What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1989 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of government expenditure
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mauritania
|
31.89 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Kenya
|
28.54 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Turkmenistan
|
27.62 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Solomon Islands
|
25.23 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Namibia
|
24.58 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Morocco
|
23.28 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Honduras
|
23.16 | 2018 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Sint Maarten
|
23.04 | 2023 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Bhutan
|
22.22 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Uzbekistan
|
22.07 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Kazakhstan
|
21.96 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Botswana
|
21.47 | 2020 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Senegal
|
20.91 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Dominican Republic
|
20.87 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Sierra Leone
|
20.55 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Mozambique
|
20.45 | 2021 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Costa Rica
|
20.38 | 2023 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Burkina Faso
|
20.3 | 2023 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Bolivia
|
20.16 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Kiribati
|
20.12 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
19.65 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Vanuatu
|
19.31 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Tajikistan
|
19.26 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Eswatini
|
19.21 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Peru
|
19.21 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Syria
|
19.18 | 2009 | 26 | |
| 27 |
South Africa
|
19.14 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Belize
|
18.9 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Iran
|
18.82 | 2022 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Micronesia
|
18.61 | 2020 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Chile
|
18.38 | 2022 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
18.09 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Benin
|
18.02 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Madagascar
|
17.95 | 2019 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Zimbabwe
|
17.9 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Jamaica
|
17.87 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Mali
|
17.82 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
17.62 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Tunisia
|
17.28 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Guatemala
|
17.27 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Cuba
|
16.96 | 2022 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Tuvalu
|
16.79 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Ethiopia
|
16.7 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Chad
|
16.48 | 2023 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Curaçao
|
16.44 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Panama
|
16.28 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
16.19 | 2013 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Israel
|
16.07 | 2022 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Malawi
|
16 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Moldova
|
15.96 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Puerto Rico
|
15.96 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
El Salvador
|
15.89 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Hong Kong
|
15.74 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Afghanistan
|
15.66 | 2017 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Iceland
|
15.66 | 2022 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Saudi Arabia
|
15.64 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Uruguay
|
15.61 | 2023 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Algeria
|
15.54 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Ecuador
|
15.49 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Vietnam
|
15.45 | 2022 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Switzerland
|
15.42 | 2022 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Sweden
|
15.28 | 2022 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Philippines
|
15.2 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Cayman Islands
|
14.96 | 2019 | 64 | |
| 65 |
United Arab Emirates
|
14.76 | 2021 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Republic of the Congo
|
14.73 | 2023 | 66 | |
| 67 |
North Korea
|
14.63 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Zambia
|
14.51 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Djibouti
|
14.47 | 2018 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Norway
|
14.47 | 2022 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Russia
|
14.34 | 2018 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Mexico
|
14.24 | 2022 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Gambia
|
14.21 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Mauritius
|
14.19 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Barbados
|
14.19 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Oman
|
14.18 | 2022 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Denmark
|
14.16 | 2022 | 77 | |
| 78 |
India
|
14.16 | 2022 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Malaysia
|
14.1 | 2023 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Rwanda
|
13.93 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Kuwait
|
13.85 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Cameroon
|
13.83 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Fiji
|
13.79 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Mongolia
|
13.78 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
British Virgin Islands
|
13.59 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Gabon
|
13.57 | 2023 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Cabo Verde
|
13.41 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Tanzania
|
13.41 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Argentina
|
13.22 | 2023 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Ghana
|
13.18 | 2022 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Haiti
|
13.18 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Colombia
|
13.15 | 1999 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
13.15 | 2017 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Estonia
|
13.03 | 2022 | 94 | |
| 95 |
San Marino
|
12.99 | 2023 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Brazil
|
12.93 | 2022 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Niger
|
12.81 | 2023 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Saint Lucia
|
12.75 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
New Zealand
|
12.73 | 2023 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Ukraine
|
12.7 | 2021 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Australia
|
12.64 | 2022 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
12.63 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Thailand
|
12.62 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
12.57 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Malta
|
12.5 | 2022 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Yemen
|
12.49 | 2008 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Cyprus
|
12.48 | 2022 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Belarus
|
12.34 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Ireland
|
12.33 | 2021 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Macao
|
12.27 | 2022 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Georgia
|
12.21 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Andorra
|
12.13 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Finland
|
12.11 | 2022 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Belgium
|
12.01 | 2022 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Singapore
|
11.99 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Bulgaria
|
11.98 | 2022 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Netherlands
|
11.97 | 2022 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Azerbaijan
|
11.92 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
China
|
11.91 | 2023 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Bangladesh
|
11.88 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
United Kingdom
|
11.82 | 2021 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Lithuania
|
11.73 | 2022 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Samoa
|
11.71 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Paraguay
|
11.65 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Togo
|
11.65 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Cambodia
|
11.55 | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Comoros
|
11.52 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Grenada
|
11.45 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
11.44 | 2016 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Marshall Islands
|
11.35 | 2022 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Türkiye
|
11.33 | 2022 | 131 | |
| 132 |
United States
|
11.29 | 2021 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Slovenia
|
11.08 | 2022 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Nicaragua
|
11.01 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
11 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Aruba
|
10.96 | 2021 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Egypt
|
10.94 | 2008 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Albania
|
10.86 | 2023 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Slovakia
|
10.83 | 2022 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Sudan
|
10.78 | 2009 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Nepal
|
10.75 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Seychelles
|
10.69 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Germany
|
10.68 | 2022 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Canada
|
10.65 | 2022 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Bahamas
|
10.62 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Indonesia
|
10.56 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Portugal
|
10.37 | 2022 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Lesotho
|
10.37 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Burundi
|
10.29 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Venezuela
|
10.25 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
10.18 | 2021 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Czechia
|
10.01 | 2022 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Central African Republic
|
9.99 | 2023 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Poland
|
9.97 | 2022 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Japan
|
9.97 | 1998 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Austria
|
9.96 | 2022 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Latvia
|
9.92 | 2022 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Spain
|
9.88 | 2022 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
9.81 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Jordan
|
9.79 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Pakistan
|
9.76 | 2023 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Myanmar
|
9.74 | 2019 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Maldives
|
9.65 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Tonga
|
9.33 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Qatar
|
9.32 | 2020 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Guinea
|
9.2 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Palau
|
9.13 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
France
|
9.12 | 2022 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Romania
|
8.78 | 2022 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Armenia
|
8.71 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
North Macedonia
|
8.64 | 2002 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Lebanon
|
8.59 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Gibraltar
|
8.55 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Suriname
|
8.55 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Croatia
|
8.5 | 2021 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Uganda
|
8.48 | 2022 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Luxembourg
|
8.45 | 2022 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Serbia
|
8.38 | 2023 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Bahrain
|
8.34 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Laos
|
8.24 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Libya
|
8.14 | 1999 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Somalia
|
8.13 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Hungary
|
7.8 | 2022 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Bermuda
|
7.77 | 2017 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Monaco
|
7.73 | 2023 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Italy
|
7.41 | 2022 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Liberia
|
7.37 | 2021 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Guyana
|
7.24 | 2025 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Sri Lanka
|
7.22 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Nauru
|
6.65 | 2025 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Angola
|
6.52 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Greece
|
6.39 | 2022 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
5.87 | 2025 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Dominica
|
5.8 | 2025 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Eritrea
|
5.45 | 2006 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
5.25 | 1998 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Timor-Leste
|
4.33 | 2025 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Papua New Guinea
|
3.54 | 2023 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Nigeria
|
2.98 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 200 |
South Sudan
|
0 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Iraq
|
0 | 1989 | 201 |
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense 1988–2024 Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance 1972–2024 Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education 2010–2020 Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.