GET UPDATES
Notify me about new stats. (Privacy )
SEARCH ALL
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
SOURCE
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 (2004) by country
Showing values for 2004.
Select another time period:
Most recent
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
9.49
2004
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 2
Uzbekistan :
9.37
2004
Education in Uzbekistan
# 3
Denmark :
7.99
2004
Education in Denmark
# 4
Sweden :
7.37
2004
Education in Sweden
# 5
Namibia :
7.28
2004
Education in Namibia
# 6
Saudi Arabia :
7.19
2004
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 7
New Zealand :
7.12
2004
Education in New Zealand
# 8
Cuba :
7.09
2004
Education in Cuba
# 9
Lesotho :
7.08
2004
Education in Lesotho
# 10
Iceland :
7.04
2004
Education in Iceland
# 11
Zimbabwe :
6.87
2004
Education in Zimbabwe
# 12
Norway :
6.84
2004
Education in Norway
# 13
Barbados :
6.83
2004
Education in Barbados
# 14
Tunisia :
6.61
2004
Education in Tunisia
# 15
Marshall Islands :
6.61
2004
Education in Marshall Islands
# 16
Israel :
6.41
2004
Education in Israel
# 17
Maldives :
6.41
2004
Education in Maldives
# 18
Swaziland :
6.38
2004
Education in Swaziland
# 19
Bolivia :
6.33
2004
Education in Bolivia
# 20
Kenya :
6.3
2004
Education in Kenya
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
6.28
2004
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 22
Cape Verde :
6.23
2004
Education in Cape Verde
# 23
Fiji :
6.03
2004
Education in Fiji
# 24
Vanuatu :
5.95
2004
Education in Vanuatu
# 25
Finland :
5.85
2004
Education in Finland
# 26
Belgium :
5.81
2004
Education in Belgium
# 27
Cyprus :
5.76
2004
Education in Cyprus
# 28
Botswana :
5.61
2004
Education in Botswana
# 29
Jordan :
5.61
2004
Education in Jordan
# 30
Latvia :
5.57
2004
Education in Latvia
# 31
Malaysia :
5.51
2004
Education in Malaysia
# 32
Slovenia :
5.47
2004
Education in Slovenia
# 33
Belarus :
5.44
2004
Education in Belarus
# 34
Hungary :
5.42
2004
Education in Hungary
# 35
Morocco :
5.37
2004
Education in Morocco
# 36
Guyana :
5.35
2004
Education in Guyana
# 37
United Kingdom :
5.33
2004
Education in United Kingdom
# 38
Seychelles :
5.33
2004
Education in Seychelles
# 39
Mexico :
5.32
2004
Education in Mexico
# 40
Austria :
5.32
2004
Education in Austria
# 41
Portugal :
5.31
2004
Education in Portugal
# 42
Poland :
5.31
2004
Education in Poland
# 43
Moldova :
5.25
2004
Education in Moldova
# 44
South Africa :
5.25
2004
Education in South Africa
# 45
Ireland :
5.22
2004
Education in Ireland
# 46
France :
5.22
2004
Education in France
# 47
Canada :
5.16
2004
Education in Canada
# 48
Grenada :
5.14
2004
Education in Grenada
# 49
Lithuania :
5.1
2004
Education in Lithuania
# 50
Belize :
5.09
2004
Education in Belize
# 51
Switzerland :
5.06
2004
Education in Switzerland
# 52
Saint Lucia :
5.04
2004
Education in Saint Lucia
# 53
Dominica :
4.96
2004
Education in Dominica
# 54
Macedonia, Republic of :
4.9
2004
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 55
Colombia :
4.87
2004
Education in Colombia
# 56
Australia :
4.85
2004
Education in Australia
# 57
United States :
4.79
2004
Education in United States
# 58
Thailand :
4.79
2004
Education in Thailand
# 59
Estonia :
4.76
2004
Education in Estonia
# 60
Netherlands :
4.7
2004
Education in Netherlands
# 61
Kuwait :
4.68
2004
Education in Kuwait
# 62
Côte d'Ivoire :
4.67
2004
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 63
Malta :
4.64
2004
Education in Malta
# 64
Jamaica :
4.54
2004
Education in Jamaica
# 65
Mongolia :
4.51
2004
Education in Mongolia
# 66
Kyrgyzstan :
4.51
2004
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 67
Germany :
4.5
2004
Education in Germany
# 68
Algeria :
4.47
2004
Education in Algeria
# 69
India :
4.42
2004
Education in India
# 70
Panama :
4.42
2004
Education in Panama
# 71
Ukraine :
4.41
2004
Education in Ukraine
# 72
Kazakhstan :
4.41
2004
Education in Kazakhstan
# 73
Italy :
4.36
2004
Education in Italy
# 74
Bahrain :
4.36
2004
Education in Bahrain
# 75
Venezuela :
4.35
2004
Education in Venezuela
# 76
Croatia :
4.34
2004
Education in Croatia
# 77
Comoros :
4.19
2004
Education in Comoros
# 78
Czech Republic :
4.16
2004
Education in Czech Republic
# 79
Costa Rica :
4.06
2004
Education in Costa Rica
# 80
Sierra Leone :
4.02
2004
Education in Sierra Leone
# 81
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.01
2004
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 82
Slovakia :
4
2004
Education in Slovakia
# 83
Uganda :
4
2004
Education in Uganda
# 84
Samoa :
3.98
2004
Education in Samoa
# 85
Argentina :
3.98
2004
Education in Argentina
# 86
Antigua and Barbuda :
3.95
2004
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 87
Spain :
3.93
2004
Education in Spain
# 88
Mauritius :
3.92
2004
Education in Mauritius
# 89
Brazil :
3.89
2004
Education in Brazil
# 90
Burundi :
3.89
2004
Education in Burundi
# 91
Paraguay :
3.87
2004
Education in Paraguay
# 92
Bahamas, The :
3.84
2004
Education in Bahamas, The
# 93
Solomon Islands :
3.83
2004
Education in Solomon Islands
# 94
Bhutan :
3.8
2004
Education in Bhutan
# 95
Tonga :
3.77
2004
Education in Tonga
# 96
Luxembourg :
3.72
2004
Education in Luxembourg
# 97
Mozambique :
3.68
2004
Education in Mozambique
# 98
Turkey :
3.68
2004
Education in Turkey
# 99
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
3.66
2004
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 100
Oman :
3.65
2004
Education in Oman
# 101
Brunei :
3.64
2004
Education in Brunei
# 102
Chile :
3.64
2004
Education in Chile
# 103
Benin :
3.63
2004
Education in Benin
# 104
Senegal :
3.56
2004
Education in Senegal
# 105
Djibouti :
3.56
2004
Education in Djibouti
# 106
Honduras :
3.55
2004
Education in Honduras
# 107
Rwanda :
3.54
2004
Education in Rwanda
# 108
Russia :
3.54
2004
Education in Russia
# 109
Malawi :
3.51
2004
Education in Malawi
# 110
Mali :
3.5
2004
Education in Mali
# 111
Suriname :
3.44
2004
Education in Suriname
# 112
Azerbaijan :
3.43
2004
Education in Azerbaijan
# 113
Togo :
3.32
2004
Education in Togo
# 114
Bermuda :
3.26
2004
Education in Bermuda
# 115
Romania :
3.25
2004
Education in Romania
# 116
Congo, Republic of the :
3.25
2004
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 117
Japan :
3.17
2004
Education in Japan
# 118
Gabon :
3.06
2004
Education in Gabon
# 119
Nicaragua :
2.96
2004
Education in Nicaragua
# 120
Zambia :
2.96
2004
Education in Zambia
# 121
Angola :
2.96
2004
Education in Angola
# 122
Ghana :
2.85
2004
Education in Ghana
# 123
Albania :
2.84
2004
Education in Albania
# 124
Vietnam :
2.81
2004
Education in Vietnam
# 125
Georgia :
2.78
2004
Education in Georgia
# 126
Peru :
2.78
2004
Education in Peru
# 127
El Salvador :
2.77
2004
Education in El Salvador
# 128
Cameroon :
2.74
2004
Education in Cameroon
# 129
Singapore :
2.7
2004
Education in Singapore
# 130
Eritrea :
2.69
2004
Education in Eritrea
# 131
Madagascar :
2.69
2004
Education in Madagascar
# 132
Greece :
2.68
2004
Education in Greece
# 133
Uruguay :
2.65
2004
Education in Uruguay
# 134
Tajikistan :
2.64
2004
Education in Tajikistan
# 135
Syria :
2.6
2004
Education in Syria
# 136
Mauritania :
2.56
2004
Education in Mauritania
# 137
Lebanon :
2.55
2004
Education in Lebanon
# 138
Sri Lanka :
2.55
2004
Education in Sri Lanka
# 139
Nepal :
2.4
2004
Education in Nepal
# 140
Tanzania :
2.39
2004
Education in Tanzania
# 141
Burkina Faso :
2.38
2004
Education in Burkina Faso
# 142
Philippines :
2.36
2004
Education in Philippines
# 143
Ethiopia :
2.35
2004
Education in Ethiopia
# 144
Bulgaria :
2.34
2004
Education in Bulgaria
# 145
Niger :
2.32
2004
Education in Niger
# 146
Guinea-Bissau :
2.29
2004
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 147
Armenia :
2.22
2004
Education in Armenia
# 148
Dominican Republic :
2.19
2004
Education in Dominican Republic
# 149
Gambia, The :
2.04
2004
Education in Gambia, The
# 150
Guinea :
2
2004
Education in Guinea
# 151
China :
1.8
2004
Education in China
# 152
Cambodia :
1.7
2004
Education in Cambodia
# 153
Bangladesh :
1.69
2004
Education in Bangladesh
# 154
Central African Republic :
1.58
2004
Education in Central African Republic
# 155
Guatemala :
1.57
2004
Education in Guatemala
# 156
Pakistan :
1.52
2004
Education in Pakistan
# 157
Haiti :
1.46
2004
Education in Haiti
# 158
Laos :
1.38
2004
Education in Laos
# 159
Ecuador :
1.38
2004
Education in Ecuador
# 160
Indonesia :
1.15
2004
Education in Indonesia
# 161
Equatorial Guinea :
1.15
2004
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 162
Chad :
1.14
2004
Education in Chad
# 163
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.95
2004
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 164
Sudan :
0.87
2004
Education in Sudan
# 165
Nigeria :
0.85
2004
Education in Nigeria
# 166
Burma :
0.84
2004
Education in Burma
Weighted average:
4.1
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
4.92
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.
See also
See this stat for year:
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
Related links:
CITATION
"Spending > Proportion (2004) by country", World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_spe_pro-education-spending-proportion&date=2004
Change citation style: APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT
TOP EDUCATION STATS