Education spending, percent of GDP - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Public spending on education, percent of GDP, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 141 countries was 4.42 percent. The highest value was in Kiribati: 15.59 percent and the lowest value was in Monaco: 1.42 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. 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 15.59 1 1970 - 2021
Namibia 10.03 2 1999 - 2022
Sierra Leone 9.44 3 2000 - 2022
Iceland 7.73 4 1990 - 2021
Lesotho 7.51 5 1971 - 2022
Israel 7.42 6 1998 - 2021
Mozambique 7.03 7 1998 - 2021
Bhutan 6.97 8 2000 - 2022
Sweden 6.68 9 1979 - 2021
South Africa 6.56 10 1987 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 6.53 11 1994 - 2022
Algeria 6.3 12 1979 - 2021
Costa Rica 6.28 13 1980 - 2021
Belgium 6.23 14 1975 - 2021
Cape Verde 6.04 15 1998 - 2021
Denmark 6.04 16 1970 - 2021
Fiji 5.97 17 1979 - 2021
Estonia 5.91 18 1995 - 2021
Belize 5.86 19 1999 - 2022
Moldova 5.82 20 1996 - 2022
Honduras 5.81 21 1978 - 2022
Ukraine 5.74 22 1970 - 2021
Latvia 5.7 23 1996 - 2021
Finland 5.69 24 1970 - 2021
Slovenia 5.67 25 1995 - 2021
Jamaica 5.63 26 1973 - 2022
Malta 5.63 27 1971 - 2021
Cyprus 5.62 28 1975 - 2021
Seychelles 5.62 29 1970 - 2022
Morocco 5.6 30 1973 - 2022
Rwanda 5.59 31 1977 - 2022
Senegal 5.59 32 1998 - 2022
Australia 5.56 33 1978 - 2021
New Zealand 5.54 34 1973 - 2021
Tajikistan 5.54 35 1993 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 5.52 36 2002 - 2022
Dominica 5.47 37 1989 - 2022
Palestine 5.43 38 2010 - 2021
Uzbekistan 5.37 39 2011 - 2022
UK 5.33 40 1971 - 2021
Swaziland 5.29 41 1976 - 2022
France 5.25 42 1970 - 2021
Macao 5.25 43 1998 - 2021
Burkina Faso 5.22 44 1978 - 2022
Croatia 5.2 45 2000 - 2021
Netherlands 5.14 46 1970 - 2021
Czechia 5.05 47 1992 - 2021
Norway 5.04 48 1972 - 2021
Switzerland 5.04 49 1980 - 2021
Hungary 5 50 1991 - 2021
Austria 4.99 51 1970 - 2021
Barbados 4.98 52 1976 - 2022
Poland 4.94 53 1991 - 2021
Tonga 4.93 54 1984 - 2022
Burundi 4.87 55 1979 - 2021
Lithuania 4.84 56 1995 - 2021
Portugal 4.71 57 1973 - 2021
Mauritius 4.67 58 1977 - 2022
Argentina 4.65 59 1970 - 2021
India 4.64 60 1997 - 2021
Luxembourg 4.64 61 1970 - 2021
Belarus 4.61 62 1999 - 2021
Canada 4.59 63 1971 - 2022
Kenya 4.59 64 1971 - 2022
Spain 4.59 65 1970 - 2021
Germany 4.53 66 1993 - 2021
Bulgaria 4.49 67 1980 - 2021
Maldives 4.48 68 2000 - 2022
Uruguay 4.41 69 1979 - 2022
Slovakia 4.4 70 1992 - 2021
Kazakhstan 4.39 71 1995 - 2022
Mali 4.36 72 1978 - 2022
Malaysia 4.27 73 1971 - 2022
Togo 4.23 74 1970 - 2022
Italy 4.13 75 1970 - 2021
Grenada 4.09 76 2003 - 2022
Nicaragua 4.09 77 1970 - 2021
Ethiopia 4.07 78 1982 - 2022
Greece 4.06 79 1970 - 2021
Hong Kong 4 80 1971 - 2022
Peru 3.97 81 1973 - 2022
Nepal 3.96 82 1998 - 2022
UA Emirates 3.9 83 2019 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 3.88 84 1999 - 2022
Philippines 3.88 85 1980 - 2022
Niger 3.82 86 1971 - 2022
Suriname 3.81 87 2015 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 3.75 88 1970 - 2022
Azerbaijan 3.7 89 1992 - 2022
Ecuador 3.69 90 1970 - 2022
R. of Congo 3.67 91 1970 - 2022
Georgia 3.64 92 1994 - 2022
Bahamas 3.57 93 2000 - 2022
El Salvador 3.53 94 1975 - 2022
Ghana 3.42 95 1971 - 2022
Paraguay 3.41 96 1970 - 2022
Ivory Coast 3.37 97 1970 - 2022
Mongolia 3.34 98 1997 - 2022
Japan 3.32 99 1971 - 2021
China 3.3 100 1971 - 2021
Serbia 3.3 101 2007 - 2021
Panama 3.27 102 1970 - 2022
Romania 3.25 103 1996 - 2021
Jordan 3.22 104 1970 - 2022
Madagascar 3.2 105 1972 - 2022
Benin 3.19 106 1998 - 2022
Tanzania 3.12 107 1989 - 2022
Guatemala 3.11 108 1970 - 2022
San Marino 3.11 109 2002 - 2021
Zambia 3.11 110 1970 - 2022
Albania 3.09 111 1994 - 2021
Indonesia 3.05 112 1972 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 3.01 113 1980 - 2022
Thailand 2.99 114 1971 - 2022
Ireland 2.98 115 1971 - 2021
Vietnam 2.95 116 2008 - 2022
Gambia 2.94 117 1985 - 2022
Chad 2.89 118 1997 - 2022
Turkey 2.85 119 1978 - 2021
Cameroon 2.83 120 1971 - 2022
Singapore 2.83 121 1971 - 2022
Armenia 2.77 122 1996 - 2022
Gabon 2.7 123 1992 - 2022
DR Congo 2.66 124 1980 - 2022
Uganda 2.64 125 1971 - 2022
Andorra 2.58 126 1997 - 2022
Liberia 2.53 127 2008 - 2022
Angola 2.3 128 1985 - 2022
Comoros 2.27 129 1998 - 2022
Bahrain 2.22 130 2006 - 2022
Guinea 2.04 131 1991 - 2022
Bermuda 1.88 132 1973 - 2022
C.A. Republic 1.87 133 1978 - 2022
Laos 1.86 134 1992 - 2022
Haiti 1.84 135 1981 - 2022
Bangladesh 1.83 136 1979 - 2022
Mauritania 1.75 137 1997 - 2022
Pakistan 1.69 138 1971 - 2022
Cambodia 1.67 139 1998 - 2021
Sri Lanka 1.51 140 1973 - 2022
Monaco 1.42 141 1988 - 2021



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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1. Kiribati
2. Namibia
3. Sierra Leone
4. Iceland
5. Lesotho
6. Israel
7. Mozambique
8. Bhutan
9. Sweden
10. South Africa
11. Kyrgyzstan
12. Algeria
13. Costa Rica
14. Belgium
15. Cape Verde
16. Denmark
17. Fiji
18. Estonia
19. Belize
20. Moldova
21. Honduras
22. Ukraine
23. Latvia
24. Finland
25. Slovenia
26. Jamaica
27. Malta
28. Cyprus
29. Seychelles
30. Morocco
31. Rwanda
32. Senegal
33. Australia
34. New Zealand
35. Tajikistan
36. S.T.&Principe
37. Dominica
38. Palestine
39. Uzbekistan
40. UK
41. Swaziland
42. France
43. Macao
44. Burkina Faso
45. Croatia
46. Netherlands
47. Czechia
48. Norway
49. Switzerland
50. Hungary
51. Austria
52. Barbados
53. Poland
54. Tonga
55. Burundi
56. Lithuania
57. Portugal
58. Mauritius
59. Argentina
60. India
61. Luxembourg
62. Belarus
63. Canada
64. Kenya
65. Spain
66. Germany
67. Bulgaria
68. Maldives
69. Uruguay
70. Slovakia
71. Kazakhstan
72. Mali
73. Malaysia
74. Togo
75. Italy
76. Grenada
77. Nicaragua
78. Ethiopia
79. Greece
80. Hong Kong
81. Peru
82. Nepal
83. UA Emirates
84. Ant.& Barb.
85. Philippines
86. Niger
87. Suriname
88. Domin. Rep.
89. Azerbaijan
90. Ecuador
91. R. of Congo
92. Georgia
93. Bahamas
94. El Salvador
95. Ghana
96. Paraguay
97. Ivory Coast
98. Mongolia
99. Japan
100. China
101. Serbia
102. Panama
103. Romania
104. Jordan
105. Madagascar
106. Benin
107. Tanzania
108. Guatemala
109. San Marino
110. Zambia
111. Albania
112. Indonesia
113. Tr.&Tobago
114. Thailand
115. Ireland
116. Vietnam
117. Gambia
118. Chad
119. Turkey
120. Cameroon
121. Singapore
122. Armenia
123. Gabon
124. DR Congo
125. Uganda
126. Andorra
127. Liberia
128. Angola
129. Comoros
130. Bahrain
131. Guinea
132. Bermuda
133. C.A. Republic
134. Laos
135. Haiti
136. Bangladesh
137. Mauritania
138. Pakistan
139. Cambodia
140. Sri Lanka
141. Monaco
15.59
10.03
9.44
7.73
7.51
7.42
7.03
6.97
6.68
6.56
6.53
6.30
6.28
6.23
6.04
6.04
5.97
5.91
5.86
5.82
5.81
5.74
5.70
5.69
5.67
5.63
5.63
5.62
5.62
5.60
5.59
5.59
5.56
5.54
5.54
5.52
5.47
5.43
5.37
5.33
5.29
5.25
5.25
5.22
5.20
5.14
5.05
5.04
5.04
5.00
4.99
4.98
4.94
4.93
4.87
4.84
4.71
4.67
4.65
4.64
4.64
4.61
4.59
4.59
4.59
4.53
4.49
4.48
4.41
4.40
4.39
4.36
4.27
4.23
4.13
4.09
4.09
4.07
4.06
4.00
3.97
3.96
3.90
3.88
3.88
3.82
3.81
3.75
3.70
3.69
3.67
3.64
3.57
3.53
3.42
3.41
3.37
3.34
3.32
3.30
3.30
3.27
3.25
3.22
3.20
3.19
3.12
3.11
3.11
3.11
3.09
3.05
3.01
2.99
2.98
2.95
2.94
2.89
2.85
2.83
2.83
2.77
2.70
2.66
2.64
2.58
2.53
2.30
2.27
2.22
2.04
1.88
1.87
1.86
1.84
1.83
1.75
1.69
1.67
1.51
1.42
0
3.9
7.8
11.7
15.59


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