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World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.
DEFINITION
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Education Statistics > Spending > Proportion (2001) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Uzbekistan :
9.37
2001
Education in Uzbekistan
# 2
Sweden :
8.04
2001
Education in Sweden
# 3
Denmark :
7.97
2001
Education in Denmark
# 4
Namibia :
7.28
2001
Education in Namibia
# 5
New Zealand :
7.24
2001
Education in New Zealand
# 6
Saudi Arabia :
7.19
2001
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 7
Mongolia :
7.13
2001
Education in Mongolia
# 8
Cuba :
7.09
2001
Education in Cuba
# 9
Lesotho :
7.08
2001
Education in Lesotho
# 10
Swaziland :
7.02
2001
Education in Swaziland
# 11
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
7
2001
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 12
Israel :
6.89
2001
Education in Israel
# 13
Zimbabwe :
6.87
2001
Education in Zimbabwe
# 14
Saint Lucia :
6.87
2001
Education in Saint Lucia
# 15
Barbados :
6.4
2001
Education in Barbados
# 16
Norway :
6.38
2001
Education in Norway
# 17
Papua New Guinea :
6.28
2001
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 18
Tunisia :
6.15
2001
Education in Tunisia
# 19
Jamaica :
5.96
2001
Education in Jamaica
# 20
Vanuatu :
5.95
2001
Education in Vanuatu
# 21
Lithuania :
5.81
2001
Education in Lithuania
# 22
Iceland :
5.7
2001
Education in Iceland
# 23
Finland :
5.65
2001
Education in Finland
# 24
Austria :
5.64
2001
Education in Austria
# 25
Jordan :
5.61
2001
Education in Jordan
# 26
Botswana :
5.61
2001
Education in Botswana
# 27
Latvia :
5.57
2001
Education in Latvia
# 28
Estonia :
5.53
2001
Education in Estonia
# 29
Guyana :
5.51
2001
Education in Guyana
# 30
Portugal :
5.48
2001
Education in Portugal
# 31
Bolivia :
5.44
2001
Education in Bolivia
# 32
Malaysia :
5.43
2001
Education in Malaysia
# 33
Grenada :
5.4
2001
Education in Grenada
# 34
Belarus :
5.39
2001
Education in Belarus
# 35
Slovenia :
5.35
2001
Education in Slovenia
# 36
United Kingdom :
5.33
2001
Education in United Kingdom
# 37
Morocco :
5.27
2001
Education in Morocco
# 38
South Africa :
5.27
2001
Education in South Africa
# 39
Cyprus :
5.26
2001
Education in Cyprus
# 40
Moldova :
5.25
2001
Education in Moldova
# 41
Seychelles :
5.24
2001
Education in Seychelles
# 42
Kenya :
5.15
2001
Education in Kenya
# 43
Canada :
5.15
2001
Education in Canada
# 44
Mexico :
5.06
2001
Education in Mexico
# 45
France :
5.05
2001
Education in France
# 46
Belize :
5.03
2001
Education in Belize
# 47
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
5.02
2001
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 48
Australia :
5.01
2001
Education in Australia
# 49
Kuwait :
5
2001
Education in Kuwait
# 50
Dominica :
4.96
2001
Education in Dominica
# 51
Argentina :
4.92
2001
Education in Argentina
# 52
Macedonia, Republic of :
4.9
2001
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 53
Paraguay :
4.81
2001
Education in Paraguay
# 54
Thailand :
4.79
2001
Education in Thailand
# 55
United States :
4.79
2001
Education in United States
# 56
Costa Rica :
4.79
2001
Education in Costa Rica
# 57
Sierra Leone :
4.76
2001
Education in Sierra Leone
# 58
Hungary :
4.74
2001
Education in Hungary
# 59
Côte d'Ivoire :
4.67
2001
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 60
Italy :
4.62
2001
Education in Italy
# 61
Netherlands :
4.59
2001
Education in Netherlands
# 62
Fiji :
4.57
2001
Education in Fiji
# 63
Switzerland :
4.48
2001
Education in Switzerland
# 64
Algeria :
4.47
2001
Education in Algeria
# 65
Cape Verde :
4.44
2001
Education in Cape Verde
# 66
Ireland :
4.43
2001
Education in Ireland
# 67
Panama :
4.42
2001
Education in Panama
# 68
India :
4.42
2001
Education in India
# 69
Malta :
4.41
2001
Education in Malta
# 70
Ukraine :
4.41
2001
Education in Ukraine
# 71
Kazakhstan :
4.41
2001
Education in Kazakhstan
# 72
Bahrain :
4.36
2001
Education in Bahrain
# 73
Poland :
4.35
2001
Education in Poland
# 74
Venezuela :
4.35
2001
Education in Venezuela
# 75
Germany :
4.31
2001
Education in Germany
# 76
Georgia :
4.27
2001
Education in Georgia
# 77
Comoros :
4.19
2001
Education in Comoros
# 78
Tonga :
4.18
2001
Education in Tonga
# 79
Croatia :
4.11
2001
Education in Croatia
# 80
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.01
2001
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 81
Samoa :
3.98
2001
Education in Samoa
# 82
Spain :
3.96
2001
Education in Spain
# 83
Congo, Republic of the :
3.93
2001
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 84
Togo :
3.9
2001
Education in Togo
# 85
Bahamas, The :
3.84
2001
Education in Bahamas, The
# 86
Czech Republic :
3.84
2001
Education in Czech Republic
# 87
Solomon Islands :
3.83
2001
Education in Solomon Islands
# 88
Brazil :
3.82
2001
Education in Brazil
# 89
Malawi :
3.81
2001
Education in Malawi
# 90
Bhutan :
3.8
2001
Education in Bhutan
# 91
Slovakia :
3.8
2001
Education in Slovakia
# 92
Luxembourg :
3.72
2001
Education in Luxembourg
# 93
Burundi :
3.7
2001
Education in Burundi
# 94
Azerbaijan :
3.68
2001
Education in Azerbaijan
# 95
Eritrea :
3.68
2001
Education in Eritrea
# 96
Brunei :
3.64
2001
Education in Brunei
# 97
Chile :
3.61
2001
Education in Chile
# 98
Djibouti :
3.56
2001
Education in Djibouti
# 99
Honduras :
3.55
2001
Education in Honduras
# 100
Russia :
3.54
2001
Education in Russia
# 101
Rwanda :
3.54
2001
Education in Rwanda
# 102
Turkey :
3.49
2001
Education in Turkey
# 103
Bulgaria :
3.48
2001
Education in Bulgaria
# 104
Oman :
3.48
2001
Education in Oman
# 105
Suriname :
3.44
2001
Education in Suriname
# 106
Antigua and Barbuda :
3.36
2001
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 107
Nicaragua :
3.28
2001
Education in Nicaragua
# 108
Bermuda :
3.26
2001
Education in Bermuda
# 109
Kyrgyzstan :
3.18
2001
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 110
Japan :
3.17
2001
Education in Japan
# 111
Colombia :
3.1
2001
Education in Colombia
# 112
Mauritania :
3.09
2001
Education in Mauritania
# 113
Gabon :
3.06
2001
Education in Gabon
# 114
Romania :
3.05
2001
Education in Romania
# 115
Belgium :
3.04
2001
Education in Belgium
# 116
Mauritius :
3.04
2001
Education in Mauritius
# 117
Benin :
3.03
2001
Education in Benin
# 118
Maldives :
3.01
2001
Education in Maldives
# 119
Angola :
2.96
2001
Education in Angola
# 120
Ghana :
2.85
2001
Education in Ghana
# 121
Albania :
2.84
2001
Education in Albania
# 122
Peru :
2.82
2001
Education in Peru
# 123
Lebanon :
2.82
2001
Education in Lebanon
# 124
Vietnam :
2.81
2001
Education in Vietnam
# 125
Philippines :
2.8
2001
Education in Philippines
# 126
Senegal :
2.8
2001
Education in Senegal
# 127
Nepal :
2.76
2001
Education in Nepal
# 128
Mali :
2.72
2001
Education in Mali
# 129
Singapore :
2.7
2001
Education in Singapore
# 130
Uruguay :
2.65
2001
Education in Uruguay
# 131
Syria :
2.6
2001
Education in Syria
# 132
Sri Lanka :
2.55
2001
Education in Sri Lanka
# 133
El Salvador :
2.54
2001
Education in El Salvador
# 134
Gambia, The :
2.49
2001
Education in Gambia, The
# 135
Greece :
2.48
2001
Education in Greece
# 136
Zambia :
2.46
2001
Education in Zambia
# 137
Ethiopia :
2.4
2001
Education in Ethiopia
# 138
Tanzania :
2.39
2001
Education in Tanzania
# 139
Burkina Faso :
2.38
2001
Education in Burkina Faso
# 140
Pakistan :
2.34
2001
Education in Pakistan
# 141
Niger :
2.32
2001
Education in Niger
# 142
Dominican Republic :
2.3
2001
Education in Dominican Republic
# 143
Guinea-Bissau :
2.29
2001
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 144
Armenia :
2.22
2001
Education in Armenia
# 145
Madagascar :
2.07
2001
Education in Madagascar
# 146
Guinea :
2
2001
Education in Guinea
# 147
Uganda :
1.94
2001
Education in Uganda
# 148
Tajikistan :
1.92
2001
Education in Tajikistan
# 149
Mozambique :
1.8
2001
Education in Mozambique
# 150
China :
1.8
2001
Education in China
# 151
Cameroon :
1.77
2001
Education in Cameroon
# 152
Cambodia :
1.7
2001
Education in Cambodia
# 153
Central African Republic :
1.58
2001
Education in Central African Republic
# 154
Guatemala :
1.57
2001
Education in Guatemala
# 155
Haiti :
1.46
2001
Education in Haiti
# 156
Bangladesh :
1.46
2001
Education in Bangladesh
# 157
Chad :
1.44
2001
Education in Chad
# 158
Ecuador :
1.38
2001
Education in Ecuador
# 159
Indonesia :
1.15
2001
Education in Indonesia
# 160
Laos :
1.09
2001
Education in Laos
# 161
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.95
2001
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 162
Sudan :
0.87
2001
Education in Sudan
# 163
Nigeria :
0.85
2001
Education in Nigeria
# 164
Burma :
0.84
2001
Education in Burma
# 165
Equatorial Guinea :
0.77
2001
Education in Equatorial Guinea
Weighted average:
4.0
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
4.8
DEFINITION: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
SOURCE: World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.
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