| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 6.85 | 2018 | 1 | 7.23 |
| 2 ↑ | Tajikistan | 5.71 | 2019 | 4 | 5.56 |
| 3 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | 5.37 | 2019 | 5 | 5.55 |
| 4 ↓ | Uzbekistan | 5.11 | 2020 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 ↓ | Mongolia | 4.94 | 2019 | 3 | 6.17 |
| 6 ↑ | Russia | 4.69 | 2017 | 13 | 3.76 |
| 7 ↑ | South Korea | 4.46 | 2018 | 8 | 4.33 |
| 8 ↑ | Brunei | 4.43 | 2016 | 16 | 3.35 |
| 8 ↓ | Nepal | 4.43 | 2018 | 6 | 4.77 |
| 10 ↑ | Hong Kong | 4.41 | 2020 | 12 | 3.81 |
| 11 ↓ | Malaysia | 4.16 | 2019 | 7 | 4.48 |
| 12 ↓ | Maldives | 4.12 | 2019 | 10 | 3.91 |
| 13 ↓ | Vietnam | 4.06 | 2019 | 9 | 4.17 |
| 14 | China | 3.54 | 2018 | 14 | 3.67 |
| 15 | Japan | 3.43 | 1999 | 15 | 3.36 |
| 16 ↓ | India | 3.29 | 2015 | 11 | 3.84 |
| 17 ↑ | Philippines | 3.23 | 2019 | 18 | 3.13 |
| 18 ↑ | Turkmenistan | 3.12 | 2019 | 20 | 3.05 |
| 19 | Thailand | 2.97 | 2019 | 19 | 3.06 |
| 20 ↓ | Laos | 2.94 | 2014 | 17 | 3.23 |
| 21 | Pakistan | 2.9 | 2017 | 21 | 3 |
| 22 ↑ | Kazakhstan | 2.86 | 2019 | 26 | 2.62 |
| 23 ↓ | Indonesia | 2.84 | 2019 | 21 | 3 |
| 24 | Macao | 2.73 | 2018 | 24 | 2.71 |
| 25 ↑ | Azerbaijan | 2.68 | 2019 | 27 | 2.46 |
| 26 ↓ | Singapore | 2.51 | 2020 | 25 | 2.63 |
| 27 ↑ | Cambodia | 2.16 | 2018 | 29 | 1.91 |
| 28 ↓ | Sri Lanka | 2.14 | 2018 | 23 | 2.8 |
| 29 ↓ | Burma (Myanmar) | 1.97 | 2019 | 28 | 1.92 |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 1.33 | 2019 | 30 | 1.54 |
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
