social2024
Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
88.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
Median: 91.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
Lowest
Jordan
41.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
2Jamaica100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
3Kazakhstan100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
4Lebanon100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
5Lesotho100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions
By Region
North America95.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions(4 countries)
South America90.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions(6 countries)
Europe90.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions(31 countries)
Oceania89.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions(2 countries)
Other88.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions(95 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (41.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)High (100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 88.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)
North America (4)
South America (6)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
Other (95)
Asia (23)
Africa (7)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | Cambodia | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 2 | Jamaica | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 4 | Lebanon | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 5 | Lesotho | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 6 | Namibia | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 7 | Curaçao | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 8 | Aruba | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 15 | Seychelles | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 17 | Samoa | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 18 | Bermuda | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 19 | Virgin Islands, British | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 20 | Comoros | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 21 | South Africa | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 22 | Maldives | 100.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 99.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 25 | Togo | 99.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 26 | Guatemala | 99.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 27 | Eswatini | 99.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 28 | El Salvador | 99.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 99.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 30 | Cuba | 99.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 31 | Singapore | 99.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 32 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 98.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 33 | Argentina | 98.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 34 | Mauritius | 98.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 36 | Guinea | 98.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 37 | South Sudan | 98.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 38 | Barbados | 98.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 39 | American Samoa | 98.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 98.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 42 | San Marino | 97.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 43 | Kenya | 97.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 44 | Iceland | 97.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 45 | India | 97.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 97.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 47 | Mexico | 97.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 48 | Ireland | 97.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 49 | Venezuela | 97.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 50 | Burundi | 97.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 51 | Finland | 97.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 52 | Serbia | 96.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 53 | Andorra | 96.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 54 | Brazil | 96.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 55 | Niger | 96.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 56 | Sweden | 96.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 58 | Armenia | 96.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 59 | Thailand | 95.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 95.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 61 | Panama | 95.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 62 | Denmark | 95.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 95.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 64 | Ukraine | 95.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 95.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 66 | Madagascar | 95.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 67 | Belgium | 95.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 94.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 94.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 94.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 71 | Bolivia | 94.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 94.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 73 | Portugal | 94.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 74 | Estonia | 94.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 75 | Paraguay | 93.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 76 | Guyana | 93.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 77 | Cyprus | 93.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 78 | Hungary | 93.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 79 | Uruguay | 92.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 80 | Belarus | 92.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 81 | Botswana | 92.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 82 | Malawi | 92.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 83 | Chile | 92.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 84 | Georgia | 92.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 85 | United States of America | 91.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 86 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 91.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 87 | Algeria | 91.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 88 | Romania | 91.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 89 | Canada | 91.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 91.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 91 | Uganda | 91.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 92 | Australia | 91.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 93 | Germany | 90.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 94 | Italy | 90.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 90.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 96 | France | 90.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 97 | Austria | 90.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 98 | Norway | 90.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 99 | Mali | 90.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 100 | Benin | 90.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 101 | Honduras | 90.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 102 | Russian Federation | 90.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 103 | Ecuador | 89.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 104 | Switzerland | 89.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 105 | Croatia | 89.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 106 | Slovakia | 89.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 107 | Moldova, Republic of | 88.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 108 | Slovenia | 88.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 109 | Lithuania | 88.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 110 | Netherlands | 88.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 111 | New Zealand | 87.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 112 | Poland | 87.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 113 | Philippines | 87.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 114 | Latvia | 87.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 87.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 116 | South Korea | 87.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 117 | Japan | 87.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 118 | Türkiye | 86.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 119 | Spain | 85.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 120 | Czech Republic | 85.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 121 | Republic of The Gambia | 84.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 122 | Morocco | 84.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 124 | Kuwait | 84.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 83.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 126 | Israel | 82.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 127 | Nepal | 82.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 128 | Malaysia | 82.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 129 | Grenada | 81.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 81.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 131 | Chad | 81.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 132 | Mozambique | 80.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 80.6% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 134 | People's Republic of China | 80.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 135 | Republic of the Congo | 80.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 137 | Rwanda | 79.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 78.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 139 | Macao | 77.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 140 | Indonesia | 77.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 141 | Ghana | 77.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 142 | United Arab Emirates | 76.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 143 | Vietnam | 76.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 144 | Tunisia | 76.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 145 | Malta | 75.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 146 | Peru | 74.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 147 | Albania | 73.4% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 148 | Monaco | 73.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 149 | Dominica | 72.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 150 | Pakistan | 71.5% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 151 | Angola | 71.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 68.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 153 | Eritrea | 63.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 63.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 155 | Cameroon | 63.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 60.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 157 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 158 | Hong Kong | 60.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 159 | Oman | 60.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 160 | Senegal | 59.9% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 161 | Zambia | 56.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 162 | Greece | 55.7% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 53.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 164 | Belize | 53.0% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 165 | Myanmar | 51.1% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 43.8% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 167 | Mongolia | 41.3% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
| 168 | Jordan | 41.2% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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