Maptheory
economic2018

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% 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•168 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
66.0value
Median: 31.5value
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Malawi
1,317.6value
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Malawi1,317.6value
2United Republic of Tanzania631.6value
3Eritrea592.3value
4Burkina Faso351.5value
5Burundi308.8value
By Region
Africa101.7value(6 countries)
Other89.5value(94 countries)
Asia35.5value(23 countries)
Europe29.1value(32 countries)
South America25.8value(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (1,317.6value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 66.0value)

Africa (6)
Other (94)
Asia (23)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 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 ↕
1Malawi1,317.6value
2United Republic of Tanzania631.6value
3Eritrea592.3value
4Burkina Faso351.5value
5Burundi308.8value
6Niger275.2value
7Ethiopia266.2value
8Vanuatu262.6value
9Botswana246.1value
10Djibouti193.0value
11Samoa187.6value
12Chad186.7value
13Mali166.9value
14Mozambique165.6value
15Zimbabwe161.4value
16Cote d'Ivoire150.2value
17Senegal131.0value
18Eswatini128.2value
19Tonga126.5value
20Republic of The Gambia115.0value
21Kuwait112.9value
22Central African Republic100.5value
23Aruba100.2value
24Rwanda97.7value
25Mauritania95.8value
26Saudi Arabia93.5value
27Uganda91.4value
28Guinea89.7value
29People's Republic of China89.1value
30Republic of the Congo88.1value
31Turks and Caicos Islands87.6value
32Angola82.1value
33Morocco82.1value
34Benin77.7value
35Togo77.2value
36Kenya76.4value
37Namibia76.0value
38Marshall Islands73.9value
39Democratic Republic of the Congo72.9value
40Seychelles70.7value
41Pakistan67.2value
42Palau64.9value
43Fiji62.7value
44Afghanistan58.2value
45Ghana55.5value
46Tunisia54.7value
47Ecuador52.7value
48Liberia51.4value
49Bhutan50.7value
50Syrian Arab Republic49.4value
51India49.3value
52South Africa48.0value
53Lesotho44.7value
54Malta44.4value
55Oman43.6value
56Sweden43.2value
57Denmark43.1value
58Luxembourg42.8value
59Sao Tome and Principe41.9value
60Barbados41.7value
61Honduras40.9value
62Virgin Islands, British40.0value
63Norway39.8value
64Cuba38.8value
65Cape Verde38.3value
66United Kingdom38.0value
67Costa Rica37.5value
68Switzerland37.4value
69Estonia36.9value
70Jamaica36.6value
71Austria36.2value
72Netherlands35.8value
73Türkiye35.3value
74Ukraine34.5value
75Vietnam34.2value
76Finland33.9value
77Germany33.6value
78Puerto Rico33.3value
79Brazil33.0value
80Belgium32.2value
81Brunei Darussalam31.9value
82Maldives31.9value
83France31.6value
84Sri Lanka31.6value
85Canada31.4value
86Bangladesh29.9value
87Serbia29.8value
88Mexico29.7value
89Slovakia27.6value
90Belize27.3value
91Iceland27.3value
92Portugal26.9value
93Moldova, Republic of26.6value
94Cyprus26.5value
95Romania26.1value
96Croatia25.7value
97Poland25.4value
98Hungary25.4value
99Uruguay25.4value
100Jordan25.3value
101New Zealand25.3value
102Comoros24.8value
103Italy24.3value
104Slovenia24.3value
105Hong Kong24.2value
106Nepal24.2value
107Islamic Republic of Iran24.2value
108Bermuda23.9value
109Malaysia23.8value
110Bosnia and Herzegovina23.7value
111Singapore23.5value
112The Republic of North Macedonia22.7value
113Andorra22.3value
114Spain21.8value
115Colombia21.6value
116Bahrain21.4value
117Indonesia20.8value
118Japan20.6value
119Venezuela20.5value
120Libya20.4value
121Lao People's Democratic Republic20.3value
122Czech Republic20.3value
123Chile20.3value
124Russian Federation19.8value
125Tajikistan19.6value
126Lebanon19.5value
127United States of America19.4value
128Azerbaijan19.4value
129Cameroon19.4value
130Macao19.1value
131Panama18.7value
132Israel18.2value
133Thailand18.2value
134Curaçao18.1value
135Guatemala18.1value
136Lithuania18.0value
137Belarus17.9value
138Australia17.8value
139Latvia17.7value
140Argentina16.9value
141Myanmar16.7value
142Bulgaria16.6value
143Ireland15.5value
144Antigua and Barbuda15.5value
145Timor-Leste15.1value
146South Korea15.0value
147Paraguay14.3value
148Albania13.8value
149Guyana13.7value
150Greece11.2value
151El Salvador11.1value
152Peru10.9value
153Philippines10.6value
154Georgia10.0value
155Armenia9.9value
156Mauritius9.6value
157Liechtenstein9.1value
158San Marino8.7value
159Kazakhstan7.5value
160Saint Kitts and Nevis5.8value
161Cambodia5.3value
162Grenada5.2value
163Mongolia5.2value
164Kyrgyzstan4.9value
165Madagascar0.0value
166Gabon0.0value
167Saint Lucia0.0value
168United Arab Emirates0.0value
Showing 168 of 168 countries

Topics

#economic#value#government#expenditure#per#student#tertiary#gdp#capita

Data Source

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

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