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Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Education Statistics > Public spending on education, total > % of GDP (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Kiribati :
16.53 %
2002
Education in Kiribati
# 2
Lesotho :
13.35 %
2005
Education in Lesotho
# 3
Marshall Islands :
11.83 %
2004
Education in Marshall Islands
# 4
Botswana :
10.66 %
2005
Education in Botswana
# 5
Palau :
10.28 %
2002
Education in Palau
# 6
Cuba :
9.77 %
2005
Education in Cuba
# 7
Yemen :
9.64 %
2001
Education in Yemen
# 8
Vanuatu :
9.62 %
2003
Education in Vanuatu
# 9
Uzbekistan :
9.37 %
1991
Education in Uzbekistan
# 10
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
9.35 %
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 11
Guyana :
8.5 %
2005
Education in Guyana
# 12
Denmark :
8.39 %
2003
Education in Denmark
# 13
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
8.17 %
2005
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 14
Iceland :
8.13 %
2003
Education in Iceland
# 15
Tunisia :
8.11 %
2003
Education in Tunisia
# 16
Malaysia :
7.95 %
2003
Education in Malaysia
# 17
Djibouti :
7.86 %
2005
Education in Djibouti
# 18
Norway :
7.69 %
2003
Education in Norway
# 19
Sweden :
7.53 %
2003
Education in Sweden
# 20
Cyprus :
7.37 %
2003
Education in Cyprus
# 21
Israel :
7.31 %
2003
Education in Israel
# 22
Micronesia, Federated States of :
7.25 %
2000
Education in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 23
Maldives :
7.14 %
2005
Education in Maldives
# 24
Barbados :
6.94 %
2005
Education in Barbados
# 25
Namibia :
6.92 %
2003
Education in Namibia
# 26
New Zealand :
6.83 %
2004
Education in New Zealand
= 27
Morocco :
6.75 %
2005
Education in Morocco
= 27
Saudi Arabia :
6.75 %
2004
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 29
Kenya :
6.74 %
2004
Education in Kenya
# 30
Cape Verde :
6.61 %
2005
Education in Cape Verde
# 31
Finland :
6.53 %
2003
Education in Finland
# 32
Fiji :
6.42 %
2004
Education in Fiji
# 33
Ukraine :
6.39 %
2005
Education in Ukraine
# 34
Bolivia :
6.37 %
2003
Education in Bolivia
# 35
Swaziland :
6.23 %
2004
Education in Swaziland
# 36
Belgium :
6.17 %
2003
Education in Belgium
# 37
Switzerland :
6.06 %
2003
Education in Switzerland
# 38
Slovenia :
6.02 %
2003
Education in Slovenia
# 39
Sudan :
6.01 %
1991
Education in Sudan
# 40
Belarus :
6 %
2005
Education in Belarus
= 41
Suriname :
5.94 %
1991
Education in Suriname
= 41
Hungary :
5.94 %
2003
Education in Hungary
= 43
Portugal :
5.91 %
2003
Education in Portugal
= 43
France :
5.91 %
2003
Education in France
# 45
United States :
5.85 %
2003
Education in United States
# 46
Saint Lucia :
5.83 %
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
# 47
Malawi :
5.81 %
2003
Education in Malawi
# 48
Mexico :
5.79 %
2003
Education in Mexico
# 49
Estonia :
5.67 %
2003
Education in Estonia
= 50
Bhutan :
5.62 %
2001
Education in Bhutan
= 50
Poland :
5.62 %
2003
Education in Poland
# 52
Austria :
5.5 %
2003
Education in Austria
# 53
United Kingdom :
5.48 %
2003
Education in United Kingdom
# 54
Ghana :
5.45 %
2005
Education in Ghana
# 55
Seychelles :
5.4 %
2004
Education in Seychelles
# 56
South Africa :
5.39 %
2005
Education in South Africa
= 57
Eritrea :
5.38 %
2005
Education in Eritrea
= 57
Senegal :
5.38 %
2005
Education in Senegal
= 59
Belize :
5.35 %
2004
Education in Belize
= 59
Mongolia :
5.35 %
2004
Education in Mongolia
= 61
Netherlands :
5.32 %
2003
Education in Netherlands
= 61
Latvia :
5.32 %
2003
Education in Latvia
# 63
Guinea-Bissau :
5.25 %
1999
Education in Guinea-Bissau
= 64
Canada :
5.23 %
2002
Education in Canada
= 64
Uganda :
5.23 %
2004
Education in Uganda
# 66
Grenada :
5.21 %
2003
Education in Grenada
# 67
Lithuania :
5.18 %
2003
Education in Lithuania
# 68
Aruba :
5.11 %
2005
Education in Aruba
= 69
Burundi :
5.1 %
2005
Education in Burundi
= 69
Algeria :
5.1 %
1991
Education in Algeria
# 71
Kuwait :
5.05 %
2005
Education in Kuwait
# 72
Ethiopia :
5 %
2005
Education in Ethiopia
# 73
Dominica :
4.99 %
1999
Education in Dominica
# 74
Jordan :
4.94 %
1999
Education in Jordan
# 75
Costa Rica :
4.92 %
2004
Education in Costa Rica
# 76
Italy :
4.87 %
2003
Education in Italy
# 77
Tonga :
4.81 %
2004
Education in Tonga
# 78
Colombia :
4.79 %
2005
Education in Colombia
# 79
Australia :
4.76 %
2003
Education in Australia
# 80
Iran :
4.72 %
2005
Education in Iran
# 81
Germany :
4.7 %
2003
Education in Germany
# 82
Burkina Faso :
4.68 %
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
# 83
Croatia :
4.66 %
2003
Education in Croatia
# 84
Venezuela :
4.65 %
1991
Education in Venezuela
# 85
Côte d'Ivoire :
4.63 %
2001
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 86
Korea, South :
4.62 %
2003
Education in Korea, South
# 87
Zimbabwe :
4.57 %
2000
Education in Zimbabwe
# 88
Czech Republic :
4.55 %
2003
Education in Czech Republic
# 89
Ireland :
4.54 %
2003
Education in Ireland
= 90
Samoa :
4.47 %
2002
Education in Samoa
= 90
Malta :
4.47 %
2002
Education in Malta
# 92
Mauritius :
4.46 %
2005
Education in Mauritius
= 93
Kyrgyzstan :
4.45 %
2003
Education in Kyrgyzstan
= 93
Monaco :
4.45 %
2004
Education in Monaco
= 93
Jamaica :
4.45 %
2004
Education in Jamaica
# 96
Brunei :
4.39 %
1998
Education in Brunei
# 97
Slovakia :
4.38 %
2003
Education in Slovakia
= 98
Paraguay :
4.31 %
2003
Education in Paraguay
= 98
Mali :
4.31 %
2005
Education in Mali
# 100
Spain :
4.29 %
2003
Education in Spain
# 101
Moldova :
4.27 %
2005
Education in Moldova
# 102
Bulgaria :
4.24 %
2003
Education in Bulgaria
# 103
Thailand :
4.23 %
2004
Education in Thailand
# 104
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.22 %
2002
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 105
Hong Kong :
4.2 %
2005
Education in Hong Kong
# 106
Brazil :
4.15 %
2002
Education in Brazil
= 107
Turkey :
4 %
2005
Education in Turkey
= 107
Greece :
4 %
2003
Education in Greece
= 109
Bahrain :
3.94 %
1991
Education in Bahrain
= 109
Turkmenistan :
3.94 %
1991
Education in Turkmenistan
# 111
Gabon :
3.93 %
2000
Education in Gabon
# 112
Egypt :
3.89 %
1991
Education in Egypt
# 113
Comoros :
3.88 %
2002
Education in Comoros
# 114
Syria :
3.86 %
1991
Education in Syria
# 115
Antigua and Barbuda :
3.85 %
2002
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
= 116
Rwanda :
3.8 %
2005
Education in Rwanda
= 116
Honduras :
3.8 %
1991
Education in Honduras
# 118
Sierra Leone :
3.79 %
2005
Education in Sierra Leone
# 119
Panama :
3.78 %
2004
Education in Panama
# 120
Singapore :
3.72 %
2001
Education in Singapore
# 121
Chile :
3.7 %
2004
Education in Chile
# 122
Mozambique :
3.69 %
2004
Education in Mozambique
# 123
India :
3.68 %
2003
Education in India
# 124
Russia :
3.67 %
2003
Education in Russia
# 125
Japan :
3.65 %
2003
Education in Japan
= 126
Bahamas, The :
3.6 %
2000
Education in Bahamas, The
= 126
Romania :
3.6 %
2003
Education in Romania
= 126
Oman :
3.6 %
2005
Education in Oman
# 129
Luxembourg :
3.56 %
1999
Education in Luxembourg
# 130
Argentina :
3.54 %
2003
Education in Argentina
# 131
Tajikistan :
3.49 %
2005
Education in Tajikistan
# 132
Benin :
3.48 %
2005
Education in Benin
# 133
Macedonia, Republic of :
3.39 %
2003
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 134
Nepal :
3.38 %
2003
Education in Nepal
# 135
Serbia and Montenegro :
3.29 %
2000
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 136
Solomon Islands :
3.27 %
1999
Education in Solomon Islands
# 137
Philippines :
3.23 %
2003
Education in Philippines
# 138
Madagascar :
3.19 %
2005
Education in Madagascar
# 139
Armenia :
3.18 %
2001
Education in Armenia
# 140
Nicaragua :
3.14 %
2003
Education in Nicaragua
# 141
Sri Lanka :
3.05 %
1998
Education in Sri Lanka
# 142
Georgia :
2.91 %
2004
Education in Georgia
# 143
Albania :
2.87 %
2002
Education in Albania
# 144
El Salvador :
2.75 %
2005
Education in El Salvador
# 145
Libya :
2.67 %
1999
Education in Libya
# 146
Togo :
2.63 %
2002
Education in Togo
# 147
Angola :
2.61 %
2001
Education in Angola
# 148
Andorra :
2.59 %
2004
Education in Andorra
# 149
Lebanon :
2.56 %
2005
Education in Lebanon
# 150
Azerbaijan :
2.48 %
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
# 151
Bangladesh :
2.47 %
2005
Education in Bangladesh
# 152
Peru :
2.39 %
2005
Education in Peru
# 153
Laos :
2.33 %
2005
Education in Laos
# 154
Kazakhstan :
2.31 %
2005
Education in Kazakhstan
= 155
Niger :
2.3 %
2004
Education in Niger
= 155
Pakistan :
2.3 %
2005
Education in Pakistan
= 155
Mauritania :
2.3 %
2005
Education in Mauritania
= 155
Macau :
2.3 %
2004
Education in Macau
# 159
Uruguay :
2.23 %
2003
Education in Uruguay
# 160
Congo, Republic of the :
2.2 %
2005
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 161
Tanzania :
2.17 %
1999
Education in Tanzania
# 162
Chad :
2.06 %
2005
Education in Chad
= 163
Gambia, The :
2.02 %
2004
Education in Gambia, The
= 163
Guinea :
2.02 %
2005
Education in Guinea
# 165
Zambia :
1.99 %
2005
Education in Zambia
# 166
Bermuda :
1.92 %
2004
Education in Bermuda
# 167
China :
1.91 %
1999
Education in China
# 168
Cambodia :
1.88 %
2004
Education in Cambodia
# 169
Central African Republic :
1.86 %
1998
Education in Central African Republic
# 170
Dominican Republic :
1.83 %
2005
Education in Dominican Republic
# 171
Vietnam :
1.8 %
1991
Education in Vietnam
# 172
Cameroon :
1.77 %
2005
Education in Cameroon
# 173
Qatar :
1.59 %
2004
Education in Qatar
# 174
Haiti :
1.37 %
1991
Education in Haiti
# 175
Guatemala :
1.28 %
1991
Education in Guatemala
# 176
United Arab Emirates :
1.27 %
2005
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 177
Burma :
1.26 %
2001
Education in Burma
# 178
Indonesia :
0.95 %
2003
Education in Indonesia
# 179
Nigeria :
0.89 %
1991
Education in Nigeria
# 180
Equatorial Guinea :
0.61 %
2003
Education in Equatorial Guinea
Weighted average:
4.8 %
DEFINITION: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
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