Education > Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Countries Compared
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DEFINITION:
Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin Islands | 89% | 1978 | ||
| 2 | American Samoa | 70.56% | 1976 | ||
| 3 | Nauru | 67.49% | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Ethiopia | 65.09% | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Nepal | 62.97% | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Laos | 62.53% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Comoros | 61.73% | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Gambia | 59.95% | 2012 | ||
| 9 | Zambia | 59.76% | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 58.68% | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 58.5% | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Mozambique | 57.66% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Niger | 56.36% | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Guatemala | 55.55% | 2012 | ||
| 15 | Philippines | 54.98% | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Vanuatu | 54.27% | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Kenya | 54.11% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Uganda | 53.67% | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Central African Republic | 53.26% | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Benin | 52.83% | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 52.56% | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 51.58% | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Anguilla | 50.99% | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Cook Islands | 50.62% | 2000 | ||
| 25 | Burma | 50.49% | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Maldives | 50.35% | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Burundi | 49.7% | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 49.29% | 1998 | ||
| 29 | Togo | 48.8% | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Swaziland | 48.67% | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Madagascar | 47.35% | 2012 | ||
| 32 | Dominica | 47.25% | 1998 | ||
| 33 | Belize | 46.05% | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Cayman Islands | 45.97% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Samoa | 45.79% | 2002 | ||
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 45.47% | 2002 | ||
| 37 | Serbia | 45.26% | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Mauritania | 45.07% | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Palau | 44.86% | 2001 | ||
| 40 | Bangladesh | 44.73% | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Tonga | 44.44% | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Fiji | 44.41% | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Guinea | 43.56% | 2012 | ||
| 44 | Cape Verde | 43.14% | 2011 | ||
| 45 | El Salvador | 42.67% | 2010 | ||
| 46 | South Africa | 42.46% | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Tanzania | 41.91% | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Cambodia | 41.82% | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Jordan | 41.67% | 1999 | ||
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.61% | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.38% | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Mali | 41.27% | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Israel | 41.17% | 2010 | ||
| 54 | Chad | 40.67% | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 40.27% | 2012 | ||
| 56 | Namibia | 40.01% | 2010 | ||
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 40% | 2010 | ||
| 58 | Indonesia | 39.93% | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Nicaragua | 39.81% | 2010 | ||
| 60 | Senegal | 39.65% | 2010 | ||
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.18% | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Syria | 38.87% | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Peru | 38.83% | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Paraguay | 38.51% | 2010 | ||
| 65 | Gabon | 38.27% | 1998 | ||
| 66 | Morocco | 37.73% | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 37.22% | 1996 | ||
| 68 | Australia | 36.81% | 2010 | ||
| 69 | Grenada | 36.38% | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Jamaica | 36.32% | 2010 | ||
| 71 | Rwanda | 36.25% | 2012 | ||
| 72 | Bolivia | 36.21% | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Lesotho | 35.99% | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Mexico | 35.98% | 2010 | ||
| 75 | Colombia | 35.58% | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Lebanon | 35.53% | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Ireland | 35.35% | 2010 | ||
| 78 | Malawi | 34.64% | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Thailand | 34.57% | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Georgia | 34.34% | 2012 | ||
| 81 | Kiribati | 34.33% | 2001 | ||
| 82 | Japan | 34.11% | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Djibouti | 34.09% | 2010 | ||
| 84 | British Virgin Islands | 34.07% | 2010 | ||
| 85 | San Marino | 33.32% | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Argentina | 33.05% | 2010 | ||
| 87 | Oman | 32.95% | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Chile | 32.75% | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Mongolia | 32.74% | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Cameroon | 32.7% | 2011 | ||
| 91 | South Korea | 32.64% | 2009 | ||
| 92 | China | 32.6% | 1999 | ||
| 93 | United States | 32.42% | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Iceland | 32.38% | 2010 | ||
| 95 | Vietnam | 32.11% | 2010 | ||
| 96 | Venezuela | 31.55% | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Bhutan | 31.51% | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Angola | 31.43% | 2006 | ||
| 99 | Brazil | 31.33% | 2010 | ||
| 100 | French Guiana | 31.1% | 1993 | ||
| 101 | Liechtenstein | 31.06% | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Poland | 31.03% | 2010 | ||
| 103 | Cyprus | 31.01% | 2010 | ||
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31% | 2010 | ||
| 105 | Ghana | 30.87% | 2010 | ||
| 106 | Bermuda | 30.84% | 2010 | ||
| 107 | Liberia | 30.72% | 2012 | ||
| 108 | Guyana | 30.56% | 2012 | ||
| 109 | United Kingdom | 30.09% | 2010 | ||
| 110 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30% | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Cuba | 29.04% | 2010 | ||
| 112 | Niue | 28.83% | 2002 | ||
| 113 | French Polynesia | 28.61% | 1993 | ||
| 114 | Malaysia | 28.58% | 2010 | ||
| 115 | Brunei | 28.54% | 2010 | ||
| 116 | Slovenia | 28.53% | 2010 | ||
| 117 | Latvia | 28.49% | 2010 | ||
| 118 | Switzerland | 27.97% | 2010 | ||
| 119 | Barbados | 27.89% | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Uruguay | 27.88% | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Tunisia | 27.66% | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Portugal | 26.97% | 2010 | ||
| 123 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.84% | 2001 | ||
| 124 | Costa Rica | 26.81% | 2009 | ||
| 125 | Norway | 26.67% | 2010 | ||
| 126 | Mauritius | 26.41% | 2012 | ||
| 127 | Guadeloupe | 26.07% | 1993 | ||
| 128 | Spain | 25.54% | 2010 | ||
| 129 | Ecuador | 25.42% | 2012 | ||
| 130 | Iran | 25.41% | 2012 | ||
| 131 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 25.21% | 1993 | ||
| 132 | Martinique | 24.99% | 1993 | ||
| 133 | Italy | 24.98% | 2010 | ||
| 134 | India | 24.81% | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Macau | 24.8% | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Estonia | 24.58% | 2010 | ||
| 137 | Aruba | 24.44% | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Denmark | 24.36% | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Netherlands | 24.31% | 2010 | ||
| 140 | Sweden | 24.29% | 2010 | ||
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 24.21% | 2011 | ||
| 142 | New Zealand | 24.11% | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Seychelles | 23.96% | 2011 | ||
| 144 | Belgium | 23.52% | 2010 | ||
| 145 | Panama | 23.47% | 2011 | ||
| 146 | Eritrea | 23.07% | 2004 | ||
| 147 | New Caledonia | 22.33% | 1993 | ||
| 148 | Malta | 21.65% | 2010 | ||
| 149 | Slovakia | 20.65% | 2010 | ||
| 150 | Singapore | 20.57% | 2012 | ||
| 151 | Montserrat | 20.47% | 2004 | ||
| 152 | Kuwait | 20.42% | 2006 | ||
| 153 | France | 20.4% | 2010 | ||
| 154 | Finland | 19.91% | 2010 | ||
| 155 | Bulgaria | 19.59% | 2010 | ||
| 156 | Hong Kong | 18.65% | 2012 | ||
| 157 | Romania | 18.42% | 2009 | ||
| 158 | Moldova | 18.27% | 2012 | ||
| 159 | Hungary | 17.84% | 2010 | ||
| 160 | Botswana | 17.82% | 2009 | ||
| 161 | Austria | 17.13% | 2010 | ||
| 162 | Lithuania | 16.71% | 2010 | ||
| 163 | Czech Republic | 16.18% | 2010 | ||
| 164 | Ukraine | 15.62% | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Germany | 13.48% | 2010 | ||
| 166 | Monaco | 10.26% | 2012 | ||
| 167 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2012 |