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DEFINITION
Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to tertiary education.
Education Statistics > Education spending (% Tertiary) (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Nicaragua: |
37.7% |
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# 2
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Canada: |
36.2% |
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# 3
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Equatorial Guinea: |
34.9% |
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# 4
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Rwanda: |
34.7% |
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# 5
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Ukraine: |
34% |
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# 6
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Malaysia: |
33.3% |
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# 7
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Samoa: |
33.2% |
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# 8
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Hong Kong: |
32.6% |
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# 9
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Finland: |
32.5% |
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# 10
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Greece: |
32.4% |
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# 11
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Turkey: |
32.2% |
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# 12
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Denmark: |
32% |
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# 13
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Armenia: |
29.8% |
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# 14
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Barbados: |
28.6% |
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# 15
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Lebanon: |
28.5% |
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# 16
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Sweden: |
28.3% |
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# 17
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Panama: |
28.1% |
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# 18
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Ireland: |
27.6% |
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# 19
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Norway: |
27.5% |
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= 20
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Swaziland: |
25.5% |
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= 20
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Congo, Republic of the: |
25.5% |
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= 22
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United States: |
25.2% |
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= 22
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Netherlands: |
25.2% |
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= 24
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
25.1% |
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= 24
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Bolivia: |
25.1% |
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= 26
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Burundi: |
24.9% |
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= 26
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New Zealand: |
24.9% |
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# 28
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Germany: |
24.5% |
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= 29
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Australia: |
24.2% |
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= 29
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Switzerland: |
24.2% |
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# 31
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Indonesia: |
23.6% |
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= 32
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Hungary: |
22.8% |
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= 32
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Spain: |
22.8% |
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= 32
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Tunisia: |
22.8% |
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# 35
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Austria: |
22.6% |
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= 36
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Belgium: |
21.7% |
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= 36
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Thailand: |
21.7% |
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# 38
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Brazil: |
21.6% |
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# 39
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Uruguay: |
21.5% |
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# 40
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
21.2% |
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# 41
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United Kingdom: |
20.6% |
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# 42
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India: |
20.3% |
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# 43
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Slovakia: |
20.2% |
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# 44
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Czech Republic: |
20% |
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# 45
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Estonia: |
19.7% |
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= 46
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Belize: |
19.6% |
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= 46
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Mexico: |
19.6% |
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# 48
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Poland: |
19.5% |
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= 49
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Togo: |
19.4% |
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= 49
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Zambia: |
19.4% |
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# 51
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Jamaica: |
19.2% |
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# 52
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Croatia: |
19.1% |
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# 53
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Costa Rica: |
18.8% |
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= 54
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Lesotho: |
18.6% |
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= 54
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Botswana: |
18.6% |
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# 56
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Italy: |
18.5% |
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# 57
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Malawi: |
18.3% |
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# 58
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Kyrgyzstan: |
18% |
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# 59
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Iceland: |
17.8% |
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# 60
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France: |
17.7% |
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= 61
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Cape Verde: |
17.5% |
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= 61
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Cuba: |
17.5% |
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= 61
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Argentina: |
17.5% |
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# 64
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Seychelles: |
17.4% |
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# 65
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Portugal: |
17.2% |
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# 66
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Iran: |
17.1% |
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# 67
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Israel: |
16.7% |
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# 68
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Zimbabwe: |
16.6% |
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# 69
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Paraguay: |
16.5% |
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# 70
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Benin: |
16.4% |
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# 71
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Morocco: |
16.3% |
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# 72
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Niger: |
16.2% |
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# 73
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Fiji: |
16% |
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# 74
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Bulgaria: |
15.8% |
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# 75
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Mauritius: |
15.6% |
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# 76
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Mongolia: |
15.5% |
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# 77
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Latvia: |
15.4% |
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# 78
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
15% |
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= 79
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Eritrea: |
14.9% |
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= 79
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Japan: |
14.9% |
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= 81
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Peru: |
14.6% |
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= 81
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South Africa: |
14.6% |
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# 83
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Cyprus: |
14.4% |
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= 84
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Philippines: |
14% |
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= 84
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Chile: |
14% |
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= 84
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Gambia, The: |
14% |
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# 87
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Colombia: |
13.3% |
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# 88
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Kazakhstan: |
13.1% |
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# 89
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Laos: |
12.6% |
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# 90
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Madagascar: |
12.2% |
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# 91
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Tajikistan: |
12.1% |
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# 92
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Dominican Republic: |
10.9% |
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# 93
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Moldova: |
10.7% |
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# 94
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Vanuatu: |
10.5% |
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# 95
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Nepal: |
10.3% |
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# 96
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Grenada: |
9.8% |
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# 97
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Oman: |
9.2% |
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# 98
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Bangladesh: |
9.1% |
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# 99
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Namibia: |
8.7% |
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# 100
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Korea, South: |
8.1% |
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# 101
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Comoros: |
7.7% |
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# 102
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
6.7% |
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# 103
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El Salvador: |
6.6% |
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# 104
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Azerbaijan: |
5.8% |
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# 105
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Ecuador: |
5.2% |
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# 106
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Guyana: |
4.9% |
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# 107
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Papua New Guinea: |
4.3% |
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# 108
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United Arab Emirates: |
2.4% |
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Weighted average: |
19.3% |
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DEFINITION: Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to tertiary education.
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