Global Rankings
Public Spending On Education
percent of GDP
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Kiribati | 16.39% |
2 | 2 |  Tuvalu | 12.85% |
3 | 3 |  Micronesia | 11.56% |
4 | 4 |  Namibia | 9.08% |
5 | 34 |  Algeria | 8.98% |
6 | 5 |  Cuba | 8.44% |
7 | 7 |  Solomon Islands | 8.29% |
8 | 11 |  Faroe Islands | 8.23% |
9 | 8 |  Botswana | 8.06% |
10 | 13 |  Vanuatu | 7.64% |
11 | 70 |  Mauritania | 7.61% |
12 | 10 |  Bolivia | 7.54% |
13 | 12 |  Sweden | 7.32% |
14 | 9 |  Iceland | 7.31% |
15 | 16 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.83% |
16 | 21 |  Costa Rica | 6.75% |
17 | 22 |  Tunisia | 6.73% |
18 | 15 |  Lesotho | 6.62% |
19 | 29 |  Moldova | 6.56% |
20 | 17 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.46% |
21 | 54 |  Kuwait | 6.44% |
22 | 23 |  Finland | 6.38% |
23 | 19 |  Denmark | 6.36% |
24 | 24 |  Belgium | 6.28% |
25 | 31 |  Senegal | 6.16% |
26 | 56 |  Swaziland | 6.03% |
27 | 27 |  South Africa | 6.02% |
28 | 32 |  Morocco | 6.02% |
29 | 25 |  Mozambique | 5.98% |
30 | 26 |  Israel | 5.93% |
31 | 37 |  United Kingdom | 5.91% |
32 | 14 |  Bhutan | 5.85% |
33 | 35 |  Brazil | 5.62% |
34 | 33 |  Jamaica | 5.51% |
35 | 47 |  Uzbekistan | 5.47% |
36 | 28 |  Samoa | 5.46% |
37 | 39 |  Tajikistan | 5.44% |
38 | 18 |  Norway | 5.43% |
39 | 40 |  United States | 5.42% |
40 | 81 |  South Korea | 5.41% |
41 | 72 |  Dominica | 5.39% |
42 | 46 |  Burkina Faso | 5.33% |
43 | 38 |  France | 5.32% |
44 | 51 |  Tonga | 5.31% |
45 | 41 |  Slovenia | 5.28% |
46 | 36 |  Austria | 5.28% |
47 | 82 |  Colombia | 5.26% |
48 | 44 |  Germany | 5.24% |
49 | 50 |  New Zealand | 5.21% |
50 | 116 |  Mongolia | 5.21% |
51 | 48 |  Estonia | 5.21% |
52 | 43 |  Netherlands | 5.18% |
53 | 73 |  Maldives | 5.17% |
54 | 6 |  Yemen | 5.15% |
55 | 42 |  Ukraine | 5.14% |
56 | 79 |  Syria | 5.13% |
57 | 99 |  Grenada | 5.13% |
58 | 45 |  Australia | 5.06% |
59 | 60 |  Belarus | 5.05% |
60 | 49 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 5.03% |
61 | 64 |  Argentina | 5.00% |
62 | 57 |  Chile | 4.91% |
63 | 87 |  Kazakhstan | 4.86% |
64 | 55 |  Switzerland | 4.86% |
65 | 67 |  Canada | 4.84% |
66 | 84 |  Uruguay | 4.76% |
67 | 53 |  Cyprus | 4.74% |
68 | 58 |  Malta | 4.71% |
69 | 69 |  Slovakia | 4.66% |
70 | 94 |  Belize | 4.62% |
71 | 59 |  Rwanda | 4.61% |
72 | 63 |  Spain | 4.59% |
73 | 65 |  Portugal | 4.55% |
74 | 83 |  Honduras | 4.55% |
75 | 62 |  Burundi | 4.50% |
76 | 71 |  Bulgaria | 4.50% |
77 | 52 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.48% |
78 | 115 |  Seychelles | 4.45% |
79 | 74 |  Guyana | 4.45% |
80 | 129 |  Brunei | 4.43% |
81 | 20 |  Oman | 4.38% |
82 | 91 |  Peru | 4.36% |
83 | 68 |  Cape Verde | 4.35% |
84 | 66 |  Latvia | 4.32% |
85 | 78 |  Poland | 4.31% |
86 | 76 |  Czech Republic | 4.30% |
87 | 153 |  Turkmenistan | 4.29% |
88 | 89 |  Puerto Rico | 4.27% |
89 | 92 |  Lithuania | 4.25% |
90 | 80 |  Mauritius | 4.25% |
91 | 103 |  Fiji | 4.25% |
92 | 98 |  Mali | 4.18% |
93 | 97 |  Russia | 4.16% |
94 | 108 |  Togo | 4.14% |
95 | 77 |  India | 4.10% |
96 | 86 |  Croatia | 4.09% |
97 | 111 |  Niger | 4.07% |
98 | 114 |  Zambia | 4.07% |
99 | 95 |  Italy | 4.07% |
100 | 93 |  Mexico | 4.06% |
101 | 101 |  Kenya | 4.02% |
102 | 112 |  Georgia | 3.98% |
103 | 104 |  Philippines | 3.97% |
104 | 90 |  Egypt | 3.93% |
105 | 120 |  China | 3.90% |
106 | 100 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.89% |
107 | 150 |  Saint Lucia | 3.85% |
108 | 106 |  Hong Kong | 3.81% |
109 | 75 |  Hungary | 3.80% |
110 | 117 |  Dominican Republic | 3.76% |
111 | 110 |  Djibouti | 3.75% |
112 | 113 |  Luxembourg | 3.74% |
113 | 105 |  Ecuador | 3.69% |
114 | 102 |  Nepal | 3.69% |
115 | 142 |  Azerbaijan | 3.66% |
116 | 85 |  Aruba | 3.62% |
117 | 126 |  Ivory Coast | 3.61% |
118 | 109 |  Barbados | 3.56% |
119 | 165 |  Iraq | 3.55% |
120 | 127 |  Paraguay | 3.53% |
121 | 123 |  Malaysia | 3.51% |
122 | 30 |  Macao | 3.50% |
123 | 118 |  Palau | 3.44% |
124 | 140 |  Serbia | 3.40% |
125 | 119 |  Greece | 3.38% |
126 | 152 |  Republic of the Congo | 3.34% |
127 | 131 |  Japan | 3.34% |
128 | 135 |  El Salvador | 3.32% |
129 | 88 |  Macedonia | 3.30% |
130 | 130 |  Romania | 3.28% |
131 | 143 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.25% |
132 | 149 |  Qatar | 3.23% |
133 | 148 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3.23% |
134 | 122 |  Jordan | 3.23% |
135 | 139 |  Benin | 3.23% |
136 | 133 |  Afghanistan | 3.21% |
137 | 161 |  Chad | 3.20% |
138 | 132 |  Tanzania | 3.16% |
139 | 162 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3.11% |
140 | 121 |  Turkey | 3.10% |
141 | 151 |  Albania | 3.09% |
142 | 138 |  Guatemala | 3.08% |
143 | 141 |  Madagascar | 3.05% |
144 | 170 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.95% |
145 | 125 |  Ghana | 2.91% |
146 | 134 |  Ireland | 2.90% |
147 | 137 |  San Marino | 2.90% |
148 | 144 |  Vietnam | 2.89% |
149 | 107 |  Nicaragua | 2.87% |
150 | 124 |  Suriname | 2.87% |
151 | 155 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.84% |
152 | 156 |  Cameroon | 2.84% |
153 | 154 |  Iran | 2.82% |
154 | 147 |  Gambia | 2.81% |
155 | 146 |  Malawi | 2.75% |
156 | 159 |  Bahamas | 2.74% |
157 | 61 |  Sierra Leone | 2.62% |
158 | 158 |  Uganda | 2.56% |
159 | 174 |  Liechtenstein | 2.56% |
160 | 160 |  Thailand | 2.52% |
161 | 166 |  Angola | 2.51% |
162 | 128 |  Panama | 2.47% |
163 | 163 |  Armenia | 2.44% |
164 | 164 |  Comoros | 2.34% |
165 | 168 |  Gabon | 2.32% |
166 | 145 |  Ethiopia | 2.30% |
167 | 167 |  Liberia | 2.27% |
168 | 96 |  Libya | 2.26% |
169 | 172 |  Singapore | 2.19% |
170 | 192 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.19% |
171 | 178 |  Cambodia | 2.18% |
172 | 136 |  Eritrea | 2.13% |
173 | 169 |  Bangladesh | 2.03% |
174 | 179 |  Sudan | 2.02% |
175 | 176 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 2.00% |
176 | 177 |  Pakistan | 1.95% |
177 | 157 |  Andorra | 1.90% |
178 | 181 |  Bahrain | 1.89% |
179 | 180 |  Bermuda | 1.87% |
180 | 171 |  Central African Republic | 1.83% |
181 | 185 |  Sri Lanka | 1.83% |
182 | 186 |  Monaco | 1.73% |
183 | 175 |  Guinea | 1.72% |
184 | 188 |  Indonesia | 1.28% |
185 | 183 |  Laos | 1.23% |
186 | 182 |  Lebanon | 1.22% |
187 | 187 |  Haiti | 0.96% |
188 | 189 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.78% |
189 | 173 |  Zimbabwe | 0.38% |
190 | 190 |  Nigeria | 0.32% |
191 | 184 |  Venezuela | 0.00% |
192 | 191 |  Somalia | 0.00% |