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

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


DEFINITION: Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to tertiary education.

SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme

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