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

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Papua New Guinea: 71.4% 
# 2   Cambodia: 65.6% 
# 3   Namibia: 65.4% 
# 4   Nepal: 61.5% 
= 5   El Salvador: 61% 
= 5   Macedonia, Republic of: 61% 
# 7   Saint Lucia: 59.5% 
# 8   Philippines: 57.6% 
# 9   Benin: 57.4% 
# 10   Paraguay: 55.1% 
= 11   Malawi: 54.9% 
= 11   Zimbabwe: 54.9% 
# 13   Zambia: 54.8% 
= 14   Gambia, The: 54.7% 
= 14   Guyana: 54.7% 
# 16   Mongolia: 53.8% 
= 17   Botswana: 53.2% 
= 17   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% 
= 31   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% 
= 41   Cuba: 43% 
# 43   Peru: 42.6% 
# 44   Seychelles: 42.5% 
# 45   Thailand: 42.3% 
# 46   Côte d'Ivoire: 42.2% 
= 47   Colombia: 42.1% 
= 47   Madagascar: 42.1% 
= 47   Grenada: 42.1% 
# 50   Poland: 41.6% 
# 51   Ecuador: 41.1% 
# 52   Morocco: 39.8% 
# 53   United States: 39.5% 
= 54   Iceland: 38.4% 
= 54   India: 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   Australia: 35% 
= 71   Fiji: 35% 
# 73   Sweden: 34.8% 
# 74   Switzerland: 34.7% 
= 75   Equatorial Guinea: 34.4% 
= 75   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% 
= 84   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% 
= 103   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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