Education > Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Countries Compared
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DEFINITION:
Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Virgin Islands | 89% | 1978 | ||
2 | American Samoa | 70.56% | 1976 | ||
3 | Nauru | 67.49% | 2002 | ||
4 | Ethiopia | 65.09% | 2010 | ||
5 | Nepal | 62.97% | 2009 | ||
6 | Laos | 62.53% | 2005 | ||
7 | Comoros | 61.73% | 2008 | ||
8 | Gambia | 59.95% | 2012 | ||
9 | Zambia | 59.76% | 2005 | ||
10 | Dominican Republic | 58.68% | 2007 | ||
11 | Burkina Faso | 58.5% | 2011 | ||
12 | Mozambique | 57.66% | 2006 | ||
13 | Niger | 56.36% | 2011 | ||
14 | Guatemala | 55.55% | 2012 | ||
15 | Philippines | 54.98% | 2009 | ||
16 | Vanuatu | 54.27% | 2009 | ||
17 | Kenya | 54.11% | 2006 | ||
18 | Uganda | 53.67% | 2012 | ||
19 | Central African Republic | 53.26% | 2010 | ||
20 | Benin | 52.83% | 2010 | ||
21 | Sierra Leone | 52.56% | 2011 | ||
22 | Zimbabwe | 51.58% | 2010 | ||
23 | Anguilla | 50.99% | 2008 | ||
24 | Cook Islands | 50.62% | 2000 | ||
25 | Burma | 50.49% | 2011 | ||
26 | Maldives | 50.35% | 2008 | ||
27 | Burundi | 49.7% | 2011 | ||
28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 49.29% | 1998 | ||
29 | Togo | 48.8% | 2011 | ||
30 | Swaziland | 48.67% | 2011 | ||
31 | Madagascar | 47.35% | 2012 | ||
32 | Dominica | 47.25% | 1998 | ||
33 | Belize | 46.05% | 2010 | ||
34 | Cayman Islands | 45.97% | 2006 | ||
35 | Samoa | 45.79% | 2002 | ||
36 | Marshall Islands | 45.47% | 2002 | ||
37 | Serbia | 45.26% | 2011 | ||
38 | Mauritania | 45.07% | 2011 | ||
39 | Palau | 44.86% | 2001 | ||
40 | Bangladesh | 44.73% | 2009 | ||
41 | Tonga | 44.44% | 2004 | ||
42 | Fiji | 44.41% | 2011 | ||
43 | Guinea | 43.56% | 2012 | ||
44 | Cape Verde | 43.14% | 2011 | ||
45 | El Salvador | 42.67% | 2010 | ||
46 | South Africa | 42.46% | 2010 | ||
47 | Tanzania | 41.91% | 2009 | ||
48 | Cambodia | 41.82% | 2010 | ||
49 | Jordan | 41.67% | 1999 | ||
50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.61% | 2009 | ||
51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.38% | 2010 | ||
52 | Mali | 41.27% | 2011 | ||
53 | Israel | 41.17% | 2010 | ||
54 | Chad | 40.67% | 2011 | ||
55 | Saint Lucia | 40.27% | 2012 | ||
56 | Namibia | 40.01% | 2010 | ||
57 | Solomon Islands | 40% | 2010 | ||
58 | Indonesia | 39.93% | 2011 | ||
59 | Nicaragua | 39.81% | 2010 | ||
60 | Senegal | 39.65% | 2010 | ||
61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.18% | 2003 | ||
62 | Syria | 38.87% | 2009 | ||
63 | Peru | 38.83% | 2011 | ||
64 | Paraguay | 38.51% | 2010 | ||
65 | Gabon | 38.27% | 1998 | ||
66 | Morocco | 37.73% | 2009 | ||
67 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 37.22% | 1996 | ||
68 | Australia | 36.81% | 2010 | ||
69 | Grenada | 36.38% | 2003 | ||
70 | Jamaica | 36.32% | 2010 | ||
71 | Rwanda | 36.25% | 2012 | ||
72 | Bolivia | 36.21% | 2011 | ||
73 | Lesotho | 35.99% | 2008 | ||
74 | Mexico | 35.98% | 2010 | ||
75 | Colombia | 35.58% | 2011 | ||
76 | Lebanon | 35.53% | 2005 | ||
77 | Ireland | 35.35% | 2010 | ||
78 | Malawi | 34.64% | 2011 | ||
79 | Thailand | 34.57% | 2011 | ||
80 | Georgia | 34.34% | 2012 | ||
81 | Kiribati | 34.33% | 2001 | ||
82 | Japan | 34.11% | 2011 | ||
83 | Djibouti | 34.09% | 2010 | ||
84 | British Virgin Islands | 34.07% | 2010 | ||
85 | San Marino | 33.32% | 2011 | ||
86 | Argentina | 33.05% | 2010 | ||
87 | Oman | 32.95% | 2009 | ||
88 | Chile | 32.75% | 2011 | ||
89 | Mongolia | 32.74% | 2011 | ||
90 | Cameroon | 32.7% | 2011 | ||
91 | South Korea | 32.64% | 2009 | ||
92 | China | 32.6% | 1999 | ||
93 | United States | 32.42% | 2010 | ||
94 | Iceland | 32.38% | 2010 | ||
95 | Vietnam | 32.11% | 2010 | ||
96 | Venezuela | 31.55% | 2009 | ||
97 | Bhutan | 31.51% | 2011 | ||
98 | Angola | 31.43% | 2006 | ||
99 | Brazil | 31.33% | 2010 | ||
100 | French Guiana | 31.1% | 1993 | ||
101 | Liechtenstein | 31.06% | 2008 | ||
102 | Poland | 31.03% | 2010 | ||
103 | Cyprus | 31.01% | 2010 | ||
104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31% | 2010 | ||
105 | Ghana | 30.87% | 2010 | ||
106 | Bermuda | 30.84% | 2010 | ||
107 | Liberia | 30.72% | 2012 | ||
108 | Guyana | 30.56% | 2012 | ||
109 | United Kingdom | 30.09% | 2010 | ||
110 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30% | 2005 | ||
111 | Cuba | 29.04% | 2010 | ||
112 | Niue | 28.83% | 2002 | ||
113 | French Polynesia | 28.61% | 1993 | ||
114 | Malaysia | 28.58% | 2010 | ||
115 | Brunei | 28.54% | 2010 | ||
116 | Slovenia | 28.53% | 2010 | ||
117 | Latvia | 28.49% | 2010 | ||
118 | Switzerland | 27.97% | 2010 | ||
119 | Barbados | 27.89% | 2005 | ||
120 | Uruguay | 27.88% | 2011 | ||
121 | Tunisia | 27.66% | 2008 | ||
122 | Portugal | 26.97% | 2010 | ||
123 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.84% | 2001 | ||
124 | Costa Rica | 26.81% | 2009 | ||
125 | Norway | 26.67% | 2010 | ||
126 | Mauritius | 26.41% | 2012 | ||
127 | Guadeloupe | 26.07% | 1993 | ||
128 | Spain | 25.54% | 2010 | ||
129 | Ecuador | 25.42% | 2012 | ||
130 | Iran | 25.41% | 2012 | ||
131 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 25.21% | 1993 | ||
132 | Martinique | 24.99% | 1993 | ||
133 | Italy | 24.98% | 2010 | ||
134 | India | 24.81% | 2011 | ||
135 | Macau | 24.8% | 2003 | ||
136 | Estonia | 24.58% | 2010 | ||
137 | Aruba | 24.44% | 2011 | ||
138 | Denmark | 24.36% | 2009 | ||
139 | Netherlands | 24.31% | 2010 | ||
140 | Sweden | 24.29% | 2010 | ||
141 | Sri Lanka | 24.21% | 2011 | ||
142 | New Zealand | 24.11% | 2011 | ||
143 | Seychelles | 23.96% | 2011 | ||
144 | Belgium | 23.52% | 2010 | ||
145 | Panama | 23.47% | 2011 | ||
146 | Eritrea | 23.07% | 2004 | ||
147 | New Caledonia | 22.33% | 1993 | ||
148 | Malta | 21.65% | 2010 | ||
149 | Slovakia | 20.65% | 2010 | ||
150 | Singapore | 20.57% | 2012 | ||
151 | Montserrat | 20.47% | 2004 | ||
152 | Kuwait | 20.42% | 2006 | ||
153 | France | 20.4% | 2010 | ||
154 | Finland | 19.91% | 2010 | ||
155 | Bulgaria | 19.59% | 2010 | ||
156 | Hong Kong | 18.65% | 2012 | ||
157 | Romania | 18.42% | 2009 | ||
158 | Moldova | 18.27% | 2012 | ||
159 | Hungary | 17.84% | 2010 | ||
160 | Botswana | 17.82% | 2009 | ||
161 | Austria | 17.13% | 2010 | ||
162 | Lithuania | 16.71% | 2010 | ||
163 | Czech Republic | 16.18% | 2010 | ||
164 | Ukraine | 15.62% | 2011 | ||
165 | Germany | 13.48% | 2010 | ||
166 | Monaco | 10.26% | 2012 | ||
167 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2012 |