Countries by Education Spending
Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP.
202 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.
#1 Kiribati
16.4% of GDP
Oceania
World Bank, 2023#2 American Samoa
14.7% of GDP
Oceania
World Bank, 2006#3 Tuvalu
12.8% of GDP
Oceania
World Bank, 2023Median country
4.1% of GDP
Across 202 ranked countries
Full Ranking (202 Countries)
Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.
202 countries
| 1 | Kiribati | 16.4% of GDP |
| 2 | American Samoa | 14.7% of GDP |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 12.8% of GDP |
| 4 | Micronesia | 11.6% of GDP |
| 5 | Namibia | 9.1% of GDP |
| 6 | Algeria | 9.0% of GDP |
| 7 | Cuba | 8.4% of GDP |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 8.3% of GDP |
| 9 | Botswana | 8.1% of GDP |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 7.7% of GDP |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 7.6% of GDP |
| 12 | Mauritania | 7.6% of GDP |
| 13 | Bolivia | 7.5% of GDP |
| 14 | Sweden | 7.3% of GDP |
| 15 | Iceland | 7.3% of GDP |
| 16 | Venezuela | 6.9% of GDP |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% of GDP |
| 18 | Tunisia | 6.7% of GDP |
| 19 | Lesotho | 6.6% of GDP |
| 20 | Moldova | 6.6% of GDP |
| 21 | Saint Vincent | 6.5% of GDP |
| 22 | Kuwait | 6.4% of GDP |
| 23 | Finland | 6.4% of GDP |
| 24 | Denmark | 6.4% of GDP |
| 25 | Belgium | 6.3% of GDP |
| 26 | Senegal | 6.2% of GDP |
| 27 | Eswatini | 6.0% of GDP |
| 28 | South Africa | 6.0% of GDP |
| 28 | Morocco | 6.0% of GDP |
| 30 | Mozambique | 6.0% of GDP |
| 31 | Israel | 5.9% of GDP |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 5.9% of GDP |
| 33 | Bhutan | 5.8% of GDP |
| 34 | Nauru | 5.8% of GDP |
| 35 | Brazil | 5.6% of GDP |
| 36 | Jamaica | 5.5% of GDP |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 5.5% of GDP |
| 38 | Samoa | 5.5% of GDP |
| 39 | Curaçao | 5.4% of GDP |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 5.4% of GDP |
| 41 | State of Palestine | 5.4% of GDP |
| 42 | Norway | 5.4% of GDP |
| 43 | United States | 5.4% of GDP |
| 44 | South Korea | 5.4% of GDP |
| 45 | Dominica | 5.4% of GDP |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% of GDP |
| 47 | France | 5.3% of GDP |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 5.3% of GDP |
| 49 | Tonga | 5.3% of GDP |
| 50 | Slovenia | 5.3% of GDP |
| 51 | Austria | 5.3% of GDP |
| 52 | Colombia | 5.3% of GDP |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 5.2% of GDP |
| 54 | Germany | 5.2% of GDP |
| 55 | New Zealand | 5.2% of GDP |
| 56 | Mongolia | 5.2% of GDP |
| 57 | Estonia | 5.2% of GDP |
| 58 | Netherlands | 5.2% of GDP |
| 59 | Maldives | 5.2% of GDP |
| 60 | Yemen | 5.2% of GDP |
| 61 | Ukraine | 5.1% of GDP |
| 62 | Syria | 5.1% of GDP |
| 63 | Grenada | 5.1% of GDP |
| 64 | Australia | 5.1% of GDP |
| 65 | Belarus | 5.0% of GDP |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% of GDP |
| 67 | Argentina | 5.0% of GDP |
| 68 | Chile | 4.9% of GDP |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% of GDP |
| 70 | Switzerland | 4.9% of GDP |
| 71 | Canada | 4.8% of GDP |
| 72 | Uruguay | 4.8% of GDP |
| 73 | Cyprus | 4.7% of GDP |
| 74 | Malta | 4.7% of GDP |
| 75 | Slovakia | 4.7% of GDP |
| 76 | Belize | 4.6% of GDP |
| 77 | Rwanda | 4.6% of GDP |
| 78 | Spain | 4.6% of GDP |
| 79 | Portugal | 4.6% of GDP |
| 80 | Honduras | 4.6% of GDP |
| 81 | Burundi | 4.5% of GDP |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 4.5% of GDP |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% of GDP |
| 84 | Seychelles | 4.5% of GDP |
| 85 | Guyana | 4.5% of GDP |
| 86 | Brunei | 4.4% of GDP |
| 87 | Oman | 4.4% of GDP |
| 88 | Peru | 4.4% of GDP |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 4.3% of GDP |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 4.3% of GDP |
| 91 | Latvia | 4.3% of GDP |
| 92 | Poland | 4.3% of GDP |
| 93 | Czech Republic | 4.3% of GDP |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% of GDP |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 4.3% of GDP |
| 96 | Lithuania | 4.3% of GDP |
| 97 | Mauritius | 4.2% of GDP |
| 97 | Fiji | 4.2% of GDP |
| 99 | Mali | 4.2% of GDP |
| 100 | Russia | 4.2% of GDP |
| 101 | Togo | 4.1% of GDP |
| 102 | India | 4.1% of GDP |
| 103 | Croatia | 4.1% of GDP |
| 104 | Niger | 4.1% of GDP |
| 104 | Zambia | 4.1% of GDP |
| 106 | Italy | 4.1% of GDP |
| 107 | Mexico | 4.1% of GDP |
| 108 | Kenya | 4.0% of GDP |
| 109 | Georgia | 4.0% of GDP |
| 110 | Philippines | 4.0% of GDP |
| 111 | Sint Maarten | 3.9% of GDP |
| 112 | China | 3.9% of GDP |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 3.9% of GDP |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 3.8% of GDP |
| 115 | Hong Kong | 3.8% of GDP |
| 116 | Hungary | 3.8% of GDP |
| 117 | Egypt | 3.8% of GDP |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 3.8% of GDP |
| 119 | Djibouti | 3.8% of GDP |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 3.7% of GDP |
| 121 | Ecuador | 3.7% of GDP |
| 122 | Nepal | 3.7% of GDP |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 3.7% of GDP |
| 124 | Aruba | 3.6% of GDP |
| 125 | Ivory Coast | 3.6% of GDP |
| 126 | Barbados | 3.6% of GDP |
| 127 | Iraq | 3.6% of GDP |
| 128 | Paraguay | 3.5% of GDP |
| 129 | Malaysia | 3.5% of GDP |
| 130 | Macao | 3.5% of GDP |
| 131 | Palau | 3.4% of GDP |
| 132 | Serbia | 3.4% of GDP |
| 133 | Greece | 3.4% of GDP |
| 134 | Congo | 3.3% of GDP |
| 135 | Japan | 3.3% of GDP |
| 136 | El Salvador | 3.3% of GDP |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 3.3% of GDP |
| 138 | Romania | 3.3% of GDP |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% of GDP |
| 140 | Jordan | 3.2% of GDP |
| 140 | Qatar | 3.2% of GDP |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2% of GDP |
| 143 | Benin | 3.2% of GDP |
| 144 | Chad | 3.2% of GDP |
| 145 | British Virgin Islands | 3.2% of GDP |
| 146 | Tanzania | 3.2% of GDP |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1% of GDP |
| 148 | Turkey | 3.1% of GDP |
| 149 | Albania | 3.1% of GDP |
| 150 | Guatemala | 3.1% of GDP |
| 151 | Madagascar | 3.0% of GDP |
| 152 | Turks and Caicos | 3.0% of GDP |
| 153 | Ghana | 2.9% of GDP |
| 154 | Ireland | 2.9% of GDP |
| 155 | San Marino | 2.9% of GDP |
| 156 | Vietnam | 2.9% of GDP |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 2.9% of GDP |
| 158 | Suriname | 2.9% of GDP |
| 159 | DR Congo | 2.8% of GDP |
| 160 | Cameroon | 2.8% of GDP |
| 161 | Iran | 2.8% of GDP |
| 162 | Gambia | 2.8% of GDP |
| 163 | Malawi | 2.7% of GDP |
| 164 | Bahamas | 2.7% of GDP |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 2.6% of GDP |
| 166 | Uganda | 2.6% of GDP |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 2.6% of GDP |
| 168 | Thailand | 2.5% of GDP |
| 169 | Angola | 2.5% of GDP |
| 170 | Panama | 2.5% of GDP |
| 171 | Armenia | 2.4% of GDP |
| 172 | Comoros | 2.3% of GDP |
| 173 | Gabon | 2.3% of GDP |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 2.3% of GDP |
| 175 | Liberia | 2.3% of GDP |
| 176 | Libya | 2.3% of GDP |
| 177 | Singapore | 2.2% of GDP |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2% of GDP |
| 179 | Cambodia | 2.2% of GDP |
| 180 | Eritrea | 2.1% of GDP |
| 181 | Bangladesh | 2.0% of GDP |
| 182 | Sudan | 2.0% of GDP |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.0% of GDP |
| 184 | Myanmar | 2.0% of GDP |
| 185 | Pakistan | 1.9% of GDP |
| 186 | Andorra | 1.9% of GDP |
| 187 | Bahrain | 1.9% of GDP |
| 188 | Bermuda | 1.9% of GDP |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 1.8% of GDP |
| 190 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% of GDP |
| 191 | Monaco | 1.7% of GDP |
| 192 | Guinea | 1.7% of GDP |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 1.6% of GDP |
| 194 | South Sudan | 1.6% of GDP |
| 195 | Indonesia | 1.3% of GDP |
| 196 | Laos | 1.2% of GDP |
| 197 | Lebanon | 1.2% of GDP |
| 198 | Haiti | 1.0% of GDP |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8% of GDP |
| 200 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% of GDP |
| 201 | Nigeria | 0.3% of GDP |
| 202 | Somalia | 0.0% of GDP |
Top 10
The ten highest-ranked countries by education spending.
- Kiribati16.4%
- American Samoa14.7%
- Tuvalu12.8%
- Micronesia11.6%
- Namibia9.1%
- Algeria9.0%
- Cuba8.4%
- Solomon Islands8.3%
- Botswana8.1%
- Marshall Islands7.7%
| Name | Education Spending |
|---|---|
| Kiribati | 16.4% |
| American Samoa | 14.7% |
| Tuvalu | 12.8% |
| Micronesia | 11.6% |
| Namibia | 9.1% |
| Algeria | 9.0% |
| Cuba | 8.4% |
| Solomon Islands | 8.3% |
| Botswana | 8.1% |
| Marshall Islands | 7.7% |
Population Trends of the Leaders
How the top-ranked countries' populations have moved. Choose a time window to rescale.
KiribatiAmerican SamoaTuvaluMicronesiaNamibiaAlgeria
By Continent
Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.
- Oceania26.6%
- South America17.1%
- Europe15.8%
- North America13.9%
- Asia13.3%
- Africa13.3%
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 7.6 | 26.6% |
| South America | 4.9 | 17.1% |
| Europe | 4.5 | 15.8% |
| North America | 4.0 | 13.9% |
| Asia | 3.8 | 13.3% |
| Africa | 3.8 | 13.3% |
Average by continent
- Oceania (15)7.6% of GDP
- South America (12)4.9% of GDP
- Europe (43)4.5% of GDP
- North America (30)4.0% of GDP
- Asia (48)3.8% of GDP
- Africa (54)3.8% of GDP
About This Data
Definition
Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP.
Coverage and vintage
202 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2023.