Education spending (% of GDP) statistics - countries compared

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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Gordana 9th January 2010	How about Serbia?
Robert Ewels 10th December 2009	Do these figures include spending on infrastructure for the Education sector. There is currently a major build programme in the UK callled Building Schools for the future. I would like to know whether the UK figure includes this spending.
Pepito 27th November 2009	Where is China
Villa 2nd November 2009	No China ??? I'm doing a homework on the education expenditure , could you supply the data of China? Education spending (% of GDP) or statistic of expenditure would be OK.
Edria Murray Staff Editor 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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