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Education expenditure (% of GDP)

Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.

Unit: % of GDP Period: 1970–2025 Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Source: UIS · About the indicator
Average: 4.33% Countries: 203

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1989 to 2025.

Education expenditure (% of GDP), 1989–2025

Top-20 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP), 1989–202505101520KiribatiKiribati: 16.39%16.39American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 14.72%14.72TuvaluTuvalu: 12.85%12.85MicronesiaMicronesia: 11.56%11.56NamibiaNamibia: 9.08%9.08AlgeriaAlgeria: 8.98%8.98CubaCuba: 8.44%8.44Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8.29%8.29BotswanaBotswana: 8.06%8.06Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 7.7%7.7VanuatuVanuatu: 7.64%7.64MauritaniaMauritania: 7.61%7.61BoliviaBolivia: 7.54%7.54SwedenSweden: 7.32%7.32IcelandIceland: 7.31%7.31VenezuelaVenezuela: 6.87%6.87KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 6.83%6.83TunisiaTunisia: 6.73%6.73LesothoLesotho: 6.62%6.62MoldovaMoldova: 6.56%6.56
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — 1989–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 KI Kiribati 16.39 2023 1
2 AS American Samoa 14.72 2006 2
3 TV Tuvalu 12.85 2023 3
4 FM Micronesia 11.56 2020 4
5 NA Namibia 9.08 2024 5
6 DZ Algeria 8.98 2024 6
7 CU Cuba 8.44 2022 7
8 SB Solomon Islands 8.29 2023 8
9 BW Botswana 8.06 2020 9
10 MH Marshall Islands 7.7 2022 10
11 VU Vanuatu 7.64 2024 11
12 MR Mauritania 7.61 2024 12
13 BO Bolivia 7.54 2024 13
14 SE Sweden 7.32 2022 14
15 IS Iceland 7.31 2022 15
16 VE Venezuela 6.87 2009 16
17 KG Kyrgyzstan 6.83 2023 17
18 TN Tunisia 6.73 2023 18
19 LS Lesotho 6.62 2024 19
20 MD Moldova 6.56 2023 20
21 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.46 2023 21
22 KW Kuwait 6.44 2024 22
23 FI Finland 6.38 2022 23
24 DK Denmark 6.36 2022 24
25 BE Belgium 6.28 2022 25
26 SN Senegal 6.16 2023 26
27 SZ Eswatini 6.03 2024 27
28 ZA South Africa 6.02 2024 28
29 MA Morocco 6.02 2023 29
30 MZ Mozambique 5.98 2022 30
31 IL Israel 5.93 2022 31
32 GB United Kingdom 5.91 2021 32
33 BT Bhutan 5.85 2023 33
34 NR Nauru 5.78 2023 34
35 BR Brazil 5.62 2022 35
36 JM Jamaica 5.51 2024 36
37 UZ Uzbekistan 5.47 2023 37
38 WS Samoa 5.46 2024 38
39 CW Curaçao 5.44 2024 39
40 TJ Tajikistan 5.44 2023 40
41 PS Palestine 5.43 2021 41
42 NO Norway 5.43 2022 42
43 US United States 5.42 2021 43
44 KR South Korea 5.41 2022 44
45 DM Dominica 5.39 2024 45
46 BF Burkina Faso 5.33 2023 46
47 FR France 5.32 2022 47
48 CR Costa Rica 5.31 2023 48
49 TO Tonga 5.31 2022 49
50 SI Slovenia 5.28 2022 50
51 AT Austria 5.28 2022 51
52 CO Colombia 5.26 2020 52
53 TL Timor-Leste 5.24 2023 53
54 DE Germany 5.24 2022 54
55 NZ New Zealand 5.21 2023 55
56 MN Mongolia 5.21 2024 56
57 EE Estonia 5.21 2022 57
58 NL Netherlands 5.18 2022 58
59 MV Maldives 5.17 2023 59
60 YE Yemen 5.15 2008 60
61 UA Ukraine 5.14 2021 61
62 SY Syria 5.13 2009 62
63 GD Grenada 5.13 2023 63
64 AU Australia 5.06 2022 64
65 BY Belarus 5.05 2024 65
66 ST Sao Tome and Principe 5.03 2023 66
67 AR Argentina 5 2023 67
68 CL Chile 4.91 2022 68
69 KZ Kazakhstan 4.86 2023 69
70 CH Switzerland 4.86 2022 70
71 CA Canada 4.84 2022 71
72 UY Uruguay 4.76 2023 72
73 CY Cyprus 4.74 2022 73
74 MT Malta 4.71 2022 74
75 SK Slovakia 4.66 2022 75
76 BZ Belize 4.62 2024 76
77 RW Rwanda 4.61 2024 77
78 ES Spain 4.59 2022 78
79 PT Portugal 4.55 2022 79
80 HN Honduras 4.55 2023 80
81 BI Burundi 4.5 2025 81
82 BG Bulgaria 4.5 2022 82
83 SA Saudi Arabia 4.48 2023 83
84 SC Seychelles 4.45 2023 84
85 GY Guyana 4.45 2018 85
86 BN Brunei Darussalam 4.43 2016 86
87 OM Oman 4.38 2022 87
88 PE Peru 4.36 2024 88
89 CV Cabo Verde 4.35 2023 89
90 AF Afghanistan 4.34 2017 90
91 LV Latvia 4.32 2022 91
92 PL Poland 4.31 2022 92
93 CZ Czechia 4.3 2022 93
94 TM Turkmenistan 4.29 2024 94
95 PR Puerto Rico 4.27 2024 95
96 LT Lithuania 4.25 2022 96
97 MU Mauritius 4.25 2024 97
98 FJ Fiji 4.25 2023 98
99 ML Mali 4.18 2023 99
100 RU Russia 4.16 2023 100
101 TG Togo 4.14 2023 101
102 IN India 4.1 2022 102
103 HR Croatia 4.09 2021 103
104 NE Niger 4.07 2023 104
105 ZM Zambia 4.07 2023 105
106 IT Italy 4.07 2022 106
107 MX Mexico 4.06 2022 107
108 KE Kenya 4.02 2024 108
109 GE Georgia 3.98 2024 109
110 PH Philippines 3.97 2025 110
111 SX Sint Maarten 3.92 2023 111
112 CN China 3.9 2023 112
113 AE United Arab Emirates 3.89 2021 113
114 LC Saint Lucia 3.85 2024 114
115 HK Hong Kong 3.81 2024 115
116 HU Hungary 3.8 2022 116
117 EG Egypt 3.76 2008 117
118 DO Dominican Republic 3.76 2023 118
119 DJ Djibouti 3.75 2018 119
120 LU Luxembourg 3.74 2022 120
121 EC Ecuador 3.69 2024 121
122 NP Nepal 3.69 2024 122
123 AZ Azerbaijan 3.66 2023 123
124 AW Aruba 3.62 2021 124
125 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.61 2024 125
126 BB Barbados 3.56 2024 126
127 IQ Iraq 3.55 1989 127
128 PY Paraguay 3.53 2024 128
129 MY Malaysia 3.51 2023 129
130 MO Macao 3.5 2023 130
131 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.5 2023 131
132 PW Palau 3.44 2023 132
133 RS Serbia 3.4 2023 133
134 GR Greece 3.38 2022 134
135 CG Republic of the Congo 3.34 2023 135
136 JP Japan 3.34 2021 136
137 SV El Salvador 3.32 2024 137
138 MK North Macedonia 3.3 2002 138
139 RO Romania 3.28 2022 139
140 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.25 2023 140
141 QA Qatar 3.23 2020 141
142 TT Trinidad and Tobago 3.23 2023 142
143 JO Jordan 3.23 2024 143
144 BJ Benin 3.23 2023 144
145 TD Chad 3.2 2023 145
146 VG British Virgin Islands 3.17 2023 146
147 TZ Tanzania 3.16 2024 147
148 AG Antigua and Barbuda 3.11 2023 148
149 TR Türkiye 3.1 2022 149
150 AL Albania 3.09 2023 150
151 GT Guatemala 3.08 2024 151
152 MG Madagascar 3.05 2023 152
153 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2.95 2024 153
154 GH Ghana 2.91 2022 154
155 IE Ireland 2.9 2021 155
156 SM San Marino 2.9 2022 156
157 VN Vietnam 2.89 2022 157
158 NI Nicaragua 2.87 2023 158
159 SR Suriname 2.87 2023 159
160 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.84 2022 160
161 CM Cameroon 2.84 2023 161
162 IR Iran 2.82 2023 162
163 GM Gambia 2.81 2023 163
164 MW Malawi 2.75 2022 164
165 BS Bahamas 2.74 2023 165
166 SL Sierra Leone 2.62 2023 166
167 UG Uganda 2.56 2022 167
168 LI Liechtenstein 2.56 2011 168
169 TH Thailand 2.52 2023 169
170 AO Angola 2.51 2023 170
171 PA Panama 2.47 2023 171
172 AM Armenia 2.44 2023 172
173 KM Comoros 2.34 2023 173
174 GA Gabon 2.32 2023 174
175 ET Ethiopia 2.3 2024 175
176 LR Liberia 2.27 2023 176
177 LY Libya 2.26 1999 177
178 SG Singapore 2.19 2024 178
179 GQ Equatorial Guinea 2.19 1998 179
180 KH Cambodia 2.18 2023 180
181 ER Eritrea 2.13 2006 181
182 BD Bangladesh 2.03 2024 182
183 SD Sudan 2.02 2009 183
184 GW Guinea-Bissau 2.01 2013 184
185 MM Myanmar 2 2019 185
186 PK Pakistan 1.95 2023 186
187 AD Andorra 1.9 2023 187
188 BH Bahrain 1.89 2023 188
189 BM Bermuda 1.87 2023 189
190 CF Central African Republic 1.83 2023 190
191 LK Sri Lanka 1.83 2023 191
192 MC Monaco 1.73 2023 192
193 GN Guinea 1.72 2023 193
194 KY Cayman Islands 1.57 2023 194
195 SS South Sudan 1.57 2016 195
196 ID Indonesia 1.28 2023 196
197 LA Laos 1.23 2023 197
198 LB Lebanon 1.22 2024 198
199 HT Haiti 0.96 2023 199
200 PG Papua New Guinea 0.78 2023 200
201 ZW Zimbabwe 0.38 2023 201
202 NG Nigeria 0.32 2023 202
203 SO Somalia 0 2023 203
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Maximum 16.39%
Median 4.1%
Minimum 0%
World 3.57%

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Updates
twice a year
Unit of measurement
% of GDP
Observation period
1970–2025
License
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
UIS Data Centre

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