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

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 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% 
= 12   Sweden: 7.7% 
= 14   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 7.6% 
= 14   Barbados: 7.6% 
= 14   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% 
= 23   Tunisia: 6.4% 
= 25   Belgium: 6.3% 
= 25   Bolivia: 6.3% 
= 25   Cyprus: 6.3% 
= 28   Slovenia: 6.1% 
= 28   Jamaica: 6.1% 
= 30   Malawi: 6% 
= 30   Belarus: 6% 
= 30   Iceland: 6% 
# 33   Lithuania: 5.9% 
= 34   Switzerland: 5.8% 
= 34   Portugal: 5.8% 
= 34   Latvia: 5.8% 
= 37   Estonia: 5.7% 
= 37   United States: 5.7% 
= 37   Austria: 5.7% 
= 40   Poland: 5.6% 
= 40   France: 5.6% 
= 40   Fiji: 5.6% 
= 43   Ireland: 5.5% 
= 43   Hungary: 5.5% 
# 45   Ukraine: 5.4% 
= 46   South Africa: 5.3% 
= 46   United Kingdom: 5.3% 
= 46   Mexico: 5.3% 
= 49   Thailand: 5.2% 
= 49   Bhutan: 5.2% 
= 49   Canada: 5.2% 
= 49   Belize: 5.2% 
= 49   Seychelles: 5.2% 
= 49   Colombia: 5.2% 
= 55   Costa Rica: 5.1% 
= 55   Grenada: 5.1% 
= 55   Netherlands: 5.1% 
= 58   Australia: 4.9% 
= 58   Iran: 4.9% 
= 58   Moldova: 4.9% 
= 58   Tonga: 4.9% 
# 62   Samoa: 4.8% 
= 63   Italy: 4.7% 
= 63   Mauritius: 4.7% 
= 63   Zimbabwe: 4.7% 
= 66   Oman: 4.6% 
= 66   Germany: 4.6% 
= 66   Côte d'Ivoire: 4.6% 
= 66   Ethiopia: 4.6% 
= 70   Panama: 4.5% 
= 70   Spain: 4.5% 
= 70   Croatia: 4.5% 
= 73   Paraguay: 4.4% 
= 73   Czech Republic: 4.4% 
= 73   Slovakia: 4.4% 
= 73   Hong Kong: 4.4% 
# 77   Trinidad and Tobago: 4.3% 
= 78   Korea, South: 4.2% 
= 78   Chile: 4.2% 
= 78   Brazil: 4.2% 
= 81   India: 4.1% 
= 81   Eritrea: 4.1% 
= 83   Greece: 4% 
= 83   Argentina: 4% 
= 85   Burundi: 3.9% 
= 85   Gabon: 3.9% 
= 85   Comoros: 3.9% 
= 88   Russia: 3.8% 
= 88   Antigua and Barbuda: 3.8% 
= 88   Cameroon: 3.8% 
= 91   Sierra Leone: 3.7% 
= 91   Turkey: 3.7% 
= 93   Japan: 3.6% 
= 93   Senegal: 3.6% 
= 95   Romania: 3.5% 
= 95   Macedonia, Republic of: 3.5% 
= 95   Bulgaria: 3.5% 
= 98   Solomon Islands: 3.4% 
= 98   Nepal: 3.4% 
# 100   Benin: 3.3% 
= 101   Congo, Republic of the: 3.2% 
= 101   Armenia: 3.2% 
= 101   Azerbaijan: 3.2% 
= 104   Kyrgyzstan: 3.1% 
= 104   Nicaragua: 3.1% 
= 104   Philippines: 3.1% 
= 107   Kazakhstan: 3% 
= 107   Peru: 3% 
= 109   El Salvador: 2.9% 
= 109   Madagascar: 2.9% 
= 111   Laos: 2.8% 
= 111   Tajikistan: 2.8% 
= 111   Gambia, The: 2.8% 
= 111   Angola: 2.8% 
= 111   Rwanda: 2.8% 
# 116   Lebanon: 2.7% 
= 117   Togo: 2.6% 
= 117   Uruguay: 2.6% 
# 119   Bangladesh: 2.4% 
= 120   Papua New Guinea: 2.3% 
= 120   Dominican Republic: 2.3% 
= 120   Niger: 2.3% 
= 123   Botswana: 2.2% 
= 123   Georgia: 2.2% 
# 125   Zambia: 2% 
= 126   Cambodia: 1.8% 
= 126   Guinea: 1.8% 
= 126   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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COMMENTARY     

Edria Murray
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31st January 2005 		This statistic states the total government spending across all areas of education. In most countries spending is not evenly distributed to all levels of education. To compare spending in different educational levels see also spending per student at primary, secondary and tertiary level.">Educational spending is one indicator of the level of resourcing in schools. Comparing educational spending with GDP can be an indicator of the importance of education according to government policy makers. However this indicator can be misleading if the GDP is significantly higher or lower than average.



To compare priorities for government spending, comparison should be made with spending in other areas such as military, health and social security.



To gain a better overview of educational resourcing, other resourcing indicators such as goverment spending per student and pupil teacher ratio should also be consulted.



This statistic states the total government spending across all areas of education. In most countries spending is not evenly distributed to all levels of education. To compare spending in different educational levels see also spending per student at primary, secondary and tertiary level.
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