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Education Statistics > Education spending (% Primary) (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Papua New Guinea: 71.4% 
#2   Cambodia: 65.6% 
#3   Namibia: 65.4% 
#4   Nepal: 61.5% 
#5   Macedonia, Republic of: 61% 
#6   El Salvador: 61% 
#7   Saint Lucia: 59.5% 
#8   Philippines: 57.6% 
#9   Benin: 57.4% 
#10   Paraguay: 55.1% 
#11   Zimbabwe: 54.9% 
#12   Malawi: 54.9% 
#13   Zambia: 54.8% 
#14   Guyana: 54.7% 
#15   Gambia, The: 54.7% 
#16   Mongolia: 53.8% 
#17   Botswana: 53.2% 
#18   Lesotho: 53.2% 
#19   Guinea: 52.1% 
#20   Niger: 51.5% 
#21   Belize: 50.9% 
#22   Chile: 50.7% 
#23   Nicaragua: 50.3% 
#24   Costa Rica: 49.3% 
#25   Tonga: 49.2% 
#26   Mexico: 49.1% 
#27   Rwanda: 48.2% 
#28   South Africa: 47.8% 
#29   Laos: 47% 
#30   Bolivia: 46.9% 
#31   Dominican Republic: 46.3% 
#32   Israel: 46.3% 
#33   Comoros: 45.7% 
#34   United Arab Emirates: 45.6% 
#35   Bangladesh: 45.4% 
#36   Togo: 44.8% 
#37   Uruguay: 44.1% 
#38   Cape Verde: 43.8% 
#39   Argentina: 43.3% 
#40   Burundi: 43.1% 
#41   Samoa: 43% 
#42   Cuba: 43% 
#43   Peru: 42.6% 
#44   Seychelles: 42.5% 
#45   Thailand: 42.3% 
#46   Côte d'Ivoire: 42.2% 
#47   Grenada: 42.1% 
#48   Colombia: 42.1% 
#49   Madagascar: 42.1% 
#50   Poland: 41.6% 
#51   Ecuador: 41.1% 
#52   Morocco: 39.8% 
#53   United States: 39.5% 
#54   India: 38.4% 
#55   Iceland: 38.4% 
#56   Brazil: 38.3% 
#57   Japan: 38.2% 
#58   Turkey: 37.7% 
#59   Moldova: 37.3% 
#60   Bulgaria: 37.2% 
#61   Indonesia: 37.1% 
#62   Portugal: 36.9% 
#63   Jamaica: 36.8% 
#64   Norway: 36.5% 
#65   Congo, Republic of the: 36.1% 
#66   Oman: 35.9% 
#67   Spain: 35.8% 
#68   Netherlands: 35.5% 
#69   Cyprus: 35.3% 
#70   Korea, South: 35.2% 
#71   Fiji: 35% 
#72   Australia: 35% 
#73   Sweden: 34.8% 
#74   Switzerland: 34.7% 
#75   Equatorial Guinea: 34.4% 
#76   Italy: 34.4% 
#77   Panama: 34.2% 
#78   Barbados: 33.7% 
#79   Estonia: 33.2% 
#80   Tunisia: 32.9% 
#81   Ireland: 32.6% 
#82   Croatia: 32.3% 
#83   United Kingdom: 32.2% 
#84   Mauritius: 32% 
#85   Malaysia: 32% 
#86   Swaziland: 31.8% 
#87   Belgium: 31.6% 
#88   France: 31.3% 
#89   Denmark: 31.1% 
#90   Hungary: 30.9% 
#91   Tajikistan: 30.8% 
#92   Antigua and Barbuda: 30.7% 
#93   Latvia: 30.2% 
#94   New Zealand: 28.6% 
#95   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 28.5% 
#96   Vanuatu: 27.9% 
#97   Austria: 27.6% 
#98   Greece: 27.5% 
#99   Finland: 27% 
#100   Eritrea: 26% 
#101   Azerbaijan: 25.9% 
#102   Czech Republic: 25.8% 
#103   Hong Kong: 25.1% 
#104   Iran: 25.1% 
#105   Slovakia: 24.4% 
#106   Kyrgyzstan: 23% 
#107   Kazakhstan: 22.9% 
#108   Germany: 22.8% 
#109   Armenia: 21.7% 
#110   Ukraine: 20% 
Weighted average: 40.4%  


DEFINITION: Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to primary education. Includes pre-primary education spending.

SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme

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