Maptheory
economic2018

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2018. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•172 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
15.1value
Median: 14.3value
Countries Covered
172
with available data
Highest
Cuba
49.1value
Lowest
Kazakhstan
0.2value
Top 5 Countries
1Cuba49.1value
2Serbia43.7value
3Djibouti37.3value
4Albania34.2value
5Moldova, Republic of32.5value
By Region
Europe21.6value(31 countries)
Oceania19.8value(2 countries)
North America15.8value(4 countries)
South America14.8value(7 countries)
Asia13.6value(24 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2value)High (49.1value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.1value)

Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
Other (97)
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 2018. 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 ↕
1Cuba49.1value
2Serbia43.7value
3Djibouti37.3value
4Albania34.2value
5Moldova, Republic of32.5value
6Cyprus31.9value
7Oman31.8value
8Ukraine30.3value
9South Korea27.8value
10Denmark25.1value
11Switzerland24.8value
12Latvia24.5value
13United Kingdom24.2value
14Marshall Islands23.6value
15Slovenia23.6value
16Austria23.5value
17Thailand23.3value
18Poland23.1value
19Bulgaria23.0value
20Malta22.8value
21Kiribati22.5value
22Portugal22.5value
23Iceland22.1value
24Belgium21.9value
25Japan21.8value
26Sweden21.7value
27Norway21.7value
28Jamaica21.7value
29Israel21.5value
30Finland21.5value
31Honduras21.4value
32Vietnam21.1value
33Costa Rica20.8value
34Slovakia20.8value
35Barbados20.8value
36Lesotho20.7value
37New Zealand20.3value
38Estonia20.3value
39Greece20.3value
40Brazil20.1value
41United States of America19.9value
42Luxembourg19.7value
43Italy19.5value
44Morocco19.5value
45Lithuania19.5value
46Australia19.3value
47Hungary19.1value
48Puerto Rico18.5value
49Chile18.4value
50Yemen18.1value
51South Africa17.9value
52Venezuela17.9value
53Liechtenstein17.8value
54Saudi Arabia17.7value
55Canada17.6value
56Singapore17.5value
57Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.5value
58Germany17.4value
59Tunisia17.4value
60France17.4value
61Spain17.1value
62Namibia17.1value
63Aruba17.1value
64Cayman Islands17.1value
65Colombia17.0value
66Syrian Arab Republic16.9value
67Netherlands16.7value
68Cape Verde16.7value
69Belize16.6value
70Eswatini16.5value
71Dominican Republic16.2value
72Togo16.2value
73Malaysia16.1value
74Burkina Faso16.1value
75El Salvador16.1value
76San Marino16.1value
77Maldives16.1value
78Mauritius15.6value
79Trinidad and Tobago15.1value
80Argentina15.0value
81Hong Kong14.8value
82Saint Lucia14.7value
83Mozambique14.7value
84Dominica14.6value
85Liberia14.5value
86Kuwait14.4value
87Seychelles14.2value
88Mongolia14.1value
89Zimbabwe14.0value
90Czech Republic13.9value
91Mexico13.8value
92Vanuatu13.5value
93Jordan13.3value
94Niger13.3value
95Indonesia13.3value
96Cote d'Ivoire13.3value
97Türkiye13.0value
98Burundi12.9value
99Zambia12.9value
100Bhutan12.8value
101Uruguay12.6value
102Sierra Leone12.4value
103Nepal12.4value
104Fiji12.4value
105Mali12.3value
106Andorra12.3value
107Guatemala11.9value
108Sao Tome and Principe11.9value
109Ireland11.8value
110Republic of the Congo11.7value
111Paraguay11.7value
112Algeria11.5value
113Nicaragua11.3value
114Peru11.2value
115Bahrain11.2value
116Islamic Republic of Iran11.1value
117Kenya11.0value
118Senegal10.9value
119Benin10.3value
120Afghanistan10.3value
121Qatar10.2value
122Mauritania10.2value
123Armenia10.2value
124Botswana10.1value
125Curaçao10.0value
126Egypt9.8value
127India9.8value
128Comoros9.8value
129Tonga9.7value
130United Republic of Tanzania9.5value
131Ecuador9.5value
132Lao People's Democratic Republic9.1value
133Philippines9.1value
134Samoa9.0value
135Brunei Darussalam8.9value
136Georgia8.8value
137Republic of The Gambia8.5value
138Timor-Leste8.3value
139Grenada8.2value
140Malawi8.2value
141Pakistan8.1value
142Antigua and Barbuda8.1value
143Bermuda8.1value
144Sri Lanka7.9value
145Ethiopia7.9value
146Romania7.8value
147Myanmar7.8value
148Guyana7.8value
149Macao7.6value
150Bangladesh7.6value
151Democratic Republic of the Congo7.2value
152Guinea6.8value
153Cambodia6.6value
154Madagascar6.6value
155Ghana6.4value
156Chad6.3value
157Panama6.3value
158Virgin Islands, British6.2value
159United Arab Emirates6.0value
160People's Republic of China5.9value
161Turks and Caicos Islands5.7value
162Uganda5.6value
163Cameroon5.4value
164Eritrea5.3value
165Saint Kitts and Nevis5.2value
166Guinea-Bissau4.7value
167Gabon4.7value
168South Sudan4.6value
169Rwanda4.3value
170Central African Republic4.1value
171Monaco3.3value
172Kazakhstan0.2value
Showing 172 of 172 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2018).

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