Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Countries Compared
- Home
- Country Info
- Stats
- Education
- College and university
- Share of total education spending
DEFINITION:
Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau | 59.53% | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Libya | 52.73% | 1999 | ||
| 3 | Botswana | 41.51% | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Singapore | 38.04% | 2012 | ||
| 5 | Lesotho | 36.38% | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Greece | 36.1% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | India | 35.89% | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 35.39% | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Cuba | 34.83% | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Malaysia | 34.45% | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Ukraine | 34.41% | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Guinea | 33.39% | 2012 | ||
| 13 | Samoa | 33.22% | 2001 | ||
| 14 | British Virgin Islands | 33.11% | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Hong Kong | 33.02% | 2012 | ||
| 16 | Kuwait | 32.6% | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Seychelles | 32.51% | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Barbados | 32.51% | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Eritrea | 31.9% | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Turkey | 31.9% | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Finland | 31.85% | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.42% | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Norway | 29.63% | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Serbia | 29.19% | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Sweden | 29.02% | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Bolivia | 28.76% | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Tanzania | 28.3% | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Romania | 28.28% | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Tunisia | 28.17% | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Netherlands | 28.05% | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Austria | 27.71% | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Denmark | 27.64% | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Iran | 27.63% | 2012 | ||
| 34 | New Zealand | 27.41% | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Central African Republic | 27.29% | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Germany | 27.16% | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Algeria | 26.97% | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Oman | 26.88% | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Uruguay | 26.83% | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Ecuador | 26.66% | 2012 | ||
| 41 | Malawi | 26.63% | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Lebanon | 26.49% | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Nicaragua | 26.05% | 2010 | ||
| 44 | Ghana | 25.95% | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Zambia | 25.75% | 2005 | ||
| 46 | United States | 25.65% | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Switzerland | 25.31% | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Senegal | 24.57% | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Brunei | 24.38% | 2010 | ||
| 50 | Syria | 24.22% | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Slovenia | 24.05% | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24% | 2010 | ||
| 53 | China | 23.98% | 1999 | ||
| 54 | Lithuania | 23.56% | 2010 | ||
| 55 | Spain | 23.43% | 2010 | ||
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 23.22% | 2012 | ||
| 57 | Russia | 23.11% | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Namibia | 23.09% | 2010 | ||
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 22.82% | 2010 | ||
| 60 | Malta | 22.81% | 2010 | ||
| 61 | Poland | 22.77% | 2010 | ||
| 62 | France | 22.63% | 2010 | ||
| 63 | Venezuela | 22.6% | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Czech Republic | 22.53% | 2010 | ||
| 65 | Australia | 22.28% | 2010 | ||
| 66 | Panama | 22.24% | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Ireland | 22.22% | 2010 | ||
| 68 | Belgium | 22.17% | 2010 | ||
| 69 | Jamaica | 21.84% | 2010 | ||
| 70 | Chile | 21.79% | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Estonia | 21.74% | 2010 | ||
| 72 | Tonga | 21.72% | 2004 | ||
| 73 | Iceland | 21.46% | 2010 | ||
| 74 | Mali | 21.31% | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Palau | 20.66% | 2001 | ||
| 76 | Colombia | 20.61% | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Burundi | 20.58% | 2012 | ||
| 78 | Cyprus | 20.46% | 2010 | ||
| 79 | Morocco | 20.18% | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 20.18% | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Portugal | 20.15% | 2010 | ||
| 82 | Hungary | 20.11% | 2010 | ||
| 83 | Guam | 19.88% | 1976 | ||
| 84 | Argentina | 19.86% | 2010 | ||
| 85 | East Timor | 19.79% | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Costa Rica | 19.71% | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Mexico | 19.66% | 2010 | ||
| 88 | Slovakia | 19.63% | 2010 | ||
| 89 | Japan | 19.47% | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 19.3% | 1996 | ||
| 91 | Georgia | 19.17% | 2012 | ||
| 92 | Burma | 19.12% | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Indonesia | 18.95% | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Italy | 18.76% | 2010 | ||
| 95 | Jordan | 18.66% | 1999 | ||
| 96 | Paraguay | 18.54% | 2010 | ||
| 97 | Croatia | 18.32% | 2010 | ||
| 98 | Belarus | 17.87% | 2012 | ||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 17.76% | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Moldova | 17.56% | 2012 | ||
| 101 | Peru | 17.43% | 2011 | ||
| 102 | South Korea | 17.06% | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 16.94% | 1998 | ||
| 104 | Israel | 16.88% | 2010 | ||
| 105 | Cape Verde | 16.57% | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Djibouti | 16.5% | 2010 | ||
| 107 | Brazil | 16.4% | 2010 | ||
| 108 | United Kingdom | 16.39% | 2010 | ||
| 109 | Chad | 16.28% | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Togo | 16.02% | 2011 | ||
| 111 | Latvia | 15.88% | 2010 | ||
| 112 | Benin | 15.6% | 2010 | ||
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.52% | 2010 | ||
| 114 | Kenya | 15.42% | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Madagascar | 15.2% | 2012 | ||
| 116 | Cameroon | 15.09% | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Republic of Macedonia | 15.01% | 2002 | ||
| 118 | Bulgaria | 14.81% | 2010 | ||
| 119 | Vietnam | 14.72% | 2010 | ||
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 14.7% | 2002 | ||
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 14.63% | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Comoros | 14.61% | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Cambodia | 14.54% | 2010 | ||
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 14.54% | 2007 | ||
| 125 | Niger | 14.37% | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Thailand | 13.83% | 2011 | ||
| 127 | Bangladesh | 13.5% | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Bermuda | 13.48% | 2010 | ||
| 129 | Rwanda | 13.27% | 2012 | ||
| 130 | Aruba | 13.22% | 2011 | ||
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 13.13% | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Fiji | 12.96% | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Swaziland | 12.84% | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Mauritania | 12.83% | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Guatemala | 12.83% | 2012 | ||
| 136 | Laos | 12.63% | 2002 | ||
| 137 | Mozambique | 12.14% | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Philippines | 11.96% | 2009 | ||
| 139 | South Africa | 11.88% | 2010 | ||
| 140 | Uganda | 11.45% | 2012 | ||
| 141 | Armenia | 11.29% | 2011 | ||
| 142 | American Samoa | 11.18% | 2006 | ||
| 143 | Bhutan | 11.04% | 2011 | ||
| 144 | Virgin Islands | 11% | 1978 | ||
| 145 | San Marino | 10.76% | 2011 | ||
| 146 | Nepal | 10.65% | 2010 | ||
| 147 | Gabon | 9.81% | 1998 | ||
| 148 | Grenada | 9.77% | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Liechtenstein | 9.09% | 2007 | ||
| 150 | Angola | 8.7% | 2006 | ||
| 151 | Belize | 8.67% | 2010 | ||
| 152 | Tajikistan | 8.4% | 2011 | ||
| 153 | El Salvador | 8.39% | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Mauritius | 7.85% | 2012 | ||
| 155 | Gambia | 7.36% | 2012 | ||
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.35% | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.01% | 2010 | ||
| 158 | Maldives | 6.63% | 2011 | ||
| 159 | Vanuatu | 5.86% | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Montserrat | 5.51% | 2001 | ||
| 161 | Guyana | 5.06% | 2012 | ||
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 5.01% | 2011 | ||
| 163 | Mongolia | 3.83% | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Liberia | 3.56% | 2012 | ||
| 165 | Ethiopia | 3.54% | 2010 | ||
| 166 | Anguilla | 2.85% | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Martinique | 1.51% | 1993 | ||
| 168 | New Caledonia | 1.36% | 1993 | ||
| 169 | Guadeloupe | 1.12% | 1993 | ||
| 170 | French Polynesia | 1.09% | 1993 | ||
| 171 | French Guiana | 0.244% | 1993 | ||
| =172 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =172 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =172 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
| =172 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2002 | ||
| =172 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2001 | ||
| =172 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2000 | ||
| =172 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.0 | 1999 | ||
| =172 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 1993 |