United States - Expenditure on Tertiary Education

In 2014, the country was ranked number 19 among other countries in Expenditure on Tertiary Education with 27.5 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. United States is overtaken by Australia, which was ranked number 18 at 28.46 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Switzerland with 26.44 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Sierra Leone ranked the highest with 52.48 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, that is a growth of 13.2points compared to 2018. Ethiopia, Ecuador and Gabon respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Seychelles witnessed the best average annual growth at +82.1points per year, while Kyrgyzstan witnessed the worst performance at -32.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2014 27.50
2013 27.23
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How does United States rank in Expenditure on Tertiary Education?

# 121 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
52.48 % 2019 +13.2 % +11.3 % View data
2 #2
Ethiopia
49.46 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.5 % View data
18 #18
Australia
28.46 % 2019 +1.3 % +1.4 % View data
19 #19
United States
27.50 % 2014 +1.0 % NA View data
20 #20
Switzerland
26.44 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.1 % View data
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