social2026
Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
92.9%
Median: 94.5%
Countries Covered
96
with available data
Highest
Cayman Islands
100.0%
Lowest
Sierra Leone
71.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Cayman Islands100.0%
2Honduras100.0%
3Marshall Islands100.0%
4Saint Kitts and Nevis100.0%
5Saint Lucia100.0%
By Region
North America94.7%(3 countries)
Other94.0%(40 countries)
South America93.6%(6 countries)
Africa92.6%(3 countries)
Europe92.4%(31 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (71.4%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 92.9%)
North America (3)
Other (40)
South America (6)
Africa (3)
Europe (31)
Asia (11)
Oceania (2)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% |
| 2 | Honduras | 100.0% |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 7 | Virgin Islands, British | 100.0% |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 100.0% |
| 9 | Ecuador | 100.0% |
| 10 | Jamaica | 99.9% |
| 11 | San Marino | 99.9% |
| 12 | Greece | 99.8% |
| 13 | Mali | 99.4% |
| 14 | Singapore | 99.1% |
| 15 | Senegal | 98.8% |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 98.8% |
| 17 | Malaysia | 98.8% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 98.8% |
| 19 | Guinea | 98.6% |
| 20 | Mexico | 98.5% |
| 21 | Andorra | 98.3% |
| 22 | Barbados | 98.1% |
| 23 | Venezuela | 98.0% |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 97.7% |
| 25 | Portugal | 97.6% |
| 26 | Togo | 97.6% |
| 27 | Paraguay | 97.4% |
| 28 | Malta | 97.3% |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.9% |
| 30 | Hungary | 96.8% |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.7% |
| 32 | Cyprus | 96.7% |
| 33 | Chile | 96.6% |
| 34 | Italy | 96.5% |
| 35 | South Africa | 96.5% |
| 36 | Croatia | 96.2% |
| 37 | Ukraine | 96.0% |
| 38 | Guatemala | 95.9% |
| 39 | Romania | 95.7% |
| 40 | Spain | 95.4% |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 95.3% |
| 42 | Oman | 95.2% |
| 43 | Belgium | 95.1% |
| 44 | Bolivia | 95.1% |
| 45 | Lithuania | 95.1% |
| 46 | Jordan | 94.9% |
| 47 | Argentina | 94.8% |
| 48 | Uruguay | 94.8% |
| 49 | Brazil | 94.2% |
| 50 | Slovakia | 93.8% |
| 51 | Poland | 93.7% |
| 52 | Algeria | 93.5% |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 93.3% |
| 54 | Dominica | 92.9% |
| 55 | Czech Republic | 92.8% |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 92.7% |
| 57 | France | 92.3% |
| 58 | Iceland | 92.1% |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 91.9% |
| 60 | Sweden | 91.7% |
| 61 | Moldova, Republic of | 91.5% |
| 62 | Armenia | 91.4% |
| 63 | El Salvador | 91.3% |
| 64 | Denmark | 89.9% |
| 65 | United States of America | 89.9% |
| 66 | Slovenia | 89.7% |
| 67 | Austria | 89.4% |
| 68 | Netherlands | 89.4% |
| 69 | Ireland | 89.4% |
| 70 | Germany | 89.3% |
| 71 | Switzerland | 89.0% |
| 72 | Australia | 88.9% |
| 73 | Latvia | 88.9% |
| 74 | South Sudan | 88.7% |
| 75 | People's Republic of China | 88.4% |
| 76 | Israel | 88.3% |
| 77 | Albania | 88.3% |
| 78 | Egypt | 88.0% |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 87.9% |
| 80 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 87.9% |
| 81 | Finland | 87.7% |
| 82 | Chad | 87.5% |
| 83 | Japan | 86.9% |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86.7% |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.5% |
| 86 | Norway | 86.5% |
| 87 | Türkiye | 86.0% |
| 88 | Monaco | 85.3% |
| 89 | Estonia | 84.0% |
| 90 | New Zealand | 83.2% |
| 91 | South Korea | 82.0% |
| 92 | Peru | 81.5% |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 81.0% |
| 94 | Rwanda | 79.0% |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 75.5% |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 71.4% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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