Education expenditures (% of GDP)

See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Education expenditures. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Education expenditures is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.

This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.

#		Value	Last update
1 / 1	Lesotho	13.00	2008
2 / 2	Cuba	12.80	2010
3 / 3	Marshall Islands	12.20	2003
4 / 4	Kiribati	12.00	2001
5 / 5	Botswana	9.50	2009
6 / 6	Sao Tome and Principe	9.50	2010
7 / 7	Timor-Leste	9.40	2011
8 / 8	Denmark	8.70	2009
9 / 9	Djibouti	8.40	2007
10 / 10	Namibia	8.40	2010
11 / 11	Moldova	8.40	2012
12 / 12	Swaziland	8.30	2011
13 / 13	Ghana	8.10	2011
14 / 14	Comoros	7.60	2008
15 / 15	Iceland	7.60	2010
16 / 16	New Zealand	7.40	2012
17 / 17	Palau	7.30	2002
18 / 18	Solomon Islands	7.30	2010
19 / 19	Cyprus	7.30	2010
20 / 20	Sweden	7.00	2010
21 / 21	Malta	6.90	2010
22 / 22	Norway	6.90	2010
23 / 23	Bolivia	6.90	2011
24 / 24	Venezuela	6.90	2009
25 / 25	Kyrgyzstan	6.80	2011
26 / 26	Finland	6.80	2010
27 / 27	Maldives	6.80	2011
28 / 28	Kenya	6.70	2010
29 / 29	Belize	6.60	2010
30 / 30	Belgium	6.60	2010
31 / 31	Ireland	6.40	2010
32 / 32	Costa Rica	6.30	2009
33 / 33	Vietnam	6.30	2010
34 / 34	Argentina	6.30	2011
35 / 35	Congo, Republic of the	6.20	2010
36 / 36	Tanzania	6.20	2010
37 / 37	Tunisia	6.20	2012
38 / 38	Ukraine	6.20	2011
39 / 39	United Kingdom	6.20	2010
40 / 40	Jamaica	6.10	2012
41 / 41	South Africa	6.00	2010
42 / 42	Aruba	6.00	2011
43 / 43	Malaysia	5.90	2011
44 / 44	Austria	5.90	2010
45 / 45	France	5.90	2010
46 / 46	Netherlands	5.90	2011
47 / 47	Burundi	5.80	2012
48 / 48	Samoa	5.80	2008
49 / 49	Thailand	5.80	2011
50 / 50	Brazil	5.80	2010
51 / 51	Estonia	5.70	2010
52 / 52	Slovenia	5.70	2010
53 / 53	Senegal	5.60	2010
54 / 54	Australia	5.60	2010
55 / 55	Barbados	5.60	2012
56 / 56	Portugal	5.60	2010
57 / 57	Israel	5.60	2011
58 / 58	Mongolia	5.50	2011
59 / 59	Malawi	5.40	2011
60 / 60	Morocco	5.40	2009
61 / 61	Lithuania	5.40	2010
62 / 62	Canada	5.40	2011
63 / 63	United States	5.40	2010
64 / 64	Benin	5.30	2010
65 / 65	Poland	5.20	2010
66 / 66	Switzerland	5.20	2010
67 / 67	Yemen	5.20	2008
68 / 68	Rwanda	5.10	2013
69 / 69	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.10	2010
70 / 70	Belarus	5.10	2012
71 / 71	Germany	5.10	2010
72 / 72	Saudi Arabia	5.10	2008
73 / 73	Syria	5.10	2009
74 / 74	Mexico	5.10	2009
75 / 75	Cape Verde	5.00	2011
76 / 76	Mozambique	5.00	2006
77 / 77	Vanuatu	5.00	2009
78 / 78	Korea, South	5.00	2009
79 / 79	Latvia	5.00	2010
80 / 80	Spain	5.00	2010
81 / 81	Hungary	4.90	2010
82 / 82	Mali	4.80	2011
83 / 83	Serbia	4.80	2011
84 / 84	Paraguay	4.80	2011
85 / 85	Ethiopia	4.70	2010
86 / 86	Bhutan	4.70	2011
87 / 87	Nepal	4.70	2010
88 / 88	Cote d'Ivoire	4.60	2008
89 / 89	Nicaragua	4.60	2010
90 / 90	Togo	4.50	2011
91 / 91	Italy	4.50	2010
92 / 92	Chile	4.50	2012
93 / 93	Uruguay	4.50	2011
94 / 94	British Virgin Islands	4.40	2010
95 / 95	Colombia	4.40	2012
96 / 96	Ecuador	4.40	2012
97 / 97	Algeria	4.30	2008
98 / 98	Croatia	4.30	2010
99 / 99	Kosovo	4.30	2008
100 / 100	Oman	4.30	2009
101 / 101	Niger	4.20	2011
102 / 102	Fiji	4.20	2011
103 / 103	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.20	2007
104 / 104	Czech Republic	4.20	2010
105 / 105	Romania	4.20	2009
106 / 106	Slovakia	4.20	2010
107 / 107	Gambia, The	4.10	2012
108 / 108	Saint Lucia	4.10	2012
109 / 109	Russia	4.10	2008
110 / 110	Bulgaria	4.10	2010
111 / 111	Greece	4.10	2005
112 / 112	Tonga	3.90	2004
113 / 113	Grenada	3.90	2003
114 / 114	Tajikistan	3.90	2011
115 / 115	Egypt	3.80	2008
116 / 116	Japan	3.80	2011
117 / 117	Kuwait	3.80	2006
118 / 118	Mauritania	3.70	2011
119 / 119	Luxembourg	3.70	2001
120 / 120	Iran	3.70	2012
121 / 121	Seychelles	3.60	2011
122 / 122	Angola	3.50	2010
123 / 123	Mauritius	3.50	2012
124 / 124	Dominica	3.50	2010
125 / 125	Panama	3.50	2011
126 / 126	Brunei	3.50	2013
127 / 127	Hong Kong	3.50	2012
128 / 128	Burkina Faso	3.40	2011
129 / 129	El Salvador	3.40	2011
130 / 130	Uganda	3.30	2012
131 / 131	Albania	3.30	2007
132 / 132	Armenia	3.30	2012
133 / 133	Cameroon	3.20	2011
134 / 134	Trinidad and Tobago	3.20	2003
135 / 135	Guyana	3.20	2012
136 / 136	India	3.20	2011
137 / 137	Cook Islands	3.10	2011
138 / 138	Kazakhstan	3.10	2009
139 / 139	Guatemala	3.00	2012
140 / 140	Singapore	3.00	2013
141 / 141	Sierra Leone	2.90	2012
142 / 142	Turkey	2.90	2006
143 / 143	Liberia	2.80	2012
144 / 144	Anguilla	2.80	2008
145 / 145	Indonesia	2.80	2011
146 / 146	Laos	2.80	2010
147 / 147	Peru	2.80	2012
148 / 148	Madagascar	2.70	2012
149 / 149	Macau	2.70	2011
150 / 150	Philippines	2.70	2009
151 / 151	Cambodia	2.60	2010
152 / 152	Bahrain	2.60	2012
153 / 153	Bermuda	2.60	2010
154 / 154	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2.50	2010
155 / 155	Guinea	2.50	2012
156 / 156	Zimbabwe	2.50	2010
157 / 157	Qatar	2.50	2008
158 / 158	Antigua and Barbuda	2.40	2009
159 / 159	Azerbaijan	2.40	2011
160 / 160	Chad	2.30	2011
161 / 161	Dominican Republic	2.20	2012
162 / 162	Lebanon	2.20	2012
163 / 163	Bangladesh	2.20	2009
164 / 164	Eritrea	2.10	2006
165 / 165	Liechtenstein	2.10	2008
166 / 166	Pakistan	2.10	2012
167 / 167	Georgia	2.00	2012
168 / 168	Sri Lanka	1.70	2012
169 / 169	Monaco	1.60	2011
170 / 170	Zambia	1.30	2008
171 / 171	Central African Republic	1.20	2011
172 / 172	Burma	0.80	2011
173 / 173	Equatorial Guinea	0.60	2002