Former British colonies Compared by Education > Spending > Proportion
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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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 9.43 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Namibia | 7.28 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 6.87 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Kenya | 6.63 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | New Zealand | 6.62 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Botswana | 6.58 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Maldives | 6.48 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Barbados | 6.39 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Swaziland | 6.38 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Fiji | 6.03 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Israel | 5.91 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Guyana | 5.69 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Belize | 5.62 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Jordan | 5.61 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 5.46 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Jamaica | 5.28 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Grenada | 5.14 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Australia | 5.11 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | United States | 4.79 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Canada | 4.78 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Ghana | 4.74 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Bahrain | 4.36 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.08 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Malaysia | 4.04 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.01 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Dominica | 3.91 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 3.9 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | The Bahamas | 3.84 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Brunei | 3.64 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Malawi | 3.51 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Bhutan | 3.35 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Uganda | 3.27 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | India | 3.17 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Kuwait | 3.02 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Singapore | 2.71 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 2.55 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Tanzania | 2.39 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Pakistan | 2.14 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | The Gambia | 2.04 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Bangladesh | 1.97 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Zambia | 1.32 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Qatar | 1.31 | 1975 | ||
| 44 | Somalia | 1.05 | 1970 | ||
| 45 | Sudan | 0.87 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Nigeria | 0.85 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Burma | 0.84 | 2008 |
