Education Spending by Country
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
| Country Name |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Kenya |
24.99% |
16.08% |
17.27% |
17.76% |
19.05% |
| Solomon Islands |
23.20% |
25.78% |
26.00% |
30.49% |
0.00% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) |
23.04% |
22.61% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Morocco |
22.83% |
23.87% |
23.76% |
24.16% |
21.47% |
| Uzbekistan |
22.65% |
21.85% |
15.08% |
17.06% |
28.42% |
| Guatemala |
22.64% |
22.48% |
22.96% |
21.14% |
23.76% |
| Senegal |
22.55% |
16.49% |
16.68% |
19.22% |
14.69% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
22.11% |
23.52% |
16.11% |
17.88% |
16.47% |
| Paraguay |
21.99% |
24.07% |
23.64% |
24.52% |
0.00% |
| Kiribati |
21.64% |
18.90% |
19.27% |
20.18% |
17.94% |
| Kazakhstan |
20.80% |
20.06% |
19.83% |
18.00% |
14.11% |
| Dominican Republic |
20.56% |
19.26% |
19.59% |
20.63% |
22.34% |
| Bolivia |
20.40% |
21.04% |
22.90% |
22.94% |
22.38% |
| Costa Rica |
20.38% |
21.58% |
31.17% |
30.08% |
32.59% |
| Burkina Faso |
20.30% |
21.96% |
21.39% |
20.99% |
21.66% |
| Bhutan |
19.19% |
22.11% |
16.90% |
16.26% |
18.09% |
| South Africa |
19.17% |
18.89% |
18.94% |
19.66% |
19.61% |
| Mali |
19.12% |
18.19% |
16.22% |
15.14% |
15.36% |
| Turkmenistan |
19.10% |
28.68% |
29.08% |
28.00% |
23.01% |
| Mauritania |
18.89% |
4.84% |
9.10% |
9.73% |
10.23% |
| Peru |
18.86% |
16.47% |
16.72% |
15.93% |
17.73% |
| Gambia |
18.70% |
17.13% |
15.62% |
14.28% |
16.85% |
| Vanuatu |
18.40% |
20.94% |
20.01% |
5.01% |
4.46% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
18.35% |
17.09% |
16.58% |
16.13% |
17.59% |
| Ethiopia |
18.33% |
23.01% |
23.56% |
22.45% |
20.92% |
| Tunisia |
18.11% |
19.97% |
19.75% |
20.81% |
17.65% |
| Belize |
18.06% |
17.83% |
17.95% |
18.99% |
22.22% |
| Nicaragua |
17.69% |
18.52% |
18.52% |
22.69% |
23.94% |
| Puerto Rico |
17.49% |
16.37% |
14.08% |
16.68% |
13.82% |
| Tajikistan |
17.23% |
18.35% |
15.04% |
17.30% |
18.23% |
| Eswatini |
16.94% |
16.62% |
15.34% |
15.89% |
18.51% |
| Moldova |
16.89% |
16.69% |
16.84% |
17.99% |
19.46% |
| Philippines |
16.73% |
15.70% |
16.68% |
16.89% |
18.16% |
| Grenada |
16.72% |
9.87% |
10.06% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Chad |
16.48% |
16.72% |
15.45% |
11.67% |
14.21% |
| Curacao |
16.23% |
11.88% |
14.27% |
13.76% |
17.03% |
| Malawi |
16.00% |
0.00% |
17.56% |
20.16% |
0.00% |
| Saudi Arabia |
15.84% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Benin |
15.80% |
14.99% |
14.77% |
15.72% |
18.87% |
| Uruguay |
15.61% |
14.93% |
14.77% |
13.88% |
15.13% |
| Mauritius |
15.58% |
15.71% |
14.32% |
15.65% |
18.68% |
| North Korea |
15.08% |
13.86% |
12.76% |
14.17% |
15.03% |
| Rwanda |
15.02% |
12.77% |
15.53% |
10.78% |
11.00% |
| Togo |
14.82% |
14.48% |
17.45% |
18.14% |
19.23% |
| Republic Of Congo |
14.73% |
15.51% |
16.56% |
17.01% |
17.01% |
| Cabo Verde |
14.70% |
15.69% |
15.11% |
17.09% |
15.15% |
| Fiji |
14.63% |
12.65% |
13.56% |
16.64% |
16.83% |
| Thailand |
14.19% |
14.64% |
14.69% |
15.43% |
17.01% |
| Malaysia |
14.10% |
20.15% |
20.46% |
15.62% |
17.64% |
| Singapore |
14.07% |
15.13% |
11.47% |
19.19% |
19.47% |
| Zambia |
13.86% |
0.00% |
11.51% |
12.38% |
15.29% |
| Samoa |
13.74% |
13.60% |
15.36% |
12.81% |
13.43% |
| Tanzania |
13.70% |
14.33% |
13.54% |
13.63% |
14.29% |
| Gabon |
13.57% |
13.80% |
15.36% |
15.76% |
14.07% |
| Algeria |
13.26% |
13.10% |
16.05% |
16.55% |
16.02% |
| Argentina |
13.22% |
12.71% |
12.28% |
12.42% |
12.51% |
| Hong Kong |
13.18% |
14.39% |
13.12% |
20.62% |
20.31% |
| Cameroon |
13.08% |
12.77% |
15.05% |
14.45% |
14.18% |
| Nepal |
13.08% |
12.44% |
14.39% |
15.01% |
12.11% |
| Bangladesh |
13.00% |
12.40% |
12.77% |
15.03% |
8.73% |
| San Marino |
12.99% |
13.37% |
8.38% |
5.79% |
15.06% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
12.86% |
15.23% |
0.00% |
13.00% |
0.00% |
| Niger |
12.81% |
12.37% |
11.95% |
13.33% |
13.01% |
| Andorra |
12.77% |
6.96% |
10.26% |
8.99% |
10.90% |
| Seychelles |
12.74% |
10.65% |
10.48% |
9.17% |
11.13% |
| New Zealand |
12.73% |
12.61% |
13.46% |
13.62% |
13.47% |
| Kuwait |
12.58% |
12.26% |
12.00% |
12.44% |
12.85% |
| Georgia |
12.50% |
13.17% |
11.52% |
10.34% |
13.36% |
| Barbados |
12.47% |
12.73% |
14.84% |
16.14% |
13.86% |
| Belarus |
12.28% |
12.18% |
12.82% |
12.78% |
13.33% |
| Cambodia |
12.01% |
11.67% |
9.35% |
11.07% |
12.13% |
| St. Lucia |
12.00% |
16.90% |
14.47% |
14.39% |
14.07% |
| China |
11.91% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bahamas |
11.60% |
10.36% |
10.69% |
12.66% |
12.92% |
| Jordan |
11.56% |
9.48% |
9.22% |
11.97% |
9.24% |
| Panama |
11.49% |
15.78% |
15.61% |
15.63% |
15.61% |
| Mongolia |
11.47% |
7.45% |
8.36% |
8.64% |
10.34% |
| Tuvalu |
11.36% |
12.93% |
13.27% |
11.00% |
0.00% |
| Haiti |
11.23% |
13.12% |
16.11% |
10.00% |
12.86% |
| Azerbaijan |
11.18% |
11.64% |
11.51% |
10.79% |
9.77% |
| British Virgin Islands |
11.09% |
12.20% |
10.85% |
11.86% |
17.20% |
| Comoros |
11.03% |
10.48% |
10.29% |
11.48% |
0.00% |
| Lesotho |
11.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Albania |
10.86% |
9.01% |
9.41% |
10.27% |
13.43% |
| Zimbabwe |
10.69% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
15.67% |
10.46% |
| Maldives |
10.63% |
11.08% |
10.03% |
10.51% |
12.06% |
| El Salvador |
10.44% |
11.40% |
11.51% |
11.19% |
12.19% |
| Guinea |
10.03% |
11.95% |
11.50% |
14.34% |
12.48% |
| Central African Republic |
9.99% |
10.74% |
9.09% |
9.78% |
9.80% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
9.83% |
10.41% |
10.03% |
11.72% |
10.46% |
| Lao PDR |
9.80% |
9.82% |
11.51% |
10.66% |
10.83% |
| Pakistan |
9.76% |
9.40% |
7.82% |
10.80% |
11.59% |
| Ecuador |
9.68% |
9.30% |
9.76% |
10.60% |
10.68% |
| Palau |
9.53% |
10.16% |
8.91% |
9.01% |
0.00% |
| Turks And Caicos Islands |
9.32% |
11.86% |
11.24% |
10.82% |
9.62% |
| St. Kitts And Nevis |
9.08% |
7.73% |
6.76% |
9.61% |
8.64% |
| Armenia |
9.04% |
9.45% |
9.66% |
8.83% |
8.58% |
| Sri Lanka |
8.68% |
5.35% |
5.04% |
5.47% |
0.00% |
| Antigua And Barbuda |
8.67% |
7.81% |
6.86% |
7.38% |
9.54% |
| Tonga |
8.44% |
9.77% |
10.12% |
10.73% |
13.00% |
| Serbia |
8.38% |
7.45% |
7.09% |
0.00% |
8.60% |
| Gibraltar |
7.94% |
7.82% |
7.14% |
7.68% |
7.37% |
| Angola |
7.74% |
6.64% |
6.92% |
5.29% |
6.05% |
| Monaco |
7.73% |
4.80% |
5.87% |
0.00% |
5.03% |
| Bahrain |
7.72% |
7.66% |
7.66% |
7.14% |
8.56% |
| Suriname |
7.54% |
10.96% |
11.78% |
13.94% |
15.28% |
| Dominica |
6.41% |
9.36% |
7.77% |
10.67% |
8.30% |
| Nauru |
4.89% |
4.21% |
3.82% |
4.54% |
4.83% |
| Nigeria |
3.65% |
4.30% |
5.14% |
5.13% |
5.86% |
| Somalia |
3.59% |
2.76% |
3.65% |
3.00% |
4.29% |
| Papua New Guinea |
3.54% |
2.93% |
3.25% |
3.82% |
3.58% |
| Venezuela |
0.01% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Aruba |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10.96% |
0.00% |
19.40% |
| UAE |
0.00% |
0.00% |
14.76% |
12.80% |
13.57% |
| Australia |
0.00% |
12.64% |
12.11% |
12.17% |
0.00% |
| Austria |
0.00% |
9.96% |
9.78% |
9.74% |
10.67% |
| Burundi |
0.00% |
20.64% |
20.44% |
20.74% |
21.22% |
| Belgium |
0.00% |
12.01% |
11.61% |
11.56% |
12.22% |
| Bulgaria |
0.00% |
11.98% |
12.25% |
11.92% |
11.71% |
| Bosnia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10.18% |
0.00% |
10.13% |
| Brazil |
0.00% |
12.93% |
13.62% |
12.50% |
13.85% |
| Botswana |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
21.47% |
22.34% |
| Canada |
0.00% |
10.65% |
9.07% |
12.04% |
11.74% |
| Switzerland |
0.00% |
15.42% |
14.61% |
14.27% |
15.68% |
| Chile |
0.00% |
18.38% |
14.88% |
19.35% |
21.23% |
| Cuba |
0.00% |
16.96% |
15.97% |
16.66% |
14.23% |
| Cayman Islands |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
14.96% |
| Cyprus |
0.00% |
12.48% |
11.92% |
12.11% |
12.83% |
| Czech Republic |
0.00% |
10.01% |
10.33% |
10.00% |
11.07% |
| Germany |
0.00% |
10.68% |
10.58% |
10.79% |
11.03% |
| Denmark |
0.00% |
14.16% |
14.08% |
13.85% |
14.61% |
| Spain |
0.00% |
9.88% |
9.73% |
9.43% |
10.00% |
| Estonia |
0.00% |
13.03% |
12.39% |
12.16% |
13.20% |
| Finland |
0.00% |
12.11% |
11.95% |
11.84% |
12.27% |
| France |
0.00% |
9.12% |
9.11% |
9.17% |
9.70% |
| Micronesia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
18.61% |
18.11% |
| United Kingdom |
0.00% |
0.00% |
11.82% |
14.03% |
13.53% |
| Ghana |
0.00% |
13.18% |
12.17% |
13.63% |
14.27% |
| Greece |
0.00% |
6.39% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7.46% |
| Croatia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
8.50% |
8.22% |
8.91% |
| Hungary |
0.00% |
7.80% |
9.68% |
8.08% |
9.16% |
| Indonesia |
0.00% |
8.70% |
8.97% |
9.32% |
9.34% |
| India |
0.00% |
14.16% |
14.92% |
15.99% |
14.82% |
| Ireland |
0.00% |
0.00% |
12.33% |
11.97% |
13.53% |
| Iran |
0.00% |
18.82% |
0.00% |
22.67% |
21.24% |
| Iceland |
0.00% |
15.66% |
16.59% |
16.80% |
17.44% |
| Israel |
0.00% |
16.07% |
15.41% |
14.54% |
15.75% |
| Italy |
0.00% |
7.41% |
7.44% |
7.78% |
8.42% |
| Jamaica |
0.00% |
16.93% |
17.42% |
0.00% |
17.31% |
| Lebanon |
0.00% |
8.86% |
0.00% |
9.90% |
8.14% |
| Liberia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7.37% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lithuania |
0.00% |
11.73% |
11.36% |
10.56% |
11.38% |
| Luxembourg |
0.00% |
8.45% |
8.69% |
8.20% |
8.68% |
| Latvia |
0.00% |
9.92% |
10.69% |
11.72% |
11.77% |
| Macao |
0.00% |
12.27% |
14.69% |
14.17% |
16.60% |
| Madagascar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
17.95% |
| Mexico |
0.00% |
14.24% |
15.88% |
16.20% |
0.00% |
| Marshall Islands |
0.00% |
11.35% |
22.87% |
19.37% |
15.04% |
| Malta |
0.00% |
12.50% |
12.49% |
0.00% |
13.76% |
| Myanmar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.74% |
| Mozambique |
0.00% |
0.00% |
20.45% |
17.93% |
19.03% |
| Namibia |
0.00% |
24.71% |
25.14% |
24.94% |
29.06% |
| Netherlands |
0.00% |
11.97% |
11.72% |
11.07% |
12.01% |
| Norway |
0.00% |
14.47% |
15.03% |
14.76% |
15.67% |
| Oman |
0.00% |
14.18% |
0.00% |
15.44% |
13.06% |
| Poland |
0.00% |
9.97% |
10.60% |
10.06% |
11.17% |
| Portugal |
0.00% |
10.37% |
10.08% |
9.90% |
10.89% |
| Qatar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.32% |
8.64% |
| Romania |
0.00% |
8.78% |
8.95% |
9.40% |
10.71% |
| Sierra Leone |
0.00% |
29.37% |
33.42% |
34.24% |
35.01% |
| Slovak Republic |
0.00% |
10.83% |
10.51% |
10.61% |
10.50% |
| Slovenia |
0.00% |
11.08% |
10.81% |
10.46% |
11.27% |
| Sweden |
0.00% |
15.28% |
15.55% |
15.31% |
15.75% |
| Timor-Leste |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7.47% |
6.96% |
6.87% |
| Turkey |
0.00% |
11.33% |
11.31% |
11.63% |
12.52% |
| Uganda |
0.00% |
8.48% |
8.21% |
8.53% |
8.90% |
| Ukraine |
0.00% |
0.00% |
12.70% |
11.80% |
13.11% |
| United States |
0.00% |
0.00% |
11.29% |
12.16% |
13.27% |
| Vietnam |
0.00% |
15.45% |
14.82% |
14.47% |
15.57% |
