Education spending, percent of government spending - Country rankings

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Public spending on education, percent of public spending, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 92 countries was 14.8 percent. The highest value was in Mauritania: 31.89 percent and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 2.98 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Education spending, percent of government spending, 2024 Global rank Available data
Mauritania 31.89 1 1997 - 2024
Kenya 27.92 2 1980 - 2025
Turkmenistan 27.62 3 2012 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 25.23 4 1991 - 2024
Namibia 25.05 5 1999 - 2025
Algeria 23.89 6 2008 - 2025
Morocco 23.28 7 1981 - 2024
Guatemala 22.99 8 1993 - 2025
Uzbekistan 22.07 9 2013 - 2024
Kazakhstan 21.96 10 1995 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 21.86 11 1982 - 2025
Bolivia 20.16 12 2006 - 2024
Kiribati 20.12 13 1999 - 2024
Sierra Leone 19.96 14 2000 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 19.65 15 1994 - 2024
Swaziland 19.35 16 1981 - 2025
Vanuatu 19.31 17 1994 - 2024
Tajikistan 19.26 18 1993 - 2024
Peru 19.21 19 1996 - 2024
Belize 18.9 20 1999 - 2024
South Africa 18.52 21 1987 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 18.09 22 2002 - 2024
Benin 17.97 23 1998 - 2025
Jamaica 17.87 24 1985 - 2024
Mali 17.82 25 1981 - 2024
Tunisia 17.81 26 1981 - 2025
Ivory Coast 17.62 27 1992 - 2024
Bhutan 17.18 28 2000 - 2025
Puerto Rico 17.15 29 2013 - 2025
Tuvalu 16.98 30 1990 - 2025
Paraguay 16.83 31 1985 - 2025
Ethiopia 16.7 32 1980 - 2024
Philippines 16.55 33 1982 - 2025
Zimbabwe 16.32 34 2010 - 2025
Panama 16.28 35 1981 - 2024
Malawi 16 36 1986 - 2024
Moldova 15.96 37 1996 - 2024
Hong Kong 15.74 38 1981 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 15.64 39 1981 - 2024
Zambia 15.38 40 1981 - 2025
Gambia 15.1 41 1985 - 2025
Fiji 14.7 42 1981 - 2025
Grenada 14.52 43 2003 - 2025
Mauritius 14.19 44 1981 - 2024
Rwanda 14.19 45 1981 - 2025
Saint Lucia 13.85 46 1982 - 2025
Cameroon 13.83 47 1982 - 2024
Mongolia 13.78 48 1997 - 2024
North Korea 13.68 49 2010 - 2025
Cape Verde 13.41 50 1998 - 2024
Tanzania 13.41 51 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 13.14 52 1984 - 2025
Thailand 13.09 53 1980 - 2025
Haiti 13.02 54 1981 - 2025
Samoa 12.87 55 1999 - 2025
Singapore 12.86 56 1981 - 2025
Kuwait 12.69 57 1980 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 12.63 58 1986 - 2024
Belarus 12.34 59 1999 - 2024
Georgia 12.21 60 1994 - 2024
Andorra 12 61 1997 - 2025
Bangladesh 11.99 62 1980 - 2025
Barbados 11.84 63 1991 - 2025
Togo 11.65 64 1981 - 2024
Azerbaijan 11.45 65 1992 - 2025
Nepal 11.26 66 1998 - 2025
Cambodia 11.23 67 1998 - 2025
Ant.& Barb. 11.04 68 1999 - 2025
Nicaragua 11.01 69 1987 - 2024
Bahamas 10.85 70 2000 - 2025
Maldives 10.72 71 2002 - 2025
El Salvador 10.58 72 1998 - 2025
Lesotho 10.37 73 1983 - 2024
Venezuela 10.25 74 1981 - 2024
Comoros 9.93 75 1998 - 2025
Palau 9.85 76 2000 - 2025
Jordan 9.79 77 1981 - 2024
Ecuador 9.69 78 1984 - 2025
Gibraltar 9.48 79 2010 - 2025
Armenia 9.44 80 1996 - 2025
Tonga 9.33 81 1984 - 2024
Guinea 9.29 82 1984 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 9.15 83 1982 - 2025
Bahrain 8.74 84 2006 - 2025
Suriname 8.55 85 2015 - 2024
Laos 8.24 86 1992 - 2024
Sri Lanka 7.22 87 1981 - 2024
Dominica 7.09 88 1989 - 2025
Somalia 6.96 89 2015 - 2025
Angola 6.37 90 1985 - 2025
Lebanon 6.11 91 1993 - 2025
Nigeria 2.98 92 2012 - 2024


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Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). 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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1. Mauritania
2. Kenya
3. Turkmenistan
4. Solomon Isl.
5. Namibia
6. Algeria
7. Morocco
8. Guatemala
9. Uzbekistan
10. Kazakhstan
11. Domin. Rep.
12. Bolivia
13. Kiribati
14. Sierra Leone
15. Kyrgyzstan
16. Swaziland
17. Vanuatu
18. Tajikistan
19. Peru
20. Belize
21. South Africa
22. S.T.&Principe
23. Benin
24. Jamaica
25. Mali
26. Tunisia
27. Ivory Coast
28. Bhutan
29. Puerto Rico
30. Tuvalu
31. Paraguay
32. Ethiopia
33. Philippines
34. Zimbabwe
35. Panama
36. Malawi
37. Moldova
38. Hong Kong
39. Saudi Arabia
40. Zambia
41. Gambia
42. Fiji
43. Grenada
44. Mauritius
45. Rwanda
46. Saint Lucia
47. Cameroon
48. Mongolia
49. North Korea
50. Cape Verde
51. Tanzania
52. Seychelles
53. Thailand
54. Haiti
55. Samoa
56. Singapore
57. Kuwait
58. St. Vincent & ...
59. Belarus
60. Georgia
61. Andorra
62. Bangladesh
63. Barbados
64. Togo
65. Azerbaijan
66. Nepal
67. Cambodia
68. Ant.& Barb.
69. Nicaragua
70. Bahamas
71. Maldives
72. El Salvador
73. Lesotho
74. Venezuela
75. Comoros
76. Palau
77. Jordan
78. Ecuador
79. Gibraltar
80. Armenia
81. Tonga
82. Guinea
83. Tr.&Tobago
84. Bahrain
85. Suriname
86. Laos
87. Sri Lanka
88. Dominica
89. Somalia
90. Angola
91. Lebanon
92. Nigeria
31.89
27.92
27.62
25.23
25.05
23.89
23.28
22.99
22.07
21.96
21.86
20.16
20.12
19.96
19.65
19.35
19.31
19.26
19.21
18.90
18.52
18.09
17.97
17.87
17.82
17.81
17.62
17.18
17.15
16.98
16.83
16.70
16.55
16.32
16.28
16.00
15.96
15.74
15.64
15.38
15.10
14.70
14.52
14.19
14.19
13.85
13.83
13.78
13.68
13.41
13.41
13.14
13.09
13.02
12.87
12.86
12.69
12.63
12.34
12.21
12.00
11.99
11.84
11.65
11.45
11.26
11.23
11.04
11.01
10.85
10.72
10.58
10.37
10.25
9.93
9.85
9.79
9.69
9.48
9.44
9.33
9.29
9.15
8.74
8.55
8.24
7.22
7.09
6.96
6.37
6.11
2.98
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15.9
23.9
31.89


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