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