Education Expenditures - world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table
Public expenditures on education as a percent of GDP by the countries of the world
| Rank (total) | Country | Total (percent of GDP) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 12.8 | 2010 |
| 2 | Micronesia | 12.5 | 2015 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 9.9 | 2010 |
| 4 | Botswana | 9.6 | 2009 |
| 5 | Norway | 8.0 | 2016 |
| 6 | Sweden | 7.7 | 2016 |
| 7 | Denmark | 7.6 | 2014 |
| 8 | Iceland | 7.5 | 2016 |
| 9 | Belize | 7.4 | 2017 |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 7.4 | 2017 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 7.3 | 2014 |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2 | 2017 |
| 13 | Eswatini | 7.1 | 2014 |
| 14 | Finland | 6.9 | 2016 |
| 14 | Venezuela | 6.9 | 2009 |
| 16 | Oman | 6.8 | 2017 |
| 17 | Moldova | 6.7 | 2017 |
| 18 | Bhutan | 6.6 | 2018 |
| 18 | Tunisia | 6.6 | 2015 |
| 20 | Belgium | 6.5 | 2016 |
| 20 | Mozambique | 6.5 | 2013 |
| 22 | Cyprus | 6.4 | 2015 |
| 22 | Lesotho | 6.4 | 2018 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 6.4 | 2016 |
| 25 | Guyana | 6.3 | 2017 |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 6.3 | 2017 |
| 27 | Aruba | 6.2 | 2016 |
| 27 | Brazil | 6.2 | 2015 |
| 27 | South Africa | 6.2 | 2018 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 6.1 | 2014 |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 6.1 | 2014 |
| 32 | Honduras | 6.0 | 2017 |
| 33 | Israel | 5.8 | 2016 |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8 | 2017 |
| 35 | Vietnam | 5.7 | 2013 |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 5.6 | 2016 |
| 37 | Argentina | 5.5 | 2017 |
| 37 | Austria | 5.5 | 2016 |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.5 | 2016 |
| 37 | Netherlands | 5.5 | 2016 |
| 41 | Chile | 5.4 | 2017 |
| 41 | France | 5.4 | 2016 |
| 41 | Jamaica | 5.4 | 2018 |
| 41 | Ukraine | 5.4 | 2017 |
| 45 | Australia | 5.3 | 2016 |
| 45 | Canada | 5.3 | 2011 |
| 45 | Korea (South) | 5.3 | 2015 |
| 45 | Latvia | 5.3 | 2015 |
| 45 | Malta | 5.3 | 2015 |
| 45 | Morocco | 5.3 | 2009 |
| 45 | Palestinian Territories | 5.3 | 2017 |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 5.2 | 2017 |
| 52 | Estonia | 5.2 | 2016 |
| 52 | Kenya | 5.2 | 2017 |
| 52 | Nepal | 5.2 | 2018 |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 5.2 | 2015 |
| 57 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 5.1 | 2017 |
| 57 | Montserrat | 5.1 | 2009 |
| 57 | Switzerland | 5.1 | 2016 |
| 57 | Syria | 5.1 | 2009 |
| 61 | Ecuador | 5.0 | 2015 |
| 61 | Togo | 5.0 | 2016 |
| 61 | United States of America | 5.0 | 2014 |
| 64 | Curacao | 4.9 | 2013 |
| 64 | Mexico | 4.9 | 2016 |
| 64 | Portugal | 4.9 | 2015 |
| 64 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 4.9 | 2017 |
| 64 | Uruguay | 4.9 | 2017 |
| 69 | Belarus | 4.8 | 2017 |
| 69 | Burundi | 4.8 | 2017 |
| 69 | Germany | 4.8 | 2016 |
| 69 | Mauritius | 4.8 | 2018 |
| 69 | Senegal | 4.8 | 2017 |
| 69 | Slovenia | 4.8 | 2016 |
| 75 | Barbados | 4.7 | 2017 |
| 75 | Cook Islands | 4.7 | 2016 |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 4.7 | 2015 |
| 75 | Hungary | 4.7 | 2016 |
| 75 | Malaysia | 4.7 | 2017 |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 4.7 | 2017 |
| 81 | Congo (Republic) | 4.6 | 2015 |
| 81 | Croatia | 4.6 | 2013 |
| 81 | Poland | 4.6 | 2016 |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 4.6 | 2017 |
| 85 | Colombia | 4.5 | 2017 |
| 85 | Djibouti | 4.5 | 2010 |
| 87 | Brunei | 4.4 | 2016 |
| 87 | Seychelles | 4.4 | 2016 |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 4.3 | 2017 |
| 89 | Turkey | 4.3 | 2015 |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 4.2 | 2015 |
| 91 | Lithuania | 4.2 | 2015 |
| 91 | Spain | 4.2 | 2016 |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 4.1 | 2017 |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 4.1 | 2013 |
| 94 | Maldives | 4.1 | 2016 |
| 94 | Mongolia | 4.1 | 2017 |
| 94 | Samoa | 4.1 | 2016 |
| 94 | Thailand | 4.1 | 2013 |
| 100 | Albania | 4.0 | 2016 |
| 100 | Benin | 4.0 | 2016 |
| 100 | Iran | 4.0 | 2018 |
| 100 | Malawi | 4.0 | 2017 |
| 100 | Serbia | 4.0 | 2017 |
| 105 | Fiji | 3.9 | 2013 |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 3.9 | 2015 |
| 105 | Peru | 3.9 | 2017 |
| 105 | Slovakia | 3.9 | 2016 |
| 109 | East Timor | 3.8 | 2017 |
| 109 | El Salvador | 3.8 | 2017 |
| 109 | Georgia | 3.8 | 2017 |
| 109 | India | 3.8 | 2013 |
| 109 | Italy | 3.8 | 2016 |
| 109 | Liberia | 3.8 | 2017 |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 3.8 | 2018 |
| 116 | Ireland | 3.7 | 2016 |
| 116 | Russia | 3.7 | 2016 |
| 118 | Ghana | 3.6 | 2017 |
| 118 | Indonesia | 3.6 | 2015 |
| 118 | Jordan | 3.6 | 2017 |
| 121 | Japan | 3.5 | 2016 |
| 121 | Niger | 3.5 | 2017 |
| 123 | Angola | 3.4 | 2010 |
| 123 | Dominica | 3.4 | 2015 |
| 123 | Paraguay | 3.4 | 2016 |
| 123 | Tanzania | 3.4 | 2014 |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 3.3 | 2018 |
| 128 | Andorra | 3.2 | 2017 |
| 128 | British Virgin Islands | 3.2 | 2017 |
| 128 | Grenada | 3.2 | 2017 |
| 128 | Panama | 3.2 | 2011 |
| 132 | Cameroon | 3.1 | 2017 |
| 132 | Mali | 3.1 | 2016 |
| 132 | Namibia | 3.1 | 2014 |
| 132 | Romania | 3.1 | 2015 |
| 132 | Rwanda | 3.1 | 2018 |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 3.1 | 2012 |
| 138 | San Marino | 3.0 | 2017 |
| 139 | Chad | 2.9 | 2013 |
| 139 | Laos | 2.9 | 2014 |
| 139 | Pakistan | 2.9 | 2017 |
| 139 | Qatar | 2.9 | 2017 |
| 139 | Singapore | 2.9 | 2013 |
| 144 | Guatemala | 2.8 | 2017 |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 2.8 | 2017 |
| 144 | Madagascar | 2.8 | 2014 |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 2.8 | 2017 |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.8 | 2018 |
| 149 | Armenia | 2.7 | 2017 |
| 149 | Gabon | 2.7 | 2014 |
| 149 | Macau | 2.7 | 2017 |
| 149 | Philippines | 2.7 | 2009 |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 2.6 | 2011 |
| 153 | Mauritania | 2.6 | 2016 |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.6 | 2015 |
| 153 | Uganda | 2.6 | 2017 |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5 | 2009 |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 2.5 | 2017 |
| 157 | Comoros | 2.5 | 2015 |
| 157 | Lebanon | 2.5 | 2013 |
| 161 | Haiti | 2.4 | 2016 |
| 162 | Bahrain | 2.3 | 2017 |
| 163 | Guinea | 2.2 | 2017 |
| 163 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.2 | 2017 |
| 163 | Sudan | 2.2 | 2009 |
| 166 | Gambia | 2.1 | 2016 |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.1 | 2013 |
| 168 | Bangladesh | 2.0 | 2018 |
| 169 | Cambodia | 1.9 | 2014 |
| 170 | Bermuda | 1.5 | 2017 |
| 170 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 1.5 | 2017 |
| 170 | Monaco | 1.5 | 2017 |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 1.2 | 2011 |
| 174 | South Sudan | 1.0 | 2017 |
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No information is available for non-listed countries.
This page reports the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-03)