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Education Statistics > Education spending (% of GDP) (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Cuba: 18.7% 
#2   Vanuatu: 11% 
#3   Lesotho: 10.4% 
#4   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10% 
#5   Yemen: 9.5% 
#6   Brunei: 9.1% 
#7   Mongolia: 9% 
#8   Denmark: 8.5% 
#9   Guyana: 8.4% 
#10   Malaysia: 8.1% 
#11   Cape Verde: 7.9% 
#12   Saint Lucia: 7.7% 
#13   Sweden: 7.7% 
#14   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 7.6% 
#15   Barbados: 7.6% 
#16   Norway: 7.6% 
#17   Israel: 7.5% 
#18   Namibia: 7.2% 
#19   Swaziland: 7.1% 
#20   Kenya: 7% 
#21   New Zealand: 6.7% 
#22   Morocco: 6.5% 
#23   Finland: 6.4% 
#24   Tunisia: 6.4% 
#25   Belgium: 6.3% 
#26   Bolivia: 6.3% 
#27   Cyprus: 6.3% 
#28   Slovenia: 6.1% 
#29   Jamaica: 6.1% 
#30   Malawi: 6% 
#31   Belarus: 6% 
#32   Iceland: 6% 
#33   Lithuania: 5.9% 
#34   Switzerland: 5.8% 
#35   Portugal: 5.8% 
#36   Latvia: 5.8% 
#37   Estonia: 5.7% 
#38   United States: 5.7% 
#39   Austria: 5.7% 
#40   Poland: 5.6% 
#41   France: 5.6% 
#42   Fiji: 5.6% 
#43   Ireland: 5.5% 
#44   Hungary: 5.5% 
#45   Ukraine: 5.4% 
#46   South Africa: 5.3% 
#47   United Kingdom: 5.3% 
#48   Mexico: 5.3% 
#49   Thailand: 5.2% 
#50   Bhutan: 5.2% 
#51   Canada: 5.2% 
#52   Belize: 5.2% 
#53   Seychelles: 5.2% 
#54   Colombia: 5.2% 
#55   Costa Rica: 5.1% 
#56   Grenada: 5.1% 
#57   Netherlands: 5.1% 
#58   Australia: 4.9% 
#59   Iran: 4.9% 
#60   Moldova: 4.9% 
#61   Tonga: 4.9% 
#62   Samoa: 4.8% 
#63   Italy: 4.7% 
#64   Mauritius: 4.7% 
#65   Zimbabwe: 4.7% 
#66   Oman: 4.6% 
#67   Germany: 4.6% 
#68   Côte d'Ivoire: 4.6% 
#69   Ethiopia: 4.6% 
#70   Panama: 4.5% 
#71   Spain: 4.5% 
#72   Croatia: 4.5% 
#73   Paraguay: 4.4% 
#74   Czech Republic: 4.4% 
#75   Slovakia: 4.4% 
#76   Hong Kong: 4.4% 
#77   Trinidad and Tobago: 4.3% 
#78   Korea, South: 4.2% 
#79   Chile: 4.2% 
#80   Brazil: 4.2% 
#81   India: 4.1% 
#82   Eritrea: 4.1% 
#83   Greece: 4% 
#84   Argentina: 4% 
#85   Burundi: 3.9% 
#86   Gabon: 3.9% 
#87   Comoros: 3.9% 
#88   Russia: 3.8% 
#89   Antigua and Barbuda: 3.8% 
#90   Cameroon: 3.8% 
#91   Sierra Leone: 3.7% 
#92   Turkey: 3.7% 
#93   Japan: 3.6% 
#94   Senegal: 3.6% 
#95   Romania: 3.5% 
#96   Macedonia, Republic of: 3.5% 
#97   Bulgaria: 3.5% 
#98   Solomon Islands: 3.4% 
#99   Nepal: 3.4% 
#100   Benin: 3.3% 
#101   Congo, Republic of the: 3.2% 
#102   Armenia: 3.2% 
#103   Azerbaijan: 3.2% 
#104   Kyrgyzstan: 3.1% 
#105   Nicaragua: 3.1% 
#106   Philippines: 3.1% 
#107   Kazakhstan: 3% 
#108   Peru: 3% 
#109   El Salvador: 2.9% 
#110   Madagascar: 2.9% 
#111   Laos: 2.8% 
#112   Tajikistan: 2.8% 
#113   Gambia, The: 2.8% 
#114   Angola: 2.8% 
#115   Rwanda: 2.8% 
#116   Lebanon: 2.7% 
#117   Togo: 2.6% 
#118   Uruguay: 2.6% 
#119   Bangladesh: 2.4% 
#120   Papua New Guinea: 2.3% 
#121   Dominican Republic: 2.3% 
#122   Niger: 2.3% 
#123   Botswana: 2.2% 
#124   Georgia: 2.2% 
#125   Zambia: 2% 
#126   Cambodia: 1.8% 
#127   Guinea: 1.8% 
#128   Pakistan: 1.8% 
#129   United Arab Emirates: 1.6% 
#130   Indonesia: 1.2% 
#131   Ecuador: 1% 
#132   Equatorial Guinea: 0.6% 
Weighted average: 4.9%  


DEFINITION: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)

SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme

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M A S Molla (Bangladesh)
26th November 2006
It's a good list. But where's Bangladesh in the list? Please include all the countries at least those enlisted in the UN system.
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