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DEFINITION:
Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100.22 | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Mozambique | 83.67 | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Burundi | 58.21 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Cuba | 51.86 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Lesotho | 50.19 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Niger | 49.55 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.99 | 2000 | ||
| 8 | Swaziland | 41.13 | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Cyprus | 40.98 | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Morocco | 38.35 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Botswana | 38.28 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Mali | 34.49 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Denmark | 34.36 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Rwanda | 34.32 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Portugal | 33.96 | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Belgium | 33.68 | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Moldova | 32.4 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Sweden | 31.19 | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Bhutan | 31.11 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Finland | 30.89 | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 30.27 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Maldives | 29.35 | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 29.23 | 2002 | ||
| 24 | United Kingdom | 28.64 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Ghana | 28.29 | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Benin | 28.21 | 2004 | ||
| 27 | Chad | 28.15 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Cameroon | 26.9 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Jamaica | 26.79 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | France | 26.63 | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Austria | 26.52 | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Norway | 26.47 | 2007 | ||
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.44 | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 26.26 | 2005 | |||
| 34 | Switzerland | 25.79 | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 25.63 | 2005 | |||
| 35 | Comoros | 25.45 | 2002 | ||
| 36 | Netherlands | 25.41 | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Italy | 25.38 | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Senegal | 25.21 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 25.04 | 2006 | |||
| 39 | Slovenia | 24.86 | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Barbados | 24.81 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 24.63 | 2006 | |||
| 41 | United States | 24.56 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Estonia | 24.42 | 2007 | ||
| 43 | Mauritania | 24.2 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Tunisia | 24.19 | 2005 | ||
| =45 | European Union | 24.15 | 2007 | ||
| =45 | Latvia | 24.15 | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Spain | 24.13 | 2007 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 23.66 | 2004 | |||
| 48 | Ireland | 23.3 | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Hungary | 23.21 | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Czech Republic | 23.11 | 2006 | ||
| 51 | Japan | 22.32 | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Bulgaria | 22.27 | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Cayman Islands | 22.22 | 2006 | ||
| 54 | Iceland | 22.15 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Thailand | 22.13 | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Croatia | 22.09 | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Poland | 22.01 | 2007 | ||
| 58 | Kenya | 21.99 | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Argentina | 21.93 | 2007 | ||
| 60 | Malawi | 21.08 | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Belize | 21.03 | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 20.98 | 2001 | ||
| 63 | Greece | 20.95 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Germany | 20.66 | 2006 | ||
| 65 | Israel | 20.5 | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Uganda | 20.31 | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Lithuania | 20.25 | 2007 | ||
| 68 | Cape Verde | 20.15 | 2004 | ||
| 69 | New Zealand | 19.83 | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Togo | 19.14 | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Luxembourg | 19.04 | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Dominica | 18.96 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 18.7 | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Malta | 18.54 | 2004 | ||
| 75 | Brazil | 18.46 | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 17.66 | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Aruba | 17.5 | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Seychelles | 17.47 | 2004 | ||
| 79 | Vietnam | 17.26 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Bahrain | 17.2 | 2002 | ||
| 81 | Algeria | 17.15 | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Guyana | 17.06 | 2007 | ||
| 83 | Costa Rica | 17.05 | 2004 | ||
| 84 | Romania | 16.98 | 2007 | ||
| 85 | Jordan | 16.88 | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Singapore | 16.64 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Mauritius | 16.43 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Kuwait | 16.33 | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Paraguay | 16.27 | 2007 | ||
| 90 | India | 16.18 | 2006 | ||
| 91 | Fiji | 16.16 | 2004 | ||
| 92 | South Africa | 16 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Namibia | 15.96 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Congo, Republic of the | 15.86 | 2002 | ||
| 95 | Georgia | 15.43 | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Australia | 15.11 | 2007 | ||
| 97 | Colombia | 14.78 | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Slovakia | 14.76 | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Mongolia | 14.69 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Bolivia | 14.49 | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Bangladesh | 14.3 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Malaysia | 14.19 | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Syria | 14 | 2007 | ||
| 104 | Indonesia | 13.93 | 2007 | ||
| 105 | Mexico | 13.48 | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Chile | 13.45 | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Oman | 13.22 | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.21 | 2002 | ||
| 109 | Madagascar | 12.95 | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Grenada | 12.84 | 2003 | ||
| 111 | China | 11.55 | 1999 | ||
| 112 | Nepal | 11.21 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Turkey | 10.95 | 2004 | ||
| 114 | Uruguay | 10.4 | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Samoa | 10.22 | 2001 | ||
| 116 | Peru | 9.98 | 2008 | ||
| =117 | Panama | 9.95 | 2008 | ||
| =117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.95 | 2007 | ||
| 119 | Palau | 9.59 | 2001 | ||
| 120 | The Gambia | 9.4 | 2004 | ||
| 121 | Philippines | 9.2 | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Tonga | 9.12 | 2004 | ||
| 123 | El Salvador | 9.09 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Ethiopia | 8.87 | 2007 | ||
| 125 | Liberia | 8.4 | 2007 | ||
| 126 | Eritrea | 8.13 | 2006 | ||
| 127 | Venezuela | 8.11 | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 8.01 | 2006 | ||
| 129 | Zambia | 7.76 | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Bermuda | 7.13 | 2006 | ||
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 6.9 | 2006 | ||
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 6.45 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Cambodia | 6.36 | 2001 | ||
| 134 | Guatemala | 6.21 | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Ecuador | 6.13 | 2000 | ||
| 136 | Laos | 5.05 | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Nicaragua | 4.5 | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Guinea | 4.4 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.9 | 2001 | ||
| 140 | Burma | 2.74 | 2003 | ||
| 141 | Honduras | 1.08 | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Spending per student > High school
- 12 of the top 18 countries by spending per student > high school are Christian.
- 6 of the top 8 countries by spending per student > high school are Sub-Saharan African.
- 5 of the top 8 countries by spending per student > high school are Hot countries.
- Bhutan has ranked in the top 2 for spending per student > high school since 2000.
- 7 of the top 14 countries by spending per student > high school are Landlocked.
- Lesotho has ranked in the top 3 for spending per student > high school since 1999.
- Mozambique has ranked in the top 2 for spending per student > high school since 2004.
- Cuba has ranked in the top 2 for spending per student > high school since 2007.
- 29 of the top 78 countries by spending per student > high school are Heavily indebted.
- Niger has ranked in the top 4 for spending per student > high school since 2001.
