economic2025

Government spending on education as share of GDP

Name: Government spending on education as share of GDP
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, government, spending, education, share, gdp

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•206 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

4.3% of GDP

Median: 4.1% of GDP

Countries Covered

206

with available data

Highest

Kiribati

16.4% of GDP

Lowest

Somalia

0.0% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Kiribati16.4% of GDP

2American Samoa14.7% of GDP

3Tuvalu12.8% of GDP

4Micronesia, Federated States of11.6% of GDP

5Namibia9.1% of GDP

By Region

Oceania5.1% of GDP(2 countries)

Europe4.9% of GDP(32 countries)

South America4.8% of GDP(7 countries)

North America4.4% of GDP(4 countries)

Other4.3% of GDP(126 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of GDP)High (16.4% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.3% of GDP)

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Other (126)

Africa (9)

Asia (26)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Kiribati	16.4% of GDP
2	American Samoa	14.7% of GDP
3	Tuvalu	12.8% of GDP
4	Micronesia, Federated States of	11.6% of GDP
5	Namibia	9.1% of GDP
6	Algeria	9.0% of GDP
7	Cuba	8.4% of GDP
8	Solomon Islands	8.3% of GDP
9	Botswana	8.1% of GDP
10	Marshall Islands	7.7% of GDP
11	Vanuatu	7.6% of GDP
12	Mauritania	7.6% of GDP
13	Bolivia	7.5% of GDP
14	Sweden	7.3% of GDP
15	Iceland	7.3% of GDP
16	Montserrat	7.2% of GDP
17	Venezuela	6.9% of GDP
18	Kyrgyzstan	6.8% of GDP
19	Tunisia	6.7% of GDP
20	Lesotho	6.6% of GDP
21	Moldova, Republic of	6.6% of GDP
22	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.5% of GDP
23	Kuwait	6.4% of GDP
24	Finland	6.4% of GDP
25	Denmark	6.4% of GDP
26	Belgium	6.3% of GDP
27	Senegal	6.2% of GDP
28	Eswatini	6.0% of GDP
29	South Africa	6.0% of GDP
30	Morocco	6.0% of GDP
31	Mozambique	6.0% of GDP
32	Israel	5.9% of GDP
33	United Kingdom	5.9% of GDP
34	Bhutan	5.8% of GDP
35	Nauru	5.8% of GDP
36	Brazil	5.6% of GDP
37	Jamaica	5.5% of GDP
38	Uzbekistan	5.5% of GDP
39	Samoa	5.5% of GDP
40	Curaçao	5.4% of GDP
41	Tajikistan	5.4% of GDP
42	State of Palestine	5.4% of GDP
43	Norway	5.4% of GDP
44	United States of America	5.4% of GDP
45	South Korea	5.4% of GDP
46	Dominica	5.4% of GDP
47	Burkina Faso	5.3% of GDP
48	France	5.3% of GDP
49	Costa Rica	5.3% of GDP
50	Tonga	5.3% of GDP
51	Slovenia	5.3% of GDP
52	Austria	5.3% of GDP
53	Colombia	5.3% of GDP
54	Timor-Leste	5.2% of GDP
55	Germany	5.2% of GDP
56	New Zealand	5.2% of GDP
57	Mongolia	5.2% of GDP
58	Estonia	5.2% of GDP
59	Netherlands	5.2% of GDP
60	Maldives	5.2% of GDP
61	Yemen	5.2% of GDP
62	Ukraine	5.1% of GDP
63	Syrian Arab Republic	5.1% of GDP
64	Grenada	5.1% of GDP
65	Australia	5.1% of GDP
66	Belarus	5.0% of GDP
67	Sao Tome and Principe	5.0% of GDP
68	Argentina	5.0% of GDP
69	Chile	4.9% of GDP
70	Kazakhstan	4.9% of GDP
71	Switzerland	4.9% of GDP
72	Canada	4.8% of GDP
73	Uruguay	4.8% of GDP
74	Cyprus	4.7% of GDP
75	Malta	4.7% of GDP
76	Slovakia	4.7% of GDP
77	Belize	4.6% of GDP
78	Rwanda	4.6% of GDP
79	Spain	4.6% of GDP
80	Portugal	4.6% of GDP
81	Honduras	4.5% of GDP
82	Burundi	4.5% of GDP
83	Bulgaria	4.5% of GDP
84	Saudi Arabia	4.5% of GDP
85	Seychelles	4.5% of GDP
86	Guyana	4.5% of GDP
87	Brunei Darussalam	4.4% of GDP
88	Cook Islands	4.4% of GDP
89	Oman	4.4% of GDP
90	Peru	4.4% of GDP
91	Cape Verde	4.3% of GDP
92	Afghanistan	4.3% of GDP
93	Latvia	4.3% of GDP
94	Poland	4.3% of GDP
95	Czech Republic	4.3% of GDP
96	Turkmenistan	4.3% of GDP
97	Puerto Rico	4.3% of GDP
98	Lithuania	4.3% of GDP
99	Mauritius	4.2% of GDP
100	Fiji	4.2% of GDP
101	Mali	4.2% of GDP
102	Russian Federation	4.2% of GDP
103	Togo	4.1% of GDP
104	India	4.1% of GDP
105	Croatia	4.1% of GDP
106	Niger	4.1% of GDP
107	Zambia	4.1% of GDP
108	Italy	4.1% of GDP
109	Mexico	4.1% of GDP
110	Kenya	4.0% of GDP
111	Georgia	4.0% of GDP
112	Philippines	4.0% of GDP
113	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	3.9% of GDP
114	People's Republic of China	3.9% of GDP
115	United Arab Emirates	3.9% of GDP
116	Saint Lucia	3.8% of GDP
117	Hong Kong	3.8% of GDP
118	Hungary	3.8% of GDP
119	Egypt	3.8% of GDP
120	Dominican Republic	3.8% of GDP
121	Djibouti	3.8% of GDP
122	Luxembourg	3.7% of GDP
123	Ecuador	3.7% of GDP
124	Nepal	3.7% of GDP
125	Azerbaijan	3.7% of GDP
126	Aruba	3.6% of GDP
127	Cote d'Ivoire	3.6% of GDP
128	Barbados	3.6% of GDP
129	Iraq	3.6% of GDP
130	Paraguay	3.5% of GDP
131	Malaysia	3.5% of GDP
132	Macao	3.5% of GDP
133	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.5% of GDP
134	Palau	3.4% of GDP
135	Serbia	3.4% of GDP
136	Greece	3.4% of GDP
137	Republic of the Congo	3.3% of GDP
138	Japan	3.3% of GDP
139	El Salvador	3.3% of GDP
140	The Republic of North Macedonia	3.3% of GDP
141	Romania	3.3% of GDP
142	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.2% of GDP
143	Qatar	3.2% of GDP
144	Trinidad and Tobago	3.2% of GDP
145	Jordan	3.2% of GDP
146	Benin	3.2% of GDP
147	Chad	3.2% of GDP
148	Virgin Islands, British	3.2% of GDP
149	United Republic of Tanzania	3.2% of GDP
150	Antigua and Barbuda	3.1% of GDP
151	Türkiye	3.1% of GDP
152	Albania	3.1% of GDP
153	Guatemala	3.1% of GDP
154	Madagascar	3.0% of GDP
155	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.9% of GDP
156	Ghana	2.9% of GDP
157	Ireland	2.9% of GDP
158	San Marino	2.9% of GDP
159	Vietnam	2.9% of GDP
160	Nicaragua	2.9% of GDP
161	Suriname	2.9% of GDP
162	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.8% of GDP
163	Cameroon	2.8% of GDP
164	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.8% of GDP
165	Republic of The Gambia	2.8% of GDP
166	Malawi	2.7% of GDP
167	Bahamas	2.7% of GDP
168	Sierra Leone	2.6% of GDP
169	Uganda	2.6% of GDP
170	Liechtenstein	2.6% of GDP
171	Thailand	2.5% of GDP
172	Angola	2.5% of GDP
173	Anguilla	2.5% of GDP
174	Panama	2.5% of GDP
175	Armenia	2.4% of GDP
176	Comoros	2.3% of GDP
177	Gabon	2.3% of GDP
178	Ethiopia	2.3% of GDP
179	Liberia	2.3% of GDP
180	Libya	2.3% of GDP
181	Singapore	2.2% of GDP
182	Equatorial Guinea	2.2% of GDP
183	Cambodia	2.2% of GDP
184	Eritrea	2.1% of GDP
185	Bangladesh	2.0% of GDP
186	Sudan	2.0% of GDP
187	Guinea-Bissau	2.0% of GDP
188	Myanmar	2.0% of GDP
189	Pakistan	1.9% of GDP
190	Andorra	1.9% of GDP
191	Bahrain	1.9% of GDP
192	Bermuda	1.9% of GDP
193	Central African Republic	1.8% of GDP
194	Sri Lanka	1.8% of GDP
195	Monaco	1.7% of GDP
196	Guinea	1.7% of GDP
197	Cayman Islands	1.6% of GDP
198	South Sudan	1.6% of GDP
199	Indonesia	1.3% of GDP
200	Lao People's Democratic Republic	1.2% of GDP
201	Lebanon	1.2% of GDP
202	Haiti	1.0% of GDP
203	Papua New Guinea	0.8% of GDP
204	Zimbabwe	0.4% of GDP
205	Nigeria	0.3% of GDP
206	Somalia	0.0% of GDP

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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