Government Expenditure on Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Sierra Leone Government Expenditure on Education grew 10.2points in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Sierra Leone Government Expenditure on Education rose 23.7points year on year attaining 7.7 Percent of GDP.
  3. In 2017 Denmark was number 3 in Government Expenditure on Education.
  4. In 2015 Federated States of Micronesia was number 1 in Government Expenditure on Education at 12.41 Percent of GDP, moving from 120 in 2014.

Top Countries in Government Expenditure on Education

Percent of GDP - 1970 to 2019

# 140 Countries Percent of GDP Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Federated States of Micronesia
12.41 % 2015 NA NA View data
2 #2
Norway
8.10 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.0 % View data
3 #3
Denmark
7.82 % 2017 NA +1.6 % View data
4 #4
Sweden
7.74 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.4 % View data
5 #5
Iceland
7.74 % 2019 +0.7 % +0.1 % View data
6 #6
Sierra Leone
7.70 % 2019 +10.2 % +23.7 % View data
7 #7
Belize
7.64 % 2019 +1.0 % +2.9 % View data
8 #8
Bolivia
7.29 % 2014 +16.4 % -2.0 % View data
9 #9
Bhutan
7.16 % 2019 +4.5 % +3.4 % View data
10 #10
Swaziland
7.13 % 2014 NA +1.9 % View data
11 #11
Costa Rica
7.05 % 2019 +1.0 % +0.5 % View data
12 #12
Lesotho
6.99 % 2018 -12.3 % NA View data
13 #13
Oman
6.85 % 2017 NA NA View data
14 #14
East Timor
6.76 % 2019 -0.5 % -2.1 % View data
15 #15
Tunisia
6.60 % 2015 NA +1.1 % View data
16 #16
Finland
6.57 % 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
17 #17
Brazil
6.53 % 2019 +1.4 % +1.9 % View data
18 #18
South Africa
6.51 % 2019 +5.6 % NA View data
19 #19
Belgium
6.43 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.5 % View data
20 #20
New Zealand
6.30 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.1 % View data
21 #21
Kyrgyzstan
6.20 % 2019 +0.3 % +2.3 % View data
22 #22
Puerto Rico
6.07 % 2014 -6.3 % NA View data
23 #23
Honduras
6.07 % 2018 NA +0.7 % View data
24 #24
Israel
6.05 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.9 % View data
25 #25
Zimbabwe
5.87 % 2018 +0.9 % -0.4 % View data
26 #26
Cyprus
5.85 % 2019 -0.6 % -1.9 % View data
27 #27
Guyana
5.74 % 2019 +4.5 % -0.4 % View data
28 #28
Aruba
5.71 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.7 % View data
29 #29
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
5.69 % 2018 -0.7 % NA View data
30 #30
Chile
5.66 % 2019 +2.3 % +3.6 % View data
31 #31
Argentina
5.65 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.0 % View data
32 #32
Dominica
5.57 % 2019 NA NA View data
33 #33
Burkina Faso
5.54 % 2019 +3.0 % +6.5 % View data
34 #34
United Kingdom
5.52 % 2019 +0.5 % -0.3 % View data
35 #35
France
5.45 % 2017 NA NA View data
36 #36
Togo
5.38 % 2019 +0.3 % +2.4 % View data
37 #37
Austria
5.38 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.3 % View data
38 #38
Moldova
5.36 % 2019 -1.5 % -3.1 % View data
39 #39
Kenya
5.31 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.1 % View data
40 #40
Nepal
5.30 % 2019 +3.8 % +5.8 % View data
41 #41
Uzbekistan
5.28 % 2019 -1.2 % -2.6 % View data
42 #42
Ecuador
5.27 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.1 % View data
43 #43
Netherlands
5.27 % 2019 +0.0 % -0.7 % View data
44 #44
Tajikistan
5.23 % 2015 NA +5.5 % View data
45 #45
Australia
5.20 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.1 % View data
46 #46
Ukraine
5.19 % 2019 -1.2 % -2.5 % View data
47 #47
Palestine
5.17 % 2019 -1.3 % NA View data
48 #48
Jamaica
5.17 % 2019 -4.5 % -3.0 % View data
49 #49
Switzerland
5.15 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.4 % View data
50 #50
Sao Tome and Principe
5.06 % 2019 -1.8 % +6.2 % View data
51 #51
Uruguay
5.05 % 2018 +4.3 % NA View data
52 #52
Cape Verde
5.03 % 2019 -1.3 % +0.3 % View data
53 #53
Estonia
4.99 % 2019 -0.4 % -1.4 % View data
54 #54
Portugal
4.97 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.6 % View data
55 #55
United States
4.96 % 2014 +0.6 % NA View data
56 #56
Germany
4.94 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.0 % View data
57 #57
Burundi
4.92 % 2019 -3.1 % -6.2 % View data
58 #58
Senegal
4.88 % 2019 +0.9 % -3.1 % View data
59 #59
Brunei
4.76 % 2019 +3.5 % +7.2 % View data
60 #60
Belarus
4.75 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.3 % View data
61 #61
Mauritius
4.72 % 2019 -2.4 % -0.8 % View data
62 #62
Malta
4.70 % 2019 -2.7 % -8.2 % View data
63 #63
Slovenia
4.66 % 2019 -1.3 % -2.5 % View data
64 #64
Mexico
4.65 % 2019 -0.3 % -2.4 % View data
65 #65
Malawi
4.64 % 2019 -1.6 % -0.8 % View data
66 #66
Hungary
4.61 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.0 % View data
67 #67
Seychelles
4.58 % 2019 +1.6 % +2.3 % View data
68 #68
Russia
4.55 % 2019 +1.4 % +2.5 % View data
69 #69
Vanuatu
4.53 % 2017 NA NA View data
70 #70
Poland
4.53 % 2019 -0.7 % -1.6 % View data
71 #71
Ethiopia
4.50 % 2019 -1.0 % -0.4 % View data
72 #72
Colombia
4.49 % 2019 +0.8 % -0.6 % View data
73 #73
Barbados
4.44 % 2019 -1.8 % -6.3 % View data
74 #74
Czech Republic
4.41 % 2019 +0.1 % +2.0 % View data
75 #75
Latvia
4.36 % 2019 -2.0 % -3.7 % View data
76 #76
Nicaragua
4.36 % 2017 +6.8 % NA View data
77 #77
Mongolia
4.26 % 2019 -1.0 % -2.0 % View data
78 #78
Spain
4.18 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.6 % View data
79 #79
Vietnam
4.17 % 2018 NA -5.9 % View data
80 #80
Afghanistan
4.17 % 2019 +1.4 % +2.4 % View data
81 #81
Malaysia
4.16 % 2019 -7.1 % -4.4 % View data
82 #82
Samoa
4.16 % 2016 NA NA View data
83 #83
Republic of the Congo
4.06 % 2019 +15.7 % +0.2 % View data
84 #84
Slovakia
3.97 % 2019 -0.3 % -1.2 % View data
85 #85
Maldives
3.95 % 2019 -1.0 % +2.6 % View data
86 #86
Italy
3.94 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.6 % View data
87 #87
Iran
3.87 % 2019 -2.0 % +6.7 % View data
88 #88
Peru
3.85 % 2019 +3.3 % +0.8 % View data
89 #89
Indonesia
3.71 % 2019 +1.3 % +2.5 % View data
90 #90
Albania
3.70 % 2019 +0.3 % NA View data
91 #91
Tanzania
3.70 % 2018 -16.6 % NA View data
92 #92
Ghana
3.68 % 2019 -7.8 % -3.9 % View data
93 #93
Mali
3.66 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.1 % View data
94 #94
Lithuania
3.65 % 2019 -2.8 % -4.1 % View data
95 #95
El Salvador
3.64 % 2019 +1.5 % -1.0 % View data
96 #96
Saint Lucia
3.62 % 2019 +8.7 % -1.4 % View data
97 #97
San Marino
3.59 % 2018 +6.6 % NA View data
98 #98
Serbia
3.56 % 2019 -0.8 % -1.9 % View data
99 #99
Luxembourg
3.55 % 2019 -1.1 % -2.4 % View data
100 #100
Georgia
3.52 % 2018 -1.5 % NA View data
101 #101
Paraguay
3.44 % 2016 NA -1.4 % View data
102 #102
Niger
3.34 % 2019 -6.0 % -8.2 % View data
103 #103
Ivory Coast
3.32 % 2019 +2.0 % -6.2 % View data
104 #104
Ireland
3.29 % 2019 -4.0 % -7.6 % View data
105 #105
Guatemala
3.21 % 2019 +2.3 % +1.5 % View data
106 #106
Grenada
3.17 % 2017 NA NA View data
107 #107
Andorra
3.15 % 2019 -2.9 % +0.5 % View data
108 #108
Cameroon
3.15 % 2019 +0.5 % +3.2 % View data
109 #109
Japan
3.14 % 2019 -0.9 % -2.6 % View data
110 #110
Benin
3.08 % 2019 +4.9 % -0.5 % View data
111 #111
Jordan
3.07 % 2019 +1.3 % NA View data
112 #112
Pakistan
3.03 % 2019 +1.9 % +4.2 % View data
113 #113
Romania
3.01 % 2019 -0.8 % -0.8 % View data
114 #114
Rwanda
3.00 % 2019 -2.3 % -6.4 % View data
115 #115
Laos
2.94 % 2014 -9.2 % +12.2 % View data
116 #116
Turks and Caicos Islands
2.91 % 2018 NA NA View data
117 #117
Madagascar
2.83 % 2019 +0.3 % +3.5 % View data
118 #118
Haiti
2.71 % 2019 -2.4 % -2.1 % View data
119 #119
Armenia
2.70 % 2019 -0.1 % +3.8 % View data
120 #120
Qatar
2.70 % 2019 NA -5.7 % View data
121 #121
Gabon
2.67 % 2014 -12.0 % NA View data
122 #122
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.64 % 2015 NA NA View data
123 #123
Kazakhstan
2.62 % 2018 -4.9 % NA View data
124 #124
Liberia
2.58 % 2018 -6.4 % +8.3 % View data
125 #125
Comoros
2.50 % 2019 -0.7 % -1.9 % View data
126 #126
British Virgin Islands
2.47 % 2018 +4.5 % NA View data
127 #127
Azerbaijan
2.46 % 2019 +0.2 % -1.4 % View data
128 #128
Sri Lanka
2.41 % 2019 +13.4 % +4.5 % View data
129 #129
Gambia
2.40 % 2019 -0.7 % +1.5 % View data
130 #130
Guinea
2.37 % 2019 +2.5 % -0.4 % View data
131 #131
Bahrain
2.34 % 2019 -0.9 % -1.0 % View data
132 #132
Uganda
2.20 % 2019 +3.3 % +2.7 % View data
133 #133
Cambodia
2.16 % 2018 NA +1.1 % View data
134 #134
Myanmar
1.93 % 2019 +0.5 % NA View data
135 #135
Mauritania
1.90 % 2019 NA NA View data
136 #136
South Sudan
1.65 % 2019 +2.9 % +6.0 % View data
137 #137
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.57 % 2019 -2.6 % -4.2 % View data
138 #138
Bermuda
1.50 % 2017 NA NA View data
139 #139
Monaco
1.42 % 2019 +0.4 % +6.8 % View data
140 #140
Bangladesh
1.33 % 2019 NA NA View data

Source: World Bank

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