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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.
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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 (2003) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
9.64
2003
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 2
Uzbekistan :
9.37
2003
Education in Uzbekistan
# 3
Sweden :
8.04
2003
Education in Sweden
# 4
Denmark :
7.91
2003
Education in Denmark
# 5
Guyana :
7.68
2003
Education in Guyana
# 6
Mongolia :
7.55
2003
Education in Mongolia
# 7
Barbados :
7.35
2003
Education in Barbados
# 8
Namibia :
7.28
2003
Education in Namibia
# 9
Iceland :
7.27
2003
Education in Iceland
# 10
Saudi Arabia :
7.19
2003
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 11
Cuba :
7.09
2003
Education in Cuba
# 12
Lesotho :
7.08
2003
Education in Lesotho
# 13
New Zealand :
7.02
2003
Education in New Zealand
# 14
Maldives :
6.89
2003
Education in Maldives
# 15
Zimbabwe :
6.87
2003
Education in Zimbabwe
# 16
Saint Lucia :
6.87
2003
Education in Saint Lucia
# 17
Norway :
6.85
2003
Education in Norway
# 18
Israel :
6.85
2003
Education in Israel
# 19
Marshall Islands :
6.61
2003
Education in Marshall Islands
# 20
Tunisia :
6.57
2003
Education in Tunisia
# 21
Cyprus :
6.51
2003
Education in Cyprus
# 22
Bolivia :
6.33
2003
Education in Bolivia
# 23
Papua New Guinea :
6.28
2003
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 24
Kenya :
6.08
2003
Education in Kenya
# 25
Finland :
5.99
2003
Education in Finland
# 26
Vanuatu :
5.95
2003
Education in Vanuatu
# 27
Malaysia :
5.76
2003
Education in Malaysia
# 28
Mexico :
5.72
2003
Education in Mexico
# 29
Hungary :
5.71
2003
Education in Hungary
# 30
Swaziland :
5.68
2003
Education in Swaziland
# 31
Botswana :
5.61
2003
Education in Botswana
# 32
Jordan :
5.61
2003
Education in Jordan
# 33
Cape Verde :
5.6
2003
Education in Cape Verde
# 34
Latvia :
5.57
2003
Education in Latvia
# 35
Kuwait :
5.5
2003
Education in Kuwait
# 36
Austria :
5.42
2003
Education in Austria
# 37
Portugal :
5.42
2003
Education in Portugal
# 38
Belarus :
5.39
2003
Education in Belarus
# 39
Morocco :
5.38
2003
Education in Morocco
# 40
France :
5.36
2003
Education in France
# 41
Slovenia :
5.35
2003
Education in Slovenia
# 42
Seychelles :
5.35
2003
Education in Seychelles
# 43
United Kingdom :
5.33
2003
Education in United Kingdom
# 44
Moldova :
5.25
2003
Education in Moldova
# 45
Poland :
5.19
2003
Education in Poland
# 46
Canada :
5.16
2003
Education in Canada
# 47
Belize :
5.15
2003
Education in Belize
# 48
Switzerland :
5.15
2003
Education in Switzerland
# 49
Grenada :
5.14
2003
Education in Grenada
# 50
South Africa :
5.09
2003
Education in South Africa
# 51
Lithuania :
5.08
2003
Education in Lithuania
# 52
Estonia :
5.07
2003
Education in Estonia
# 53
Dominica :
4.96
2003
Education in Dominica
# 54
Macedonia, Republic of :
4.9
2003
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 55
Australia :
4.9
2003
Education in Australia
# 56
Jamaica :
4.87
2003
Education in Jamaica
# 57
Ireland :
4.8
2003
Education in Ireland
# 58
Thailand :
4.79
2003
Education in Thailand
# 59
United States :
4.79
2003
Education in United States
# 60
Netherlands :
4.73
2003
Education in Netherlands
# 61
Côte d'Ivoire :
4.67
2003
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 62
Fiji :
4.57
2003
Education in Fiji
# 63
Paraguay :
4.51
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 64
Italy :
4.48
2003
Education in Italy
# 65
Sierra Leone :
4.48
2003
Education in Sierra Leone
# 66
Algeria :
4.47
2003
Education in Algeria
# 67
Panama :
4.42
2003
Education in Panama
# 68
India :
4.42
2003
Education in India
# 69
Ukraine :
4.41
2003
Education in Ukraine
# 70
Kazakhstan :
4.41
2003
Education in Kazakhstan
# 71
Croatia :
4.39
2003
Education in Croatia
# 72
Bahrain :
4.36
2003
Education in Bahrain
# 73
Kyrgyzstan :
4.36
2003
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 74
Venezuela :
4.35
2003
Education in Venezuela
# 75
Germany :
4.31
2003
Education in Germany
# 76
Czech Republic :
4.3
2003
Education in Czech Republic
# 77
Georgia :
4.27
2003
Education in Georgia
# 78
Costa Rica :
4.22
2003
Education in Costa Rica
# 79
Comoros :
4.19
2003
Education in Comoros
# 80
Malta :
4.15
2003
Education in Malta
# 81
Slovakia :
4.05
2003
Education in Slovakia
# 82
Bulgaria :
4.03
2003
Education in Bulgaria
# 83
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.01
2003
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 84
Samoa :
3.98
2003
Education in Samoa
# 85
Antigua and Barbuda :
3.95
2003
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 86
Spain :
3.9
2003
Education in Spain
# 87
Burundi :
3.9
2003
Education in Burundi
# 88
Chile :
3.89
2003
Education in Chile
# 89
Bahamas, The :
3.84
2003
Education in Bahamas, The
# 90
Oman :
3.84
2003
Education in Oman
# 91
Solomon Islands :
3.83
2003
Education in Solomon Islands
# 92
Bhutan :
3.8
2003
Education in Bhutan
# 93
Tonga :
3.77
2003
Education in Tonga
# 94
Argentina :
3.74
2003
Education in Argentina
# 95
Luxembourg :
3.72
2003
Education in Luxembourg
# 96
Brazil :
3.71
2003
Education in Brazil
# 97
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
3.66
2003
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 98
Togo :
3.65
2003
Education in Togo
# 99
Brunei :
3.64
2003
Education in Brunei
# 100
Congo, Republic of the :
3.64
2003
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 101
Djibouti :
3.56
2003
Education in Djibouti
# 102
Honduras :
3.55
2003
Education in Honduras
# 103
Russia :
3.54
2003
Education in Russia
# 104
Rwanda :
3.54
2003
Education in Rwanda
# 105
Malawi :
3.51
2003
Education in Malawi
# 106
Turkey :
3.49
2003
Education in Turkey
# 107
Suriname :
3.44
2003
Education in Suriname
# 108
Azerbaijan :
3.43
2003
Education in Azerbaijan
# 109
Mauritius :
3.33
2003
Education in Mauritius
# 110
Romania :
3.27
2003
Education in Romania
# 111
Bermuda :
3.26
2003
Education in Bermuda
# 112
Senegal :
3.24
2003
Education in Senegal
# 113
Japan :
3.17
2003
Education in Japan
# 114
Mauritania :
3.13
2003
Education in Mauritania
# 115
Colombia :
3.1
2003
Education in Colombia
# 116
Mali :
3.1
2003
Education in Mali
# 117
Gabon :
3.06
2003
Education in Gabon
# 118
Belgium :
3.04
2003
Education in Belgium
# 119
Benin :
3.03
2003
Education in Benin
# 120
Angola :
2.96
2003
Education in Angola
# 121
Nicaragua :
2.96
2003
Education in Nicaragua
# 122
Cameroon :
2.92
2003
Education in Cameroon
# 123
Ghana :
2.85
2003
Education in Ghana
# 124
Albania :
2.84
2003
Education in Albania
# 125
Philippines :
2.81
2003
Education in Philippines
# 126
Vietnam :
2.81
2003
Education in Vietnam
# 127
El Salvador :
2.77
2003
Education in El Salvador
# 128
Peru :
2.74
2003
Education in Peru
# 129
Singapore :
2.7
2003
Education in Singapore
# 130
Uruguay :
2.65
2003
Education in Uruguay
# 131
Lebanon :
2.61
2003
Education in Lebanon
# 132
Syria :
2.6
2003
Education in Syria
# 133
Sri Lanka :
2.55
2003
Education in Sri Lanka
# 134
Eritrea :
2.5
2003
Education in Eritrea
# 135
Zambia :
2.46
2003
Education in Zambia
# 136
Greece :
2.44
2003
Education in Greece
# 137
Tajikistan :
2.44
2003
Education in Tajikistan
# 138
Nepal :
2.4
2003
Education in Nepal
# 139
Tanzania :
2.39
2003
Education in Tanzania
# 140
Burkina Faso :
2.38
2003
Education in Burkina Faso
# 141
Ethiopia :
2.35
2003
Education in Ethiopia
# 142
Pakistan :
2.34
2003
Education in Pakistan
# 143
Niger :
2.32
2003
Education in Niger
# 144
Guinea-Bissau :
2.29
2003
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 145
Armenia :
2.22
2003
Education in Armenia
# 146
Dominican Republic :
2.19
2003
Education in Dominican Republic
# 147
Madagascar :
2.07
2003
Education in Madagascar
# 148
Gambia, The :
2.04
2003
Education in Gambia, The
# 149
Guinea :
2
2003
Education in Guinea
# 150
Uganda :
1.94
2003
Education in Uganda
# 151
Bangladesh :
1.92
2003
Education in Bangladesh
# 152
China :
1.8
2003
Education in China
# 153
Mozambique :
1.8
2003
Education in Mozambique
# 154
Chad :
1.77
2003
Education in Chad
# 155
Cambodia :
1.7
2003
Education in Cambodia
# 156
Central African Republic :
1.58
2003
Education in Central African Republic
# 157
Guatemala :
1.57
2003
Education in Guatemala
# 158
Haiti :
1.46
2003
Education in Haiti
# 159
Ecuador :
1.38
2003
Education in Ecuador
# 160
Equatorial Guinea :
1.15
2003
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 161
Indonesia :
1.15
2003
Education in Indonesia
# 162
Laos :
1.13
2003
Education in Laos
# 163
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.95
2003
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 164
Sudan :
0.87
2003
Education in Sudan
# 165
Nigeria :
0.85
2003
Education in Nigeria
# 166
Burma :
0.84
2003
Education in Burma
Weighted average:
4.1
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
4.86
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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