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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 government expenditure (most recent) by country
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2005
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Yemen :
32.78 %
2000
Education in Yemen
# 2
Lesotho :
29.82 %
2005
Education in Lesotho
# 3
Kenya :
29.19 %
2004
Education in Kenya
# 4
Malaysia :
28.02 %
2003
Education in Malaysia
# 5
Saudi Arabia :
27.57 %
2004
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 6
Thailand :
27.53 %
2004
Education in Thailand
# 7
United Arab Emirates :
27.43 %
2005
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 8
Djibouti :
27.32 %
2005
Education in Djibouti
# 9
Morocco :
27.23 %
2005
Education in Morocco
# 10
Vanuatu :
26.71 %
2001
Education in Vanuatu
# 11
Guinea :
25.62 %
2000
Education in Guinea
# 12
Cape Verde :
25.44 %
2005
Education in Cape Verde
# 13
Madagascar :
25.3 %
2005
Education in Madagascar
# 14
Malawi :
24.58 %
1999
Education in Malawi
# 15
Oman :
24.23 %
2005
Education in Oman
# 16
Comoros :
24.12 %
2002
Education in Comoros
# 17
Mexico :
23.82 %
2003
Education in Mexico
# 18
Hong Kong :
22.99 %
2005
Education in Hong Kong
# 19
Iran :
22.85 %
2005
Education in Iran
# 20
Mongolia :
22.71 %
1991
Education in Mongolia
# 21
Algeria :
22.05 %
1991
Education in Algeria
# 22
Côte d'Ivoire :
21.6 %
2005
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 23
Botswana :
21.55 %
2005
Education in Botswana
# 24
Moldova :
21.15 %
2005
Education in Moldova
# 25
Namibia :
21.04 %
2000
Education in Namibia
# 26
New Zealand :
20.92 %
2003
Education in New Zealand
# 27
Jordan :
20.6 %
1999
Education in Jordan
# 28
Fiji :
20.04 %
2002
Education in Fiji
# 29
Haiti :
20.01 %
1991
Education in Haiti
# 30
El Salvador :
20 %
2002
Education in El Salvador
# 31
Bahamas, The :
19.67 %
2000
Education in Bahamas, The
# 32
Turkmenistan :
19.65 %
1991
Education in Turkmenistan
# 33
Azerbaijan :
19.58 %
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
# 34
Swaziland :
19.51 %
1991
Education in Swaziland
# 35
Mozambique :
19.47 %
2004
Education in Mozambique
# 36
Ethiopia :
19.4 %
2005
Education in Ethiopia
# 37
Senegal :
18.93 %
2005
Education in Senegal
# 38
Ukraine :
18.9 %
2005
Education in Ukraine
# 39
Kyrgyzstan :
18.65 %
2001
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 40
Niger :
18.58 %
1991
Education in Niger
# 41
Costa Rica :
18.53 %
2004
Education in Costa Rica
# 42
Chile :
18.47 %
2004
Education in Chile
# 43
Uganda :
18.29 %
2004
Education in Uganda
# 44
Singapore :
18.22 %
1991
Education in Singapore
# 45
Tunisia :
18.2 %
2001
Education in Tunisia
= 46
Burma :
18.12 %
2001
Education in Burma
= 46
Belize :
18.12 %
2003
Education in Belize
# 48
Bolivia :
18.06 %
2003
Education in Bolivia
# 49
Tajikistan :
18.04 %
2005
Education in Tajikistan
# 50
South Africa :
17.85 %
2005
Education in South Africa
# 51
Uzbekistan :
17.81 %
1991
Education in Uzbekistan
# 52
Burundi :
17.73 %
2005
Education in Burundi
# 53
Philippines :
17.22 %
2003
Education in Philippines
# 54
Venezuela :
17.04 %
1991
Education in Venezuela
# 55
Bermuda :
17 %
1998
Education in Bermuda
# 56
Iceland :
16.95 %
2003
Education in Iceland
# 57
Saint Lucia :
16.91 %
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
# 58
Burkina Faso :
16.64 %
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
# 59
Cuba :
16.58 %
2005
Education in Cuba
# 60
Macedonia, Republic of :
16.42 %
2003
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 61
Barbados :
16.4 %
2005
Education in Barbados
# 62
Cyprus :
16.23 %
2003
Education in Cyprus
# 63
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
16.09 %
2005
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 64
Marshall Islands :
15.76 %
2003
Education in Marshall Islands
# 65
Norway :
15.73 %
2003
Education in Norway
# 66
Lithuania :
15.66 %
2003
Education in Lithuania
# 67
Estonia :
15.44 %
2003
Education in Estonia
# 68
Aruba :
15.43 %
2005
Education in Aruba
# 69
Latvia :
15.37 %
2003
Education in Latvia
# 70
United States :
15.25 %
2003
Education in United States
# 71
Denmark :
15.08 %
2003
Education in Denmark
= 72
Maldives :
15 %
2005
Education in Maldives
= 72
Nicaragua :
15 %
2002
Education in Nicaragua
# 74
Korea, South :
14.98 %
2003
Education in Korea, South
# 75
Nepal :
14.89 %
2003
Education in Nepal
# 76
Mali :
14.83 %
2005
Education in Mali
# 77
Zambia :
14.8 %
2004
Education in Zambia
# 78
Cambodia :
14.65 %
2000
Education in Cambodia
# 79
Guyana :
14.53 %
2005
Education in Guyana
# 80
Mauritius :
14.26 %
2005
Education in Mauritius
# 81
Bangladesh :
14.24 %
2005
Education in Bangladesh
# 82
Syria :
14.2 %
1991
Education in Syria
# 83
Benin :
14.14 %
2005
Education in Benin
# 84
Macau :
14.03 %
2004
Education in Macau
# 85
Peru :
13.7 %
2005
Education in Peru
# 86
Israel :
13.69 %
2003
Education in Israel
# 87
Samoa :
13.67 %
2002
Education in Samoa
# 88
Turkey :
13.6 %
2005
Education in Turkey
# 89
Togo :
13.55 %
2002
Education in Togo
# 90
Tonga :
13.5 %
2003
Education in Tonga
# 91
Trinidad and Tobago :
13.4 %
2001
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 92
Australia :
13.32 %
2000
Education in Australia
# 93
Ireland :
13.15 %
2003
Education in Ireland
# 94
Georgia :
13.14 %
2004
Education in Georgia
# 95
Guatemala :
13.02 %
1991
Education in Guatemala
# 96
China :
12.97 %
1999
Education in China
# 97
Switzerland :
12.96 %
2003
Education in Switzerland
= 98
Bhutan :
12.86 %
2001
Education in Bhutan
= 98
Grenada :
12.86 %
2003
Education in Grenada
# 100
Sweden :
12.83 %
2003
Education in Sweden
# 101
Finland :
12.82 %
2003
Education in Finland
= 102
Netherlands Antilles :
12.8 %
2001
Education in Netherlands Antilles
= 102
Bahrain :
12.8 %
1991
Education in Bahrain
# 104
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
12.71 %
2003
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 105
Kuwait :
12.7 %
2005
Education in Kuwait
# 106
Slovenia :
12.56 %
2003
Education in Slovenia
# 107
Canada :
12.46 %
2001
Education in Canada
# 108
Portugal :
12.41 %
2003
Education in Portugal
# 109
Poland :
12.29 %
2002
Education in Poland
= 110
Rwanda :
12.25 %
2005
Education in Rwanda
= 110
Russia :
12.25 %
2003
Education in Russia
# 112
Kazakhstan :
12.09 %
2000
Education in Kazakhstan
# 113
Argentina :
12.02 %
2003
Education in Argentina
# 114
United Kingdom :
11.93 %
2003
Education in United Kingdom
# 115
Guinea-Bissau :
11.86 %
1999
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 116
Belgium :
11.85 %
2003
Education in Belgium
# 117
Laos :
11.71 %
2005
Education in Laos
# 118
Tanzania :
11.37 %
1991
Education in Tanzania
# 119
Belarus :
11.33 %
2005
Education in Belarus
# 120
Spain :
11.19 %
2003
Education in Spain
# 121
Slovakia :
11.18 %
2003
Education in Slovakia
# 122
Colombia :
11.06 %
2005
Education in Colombia
# 123
France :
11.03 %
2003
Education in France
# 124
Lebanon :
10.99 %
2005
Education in Lebanon
# 125
Pakistan :
10.94 %
2005
Education in Pakistan
# 126
Brazil :
10.86 %
2002
Education in Brazil
# 127
Austria :
10.83 %
2003
Education in Austria
# 128
Netherlands :
10.78 %
2003
Education in Netherlands
# 129
Paraguay :
10.75 %
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 130
India :
10.74 %
2003
Education in India
# 131
Seychelles :
10.7 %
1998
Education in Seychelles
# 132
Japan :
10.68 %
2003
Education in Japan
# 133
Hungary :
10.25 %
2002
Education in Hungary
# 134
Chad :
10.12 %
2005
Education in Chad
# 135
Malta :
10.09 %
2002
Education in Malta
# 136
Croatia :
9.99 %
2002
Education in Croatia
# 137
Vietnam :
9.73 %
1991
Education in Vietnam
# 138
Germany :
9.72 %
2003
Education in Germany
# 139
Dominican Republic :
9.7 %
2005
Education in Dominican Republic
# 140
Gabon :
9.61 %
1998
Education in Gabon
# 141
Jamaica :
9.54 %
2003
Education in Jamaica
# 142
Italy :
9.5 %
2003
Education in Italy
# 143
Brunei :
9.14 %
2000
Education in Brunei
# 144
Indonesia :
9.03 %
2002
Education in Indonesia
= 145
Panama :
8.95 %
2004
Education in Panama
= 145
Gambia, The :
8.95 %
2002
Education in Gambia, The
# 147
Cameroon :
8.57 %
2005
Education in Cameroon
# 148
Czech Republic :
8.51 %
2003
Education in Czech Republic
# 149
Luxembourg :
8.5 %
1999
Education in Luxembourg
# 150
Albania :
8.43 %
2002
Education in Albania
# 151
Sri Lanka :
8.41 %
1991
Education in Sri Lanka
# 152
Mauritania :
8.31 %
2005
Education in Mauritania
# 153
Congo, Republic of the :
8.09 %
2005
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 154
Ecuador :
8.01 %
2000
Education in Ecuador
# 155
Greece :
7.98 %
2003
Education in Greece
# 156
Solomon Islands :
7.94 %
1991
Education in Solomon Islands
# 157
Uruguay :
7.86 %
2003
Education in Uruguay
# 158
Angola :
6.35 %
1999
Education in Angola
# 159
Monaco :
5.07 %
1999
Education in Monaco
# 160
Equatorial Guinea :
4.01 %
2003
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 161
Sudan :
2.75 %
1991
Education in Sudan
Weighted average:
15.3 %
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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