 2020
Iran	3.59	50	1971 - 2020
Saint Lucia	3.58	51	1982 - 2020
China	3.57	52	1971 - 2020
Ant.& Barb.	3.45	53	1999 - 2021
Ivory Coast	3.44	54	1970 - 2020
Rwanda	3.33	55	1977 - 2021
Guatemala	3.3	56	1970 - 2020
Paraguay	3.3	57	1970 - 2020
Qatar	3.23	58	1971 - 2020
Tanzania	3.23	59	1989 - 2021
Gabon	3.18	60	1992 - 2020
Cameroon	3.17	61	1971 - 2020
Albania	3.1	62	1994 - 2020
Madagascar	3.1	63	1972 - 2020
Barbados	3.06	64	1976 - 2021
Benin	3	65	1998 - 2020
Chad	2.91	66	1997 - 2020
Malawi	2.91	67	1971 - 2020
Gambia	2.76	68	1985 - 2020
Armenia	2.71	69	1996 - 2020
G.-Bissau	2.71	70	1999 - 2020
Uganda	2.59	71	1971 - 2021
Singapore	2.51	72	1971 - 2020
Egypt	2.48	73	1971 - 2020
DR Congo	2.45	74	1980 - 2021
Angola	2.42	75	1985 - 2020
Bahamas	2.37	76	2000 - 2021
Liberia	2.31	77	2008 - 2021
Vanuatu	2.24	78	1994 - 2020
Laos	2.23	79	1992 - 2020
Guinea	2.2	80	1991 - 2020
C.A. Republic	2.17	81	1978 - 2020
Bahrain	2.15	82	2005 - 2020
Mauritania	1.88	83	1997 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

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.

1. Solomon Isl.

2. Namibia

3. Sierra Leone

4. Botswana

5. Saudi Arabia

6. Lesotho

7. Cape Verde

8. Belize

9. Morocco

10. Costa Rica

11. Kuwait

12. Honduras

13. Moldova

14. Macao

15. Mozambique

16. South Africa

17. Jamaica

18. Burkina Faso

19. Senegal

20. Swaziland

21. Seychelles

22. Kenya

23. Burundi

24. S.T.&Principe

25. Suriname

26. Belarus

27. Colombia

28. Uzbekistan

29. Samoa

30. Dominica

31. Nicaragua

32. Domin. Rep.

33. Mauritius

34. India

35. R. of Congo

36. Hong Kong

37. Nepal

38. Peru

39. Ecuador

40. Tr.&Tobago

41. Togo

42. Malaysia

43. Panama

44. Philippines

45. UA Emirates

46. Georgia

47. Niger

48. Mali

49. Zambia

50. Iran

51. Saint Lucia

52. China

53. Ant.& Barb.

54. Ivory Coast

55. Rwanda

56. Guatemala

57. Paraguay

58. Qatar

59. Tanzania

60. Gabon

61. Cameroon

62. Albania

63. Madagascar

64. Barbados

65. Benin

66. Chad

67. Malawi

68. Gambia

69. Armenia

70. G.-Bissau

71. Uganda

72. Singapore

73. Egypt

74. DR Congo

75. Angola

76. Bahamas

77. Liberia

78. Vanuatu

79. Laos

80. Guinea

81. C.A. Republic

82. Bahrain

83. Mauritania

12.75

9.45

8.81

8.74

7.81

7.67

7.58

7.53

6.75

6.71

6.55

6.44

6.39

6.30

6.26

6.19

5.62

5.52

5.50

5.34

5.15

5.08

5.04

5.01

4.95

4.93

4.92

4.81

4.70

4.63

4.62

4.61

4.47

4.45

4.41

4.39

4.25

4.13

4.10

3.99

3.92

3.91

3.88

3.85

3.84

3.76

3.70

3.59

3.58

3.57

3.45

3.44

3.33

3.30

3.23

3.18

3.17

3.10

3.06

3.00

2.91

2.76

2.71

2.59

2.51

2.48

2.45

2.42

2.37

2.31

2.24

2.23

2.20

2.17

2.15

1.88

3.2

6.4

9.6

12.75

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