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Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.4%
Median: 4.2%
Countries Covered
184
with available data
Highest
Kiribati
16.4%
Lowest
Somalia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kiribati16.4%
2Tuvalu12.8%
3Micronesia, Federated States of11.6%
4Namibia9.1%
5Algeria9.0%
By Region
Oceania5.1%(2 countries)
Europe4.9%(32 countries)
South America4.8%(7 countries)
Other4.4%(108 countries)
North America4.4%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (16.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.4%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (108)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
Asia (23)
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 | Kiribati | 16.4% |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 12.8% |
| 3 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.6% |
| 4 | Namibia | 9.1% |
| 5 | Algeria | 9.0% |
| 6 | Cuba | 8.4% |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 8.3% |
| 8 | Botswana | 8.1% |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 7.7% |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 7.6% |
| 11 | Mauritania | 7.6% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 7.5% |
| 13 | Sweden | 7.3% |
| 14 | Iceland | 7.3% |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% |
| 16 | Tunisia | 6.7% |
| 17 | Lesotho | 6.6% |
| 18 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.6% |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.5% |
| 20 | Kuwait | 6.4% |
| 21 | Finland | 6.4% |
| 22 | Denmark | 6.4% |
| 23 | Belgium | 6.3% |
| 24 | Senegal | 6.2% |
| 25 | Eswatini | 6.0% |
| 26 | South Africa | 6.0% |
| 27 | Morocco | 6.0% |
| 28 | Mozambique | 6.0% |
| 29 | Israel | 5.9% |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 5.9% |
| 31 | Bhutan | 5.8% |
| 32 | Nauru | 5.8% |
| 33 | Brazil | 5.6% |
| 34 | Jamaica | 5.5% |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 5.5% |
| 36 | Samoa | 5.5% |
| 37 | Curaçao | 5.4% |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 5.4% |
| 39 | State of Palestine | 5.4% |
| 40 | Norway | 5.4% |
| 41 | United States of America | 5.4% |
| 42 | South Korea | 5.4% |
| 43 | Dominica | 5.4% |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% |
| 45 | France | 5.3% |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 5.3% |
| 47 | Tonga | 5.3% |
| 48 | Slovenia | 5.3% |
| 49 | Austria | 5.3% |
| 50 | Colombia | 5.3% |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | 5.2% |
| 52 | Germany | 5.2% |
| 53 | New Zealand | 5.2% |
| 54 | Mongolia | 5.2% |
| 55 | Estonia | 5.2% |
| 56 | Netherlands | 5.2% |
| 57 | Maldives | 5.2% |
| 58 | Ukraine | 5.1% |
| 59 | Grenada | 5.1% |
| 60 | Australia | 5.1% |
| 61 | Belarus | 5.0% |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% |
| 63 | Argentina | 5.0% |
| 64 | Chile | 4.9% |
| 65 | Burundi | 4.9% |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% |
| 67 | Switzerland | 4.9% |
| 68 | Canada | 4.8% |
| 69 | Uruguay | 4.8% |
| 70 | Cyprus | 4.7% |
| 71 | Malta | 4.7% |
| 72 | Slovakia | 4.7% |
| 73 | Belize | 4.6% |
| 74 | Rwanda | 4.6% |
| 75 | Spain | 4.6% |
| 76 | Portugal | 4.6% |
| 77 | Honduras | 4.5% |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 4.5% |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% |
| 80 | Seychelles | 4.5% |
| 81 | Oman | 4.4% |
| 82 | Peru | 4.4% |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 4.3% |
| 84 | Latvia | 4.3% |
| 85 | Poland | 4.3% |
| 86 | Czech Republic | 4.3% |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 4.3% |
| 89 | Lithuania | 4.3% |
| 90 | Mauritius | 4.2% |
| 91 | Fiji | 4.2% |
| 92 | Mali | 4.2% |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 4.2% |
| 94 | Togo | 4.1% |
| 95 | India | 4.1% |
| 96 | Croatia | 4.1% |
| 97 | Niger | 4.1% |
| 98 | Zambia | 4.1% |
| 99 | Italy | 4.1% |
| 100 | Mexico | 4.1% |
| 101 | Kenya | 4.0% |
| 102 | Georgia | 4.0% |
| 103 | Philippines | 3.9% |
| 104 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.9% |
| 105 | People's Republic of China | 3.9% |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 3.9% |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 3.8% |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 3.8% |
| 109 | Hungary | 3.8% |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 3.8% |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 3.7% |
| 112 | Ecuador | 3.7% |
| 113 | Nepal | 3.7% |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 3.7% |
| 115 | Aruba | 3.6% |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% |
| 117 | Barbados | 3.6% |
| 118 | Paraguay | 3.5% |
| 119 | Malaysia | 3.5% |
| 120 | Macao | 3.5% |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.5% |
| 122 | Palau | 3.4% |
| 123 | Serbia | 3.4% |
| 124 | Greece | 3.4% |
| 125 | Republic of the Congo | 3.3% |
| 126 | Japan | 3.3% |
| 127 | El Salvador | 3.3% |
| 128 | Romania | 3.3% |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% |
| 130 | Qatar | 3.2% |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2% |
| 132 | Jordan | 3.2% |
| 133 | Benin | 3.2% |
| 134 | Chad | 3.2% |
| 135 | Virgin Islands, British | 3.2% |
| 136 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.2% |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1% |
| 138 | Türkiye | 3.1% |
| 139 | Albania | 3.1% |
| 140 | Guatemala | 3.1% |
| 141 | Madagascar | 3.0% |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.9% |
| 143 | Ghana | 2.9% |
| 144 | Ireland | 2.9% |
| 145 | San Marino | 2.9% |
| 146 | Vietnam | 2.9% |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 2.9% |
| 148 | Suriname | 2.9% |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.8% |
| 150 | Cameroon | 2.8% |
| 151 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.8% |
| 152 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.8% |
| 153 | Malawi | 2.7% |
| 154 | Bahamas | 2.7% |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 2.6% |
| 156 | Uganda | 2.6% |
| 157 | Thailand | 2.5% |
| 158 | Angola | 2.5% |
| 159 | Panama | 2.5% |
| 160 | Armenia | 2.4% |
| 161 | Comoros | 2.3% |
| 162 | Gabon | 2.3% |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 2.3% |
| 164 | Liberia | 2.3% |
| 165 | Singapore | 2.2% |
| 166 | Cambodia | 2.2% |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 2.0% |
| 168 | Pakistan | 1.9% |
| 169 | Andorra | 1.9% |
| 170 | Bahrain | 1.9% |
| 171 | Bermuda | 1.9% |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 1.8% |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% |
| 174 | Monaco | 1.7% |
| 175 | Guinea | 1.7% |
| 176 | Cayman Islands | 1.6% |
| 177 | Indonesia | 1.3% |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.2% |
| 179 | Lebanon | 1.2% |
| 180 | Haiti | 1.0% |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8% |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% |
| 183 | Nigeria | 0.3% |
| 184 | Somalia | 0.0% |
Showing 184 of 184 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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