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Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — series 2

Name: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, government, expenditure, education, total, gdp, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•203 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

4.3% of GDP

Median: 4.1% of GDP

Countries Covered

203

with available data

Highest

Kiribati

16.4% of GDP

Lowest

Somalia

0.0% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Kiribati16.4% of GDP

2American Samoa14.7% of GDP

3Tuvalu12.8% of GDP

4Micronesia, Federated States of11.6% of GDP

5Namibia9.1% of GDP

By Region

Oceania5.1% of GDP(2 countries)

Europe4.9% of GDP(32 countries)

South America4.8% of GDP(7 countries)

North America4.4% of GDP(4 countries)

Other4.3% of GDP(123 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of GDP)High (16.4% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.3% of GDP)

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Other (123)

Africa (9)

Asia (26)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Kiribati	16.4% of GDP
2	American Samoa	14.7% of GDP
3	Tuvalu	12.8% of GDP
4	Micronesia, Federated States of	11.6% of GDP
5	Namibia	9.1% of GDP
6	Algeria	9.0% of GDP
7	Cuba	8.4% of GDP
8	Solomon Islands	8.3% of GDP
9	Botswana	8.1% of GDP
10	Marshall Islands	7.7% of GDP
11	Vanuatu	7.6% of GDP
12	Mauritania	7.6% of GDP
13	Bolivia	7.5% of GDP
14	Sweden	7.3% of GDP
15	Iceland	7.3% of GDP
16	Venezuela	6.9% of GDP
17	Kyrgyzstan	6.8% of GDP
18	Tunisia	6.7% of GDP
19	Lesotho	6.6% of GDP
20	Moldova, Republic of	6.6% of GDP
21	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.5% of GDP
22	Kuwait	6.4% of GDP
23	Finland	6.4% of GDP
24	Denmark	6.4% of GDP
25	Belgium	6.3% of GDP
26	Senegal	6.2% of GDP
27	Eswatini	6.0% of GDP
28	South Africa	6.0% of GDP
29	Morocco	6.0% of GDP
30	Mozambique	6.0% of GDP
31	Israel	5.9% of GDP
32	United Kingdom	5.9% of GDP
33	Bhutan	5.8% of GDP
34	Nauru	5.8% of GDP
35	Brazil	5.6% of GDP
36	Jamaica	5.5% of GDP
37	Uzbekistan	5.5% of GDP
38	Samoa	5.5% of GDP
39	Curaçao	5.4% of GDP
40	Tajikistan	5.4% of GDP
41	State of Palestine	5.4% of GDP
42	Norway	5.4% of GDP
43	United States of America	5.4% of GDP
44	South Korea	5.4% of GDP
45	Dominica	5.4% of GDP
46	Burkina Faso	5.3% of GDP
47	France	5.3% of GDP
48	Costa Rica	5.3% of GDP
49	Tonga	5.3% of GDP
50	Slovenia	5.3% of GDP
51	Austria	5.3% of GDP
52	Colombia	5.3% of GDP
53	Timor-Leste	5.2% of GDP
54	Germany	5.2% of GDP
55	New Zealand	5.2% of GDP
56	Mongolia	5.2% of GDP
57	Estonia	5.2% of GDP
58	Netherlands	5.2% of GDP
59	Maldives	5.2% of GDP
60	Yemen	5.2% of GDP
61	Ukraine	5.1% of GDP
62	Syrian Arab Republic	5.1% of GDP
63	Grenada	5.1% of GDP
64	Australia	5.1% of GDP
65	Belarus	5.0% of GDP
66	Sao Tome and Principe	5.0% of GDP
67	Argentina	5.0% of GDP
68	Chile	4.9% of GDP
69	Kazakhstan	4.9% of GDP
70	Switzerland	4.9% of GDP
71	Canada	4.8% of GDP
72	Uruguay	4.8% of GDP
73	Cyprus	4.7% of GDP
74	Malta	4.7% of GDP
75	Slovakia	4.7% of GDP
76	Belize	4.6% of GDP
77	Rwanda	4.6% of GDP
78	Spain	4.6% of GDP
79	Portugal	4.6% of GDP
80	Honduras	4.5% of GDP
81	Burundi	4.5% of GDP
82	Bulgaria	4.5% of GDP
83	Saudi Arabia	4.5% of GDP
84	Seychelles	4.5% of GDP
85	Guyana	4.5% of GDP
86	Brunei Darussalam	4.4% of GDP
87	Oman	4.4% of GDP
88	Peru	4.4% of GDP
89	Cape Verde	4.3% of GDP
90	Afghanistan	4.3% of GDP
91	Latvia	4.3% of GDP
92	Poland	4.3% of GDP
93	Czech Republic	4.3% of GDP
94	Turkmenistan	4.3% of GDP
95	Puerto Rico	4.3% of GDP
96	Lithuania	4.3% of GDP
97	Mauritius	4.2% of GDP
98	Fiji	4.2% of GDP
99	Mali	4.2% of GDP
100	Russian Federation	4.2% of GDP
101	Togo	4.1% of GDP
102	India	4.1% of GDP
103	Croatia	4.1% of GDP
104	Niger	4.1% of GDP
105	Zambia	4.1% of GDP
106	Italy	4.1% of GDP
107	Mexico	4.1% of GDP
108	Kenya	4.0% of GDP
109	Georgia	4.0% of GDP
110	Philippines	4.0% of GDP
111	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	3.9% of GDP
112	People's Republic of China	3.9% of GDP
113	United Arab Emirates	3.9% of GDP
114	Saint Lucia	3.8% of GDP
115	Hong Kong	3.8% of GDP
116	Hungary	3.8% of GDP
117	Egypt	3.8% of GDP
118	Dominican Republic	3.8% of GDP
119	Djibouti	3.8% of GDP
120	Luxembourg	3.7% of GDP
121	Ecuador	3.7% of GDP
122	Nepal	3.7% of GDP
123	Azerbaijan	3.7% of GDP
124	Aruba	3.6% of GDP
125	Cote d'Ivoire	3.6% of GDP
126	Barbados	3.6% of GDP
127	Iraq	3.6% of GDP
128	Paraguay	3.5% of GDP
129	Malaysia	3.5% of GDP
130	Macao	3.5% of GDP
131	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.5% of GDP
132	Palau	3.4% of GDP
133	Serbia	3.4% of GDP
134	Greece	3.4% of GDP
135	Republic of the Congo	3.3% of GDP
136	Japan	3.3% of GDP
137	El Salvador	3.3% of GDP
138	The Republic of North Macedonia	3.3% of GDP
139	Romania	3.3% of GDP
140	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.2% of GDP
141	Qatar	3.2% of GDP
142	Trinidad and Tobago	3.2% of GDP
143	Jordan	3.2% of GDP
144	Benin	3.2% of GDP
145	Chad	3.2% of GDP
146	Virgin Islands, British	3.2% of GDP
147	United Republic of Tanzania	3.2% of GDP
148	Antigua and Barbuda	3.1% of GDP
149	Türkiye	3.1% of GDP
150	Albania	3.1% of GDP
151	Guatemala	3.1% of GDP
152	Madagascar	3.0% of GDP
153	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.9% of GDP
154	Ghana	2.9% of GDP
155	Ireland	2.9% of GDP
156	San Marino	2.9% of GDP
157	Vietnam	2.9% of GDP
158	Nicaragua	2.9% of GDP
159	Suriname	2.9% of GDP
160	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.8% of GDP
161	Cameroon	2.8% of GDP
162	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.8% of GDP
163	Republic of The Gambia	2.8% of GDP
164	Malawi	2.7% of GDP
165	Bahamas	2.7% of GDP
166	Sierra Leone	2.6% of GDP
167	Uganda	2.6% of GDP
168	Liechtenstein	2.6% of GDP
169	Thailand	2.5% of GDP
170	Angola	2.5% of GDP
171	Panama	2.5% of GDP
172	Armenia	2.4% of GDP
173	Comoros	2.3% of GDP
174	Gabon	2.3% of GDP
175	Ethiopia	2.3% of GDP
176	Liberia	2.3% of GDP
177	Libya	2.3% of GDP
178	Singapore	2.2% of GDP
179	Equatorial Guinea	2.2% of GDP
180	Cambodia	2.2% of GDP
181	Eritrea	2.1% of GDP
182	Bangladesh	2.0% of GDP
183	Sudan	2.0% of GDP
184	Guinea-Bissau	2.0% of GDP
185	Myanmar	2.0% of GDP
186	Pakistan	1.9% of GDP
187	Andorra	1.9% of GDP
188	Bahrain	1.9% of GDP
189	Bermuda	1.9% of GDP
190	Central African Republic	1.8% of GDP
191	Sri Lanka	1.8% of GDP
192	Monaco	1.7% of GDP
193	Guinea	1.7% of GDP
194	Cayman Islands	1.6% of GDP
195	South Sudan	1.6% of GDP
196	Indonesia	1.3% of GDP
197	Lao People's Democratic Republic	1.2% of GDP
198	Lebanon	1.2% of GDP
199	Haiti	1.0% of GDP
200	Papua New Guinea	0.8% of GDP
201	Zimbabwe	0.4% of GDP
202	Nigeria	0.3% of GDP
203	Somalia	0.0% of GDP

Showing 203 of 203 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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