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 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
| Sierra Leone |
29.37% |
33.42% |
34.24% |
35.01% |
32.73% |
| Turkmenistan |
28.60% |
29.08% |
28.00% |
23.01% |
0.00% |
| Namibia |
25.32% |
25.14% |
24.94% |
25.27% |
24.78% |
| Paraguay |
24.07% |
23.64% |
24.52% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Morocco |
23.87% |
23.76% |
24.16% |
21.47% |
22.45% |
| Ethiopia |
23.01% |
23.56% |
22.45% |
20.92% |
22.99% |
| Dominican Republic |
22.36% |
19.59% |
20.63% |
20.01% |
19.49% |
| Senegal |
22.17% |
21.53% |
22.48% |
18.74% |
21.54% |
| Burkina Faso |
21.96% |
21.56% |
21.11% |
20.89% |
22.66% |
| Iran |
21.87% |
0.00% |
22.67% |
21.24% |
21.15% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
20.98% |
19.71% |
20.81% |
20.07% |
20.14% |
| Burundi |
20.64% |
20.44% |
20.74% |
21.22% |
19.52% |
| Malaysia |
20.15% |
20.46% |
15.62% |
19.14% |
20.70% |
| Bhutan |
19.65% |
15.71% |
18.55% |
18.09% |
17.21% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
18.41% |
21.61% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mali |
18.19% |
16.22% |
15.14% |
15.36% |
17.52% |
| Belize |
17.83% |
17.95% |
18.99% |
22.22% |
22.15% |
| Benin |
17.19% |
17.60% |
0.00% |
18.44% |
17.71% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
17.09% |
16.58% |
16.13% |
17.59% |
20.12% |
| Cuba |
16.96% |
15.97% |
16.66% |
14.23% |
12.66% |
| Jamaica |
16.93% |
17.42% |
0.00% |
17.31% |
18.58% |
| Uruguay |
16.82% |
14.78% |
13.88% |
15.19% |
15.18% |
| Chad |
16.72% |
15.36% |
11.67% |
14.21% |
0.00% |
| Republic Of Congo |
16.64% |
17.88% |
18.29% |
17.93% |
15.58% |
| Eswatini |
16.62% |
15.34% |
15.89% |
18.51% |
17.22% |
| Peru |
16.47% |
16.71% |
15.51% |
17.76% |
17.13% |
| St. Lucia |
16.34% |
14.47% |
14.39% |
14.08% |
14.31% |
| Moldova |
15.80% |
16.34% |
17.17% |
18.37% |
17.55% |
| Philippines |
15.70% |
16.72% |
16.97% |
17.89% |
18.74% |
| Vietnam |
15.45% |
14.82% |
14.47% |
15.57% |
16.09% |
| Kiribati |
15.36% |
12.91% |
12.46% |
12.19% |
15.14% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
15.23% |
0.00% |
13.00% |
0.00% |
19.43% |
| Iceland |
14.90% |
15.41% |
15.88% |
16.14% |
15.99% |
| Gambia |
14.48% |
15.62% |
14.28% |
14.10% |
11.36% |
| Togo |
14.48% |
17.45% |
18.14% |
19.24% |
21.77% |
| Tanzania |
14.33% |
13.54% |
13.63% |
14.29% |
20.50% |
| Oman |
14.14% |
0.00% |
15.44% |
13.06% |
11.97% |
| Australia |
13.94% |
13.15% |
14.46% |
15.29% |
15.11% |
| Indonesia |
13.93% |
16.07% |
17.94% |
17.34% |
16.80% |
| Madagascar |
13.85% |
15.52% |
15.34% |
17.95% |
19.82% |
| Gabon |
13.80% |
15.36% |
15.76% |
14.07% |
14.62% |
| Ghana |
13.18% |
12.17% |
13.63% |
14.27% |
18.60% |
| New Zealand |
13.14% |
14.29% |
14.44% |
15.87% |
15.80% |
| Haiti |
13.12% |
16.11% |
10.00% |
12.86% |
14.49% |
| Algeria |
13.10% |
16.05% |
16.55% |
14.46% |
14.95% |
| Turks And Caicos Islands |
13.00% |
12.57% |
12.51% |
9.62% |
11.94% |
| Belarus |
12.81% |
12.36% |
12.87% |
13.08% |
13.26% |
| Cameroon |
12.77% |
15.05% |
14.45% |
14.18% |
16.88% |
| Rwanda |
12.76% |
15.53% |
10.78% |
11.00% |
10.80% |
| Barbados |
12.73% |
14.84% |
16.14% |
13.86% |
16.36% |
| Curacao |
12.42% |
15.28% |
15.31% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lesotho |
12.39% |
14.39% |
14.77% |
13.83% |
14.09% |
| Niger |
12.37% |
11.95% |
13.33% |
13.01% |
16.34% |
| British Virgin Islands |
12.20% |
10.85% |
11.86% |
0.00% |
10.22% |
| Mauritius |
12.19% |
11.67% |
12.53% |
14.49% |
15.42% |
| Georgia |
12.17% |
12.47% |
12.07% |
14.14% |
14.27% |
| Guinea |
11.95% |
11.50% |
14.29% |
12.41% |
14.87% |
| Panama |
11.76% |
9.34% |
10.12% |
9.11% |
8.68% |
| Bangladesh |
11.73% |
10.22% |
10.39% |
11.33% |
11.96% |
| Liberia |
11.73% |
7.37% |
13.71% |
13.72% |
7.96% |
| Bermuda |
11.63% |
12.02% |
12.29% |
12.44% |
11.84% |
| Bahamas |
11.44% |
12.28% |
12.18% |
11.29% |
12.68% |
| Marshall Islands |
11.35% |
22.87% |
19.37% |
15.04% |
21.70% |
| Canada |
11.05% |
11.05% |
9.88% |
12.65% |
12.93% |
| Luxembourg |
10.74% |
11.00% |
10.66% |
11.18% |
11.10% |
| Central African Republic |
10.74% |
9.09% |
9.78% |
9.80% |
9.14% |
| China |
10.50% |
10.85% |
10.53% |
11.23% |
11.45% |
| Comoros |
10.48% |
10.29% |
11.48% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mauritania |
10.44% |
9.10% |
9.73% |
10.23% |
0.00% |
| Maldives |
10.18% |
10.03% |
10.51% |
12.06% |
11.39% |
| Norway |
10.12% |
10.27% |
10.12% |
10.87% |
11.05% |
| Grenada |
9.87% |
10.06% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10.08% |
| Tonga |
9.77% |
10.12% |
10.73% |
13.00% |
11.28% |
| Armenia |
9.70% |
9.67% |
9.57% |
10.01% |
8.99% |
| Jordan |
9.58% |
9.72% |
0.00% |
9.95% |
9.83% |
| Bahrain |
9.30% |
9.08% |
9.37% |
9.87% |
10.82% |
| Ecuador |
9.27% |
9.76% |
10.59% |
10.67% |
14.55% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
9.20% |
10.03% |
11.72% |
10.34% |
10.65% |
| Germany |
9.19% |
9.07% |
9.30% |
9.73% |
9.64% |
| Antigua And Barbuda |
9.17% |
6.86% |
7.38% |
7.13% |
7.67% |
| Lao PDR |
9.08% |
10.76% |
10.91% |
11.62% |
11.17% |
| Austria |
8.98% |
8.81% |
8.95% |
9.88% |
9.81% |
| Turkey |
8.78% |
8.81% |
9.31% |
11.17% |
10.74% |
| Ukraine |
8.49% |
14.25% |
13.27% |
14.56% |
14.23% |
| Uganda |
8.48% |
8.22% |
8.53% |
8.90% |
11.25% |
| Gibraltar |
7.82% |
7.62% |
7.68% |
7.37% |
7.76% |
| Andorra |
6.96% |
6.35% |
8.99% |
10.90% |
13.46% |
| Angola |
6.64% |
6.92% |
6.47% |
6.05% |
5.41% |
| Dominica |
6.41% |
7.77% |
10.67% |
8.30% |
8.45% |
| Sri Lanka |
5.35% |
5.04% |
5.47% |
0.00% |
11.33% |
| Monaco |
4.80% |
5.87% |
0.00% |
5.03% |
0.00% |
| Mexico |
0.00% |
0.00% |
16.20% |
0.00% |
16.58% |
| St. Kitts And Nevis |
0.00% |
6.20% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10.11% |
| Suriname |
0.00% |
0.00% |
13.94% |
14.08% |
14.72% |
| Samoa |
0.00% |
0.00% |
16.22% |
15.60% |
14.85% |
| Bulgaria |
0.00% |
10.56% |
9.46% |
10.48% |
9.54% |
| Djibouti |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
13.99% |
| Honduras |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
23.16% |
| Lithuania |
0.00% |
12.74% |
12.17% |
13.28% |
13.32% |
| Nauru |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.61% |
| Thailand |
0.00% |
11.88% |
12.28% |
14.50% |
14.53% |
| Finland |
0.00% |
10.23% |
10.24% |
10.52% |
10.40% |
| Israel |
0.00% |
18.43% |
15.69% |
18.11% |
18.10% |
| Colombia |
0.00% |
11.55% |
15.69% |
13.72% |
12.84% |
| South Korea |
0.00% |
14.31% |
12.83% |
13.83% |
14.31% |
| Malawi |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
15.83% |
| Slovak Republic |
0.00% |
9.35% |
9.94% |
10.47% |
9.88% |
| Croatia |
0.00% |
10.72% |
10.35% |
10.98% |
10.48% |
| Portugal |
0.00% |
9.71% |
9.61% |
10.53% |
10.26% |
| Tajikistan |
0.00% |
20.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Botswana |
0.00% |
0.00% |
21.47% |
22.34% |
21.32% |
| Fiji |
0.00% |
14.46% |
16.39% |
14.05% |
14.94% |
| Italy |
0.00% |
7.44% |
7.49% |
8.05% |
8.11% |
| Singapore |
0.00% |
13.06% |
11.22% |
16.48% |
16.09% |
| Slovenia |
0.00% |
11.50% |
11.13% |
12.57% |
12.37% |
| Denmark |
0.00% |
11.89% |
11.92% |
12.74% |
12.65% |
| Latvia |
0.00% |
12.65% |
13.70% |
15.02% |
14.81% |
| France |
0.00% |
8.88% |
8.82% |
9.48% |
9.57% |
| United States |
0.00% |
0.00% |
12.65% |
15.52% |
15.78% |
| Cabo Verde |
0.00% |
15.11% |
17.09% |
15.15% |
17.57% |
| Sweden |
0.00% |
13.53% |
13.44% |
14.08% |
13.82% |
| South Africa |
0.00% |
18.49% |
18.48% |
18.69% |
20.29% |
| Hungary |
0.00% |
10.36% |
9.33% |
10.19% |
10.86% |
| Macao |
0.00% |
12.87% |
12.30% |
15.55% |
14.46% |
| Pakistan |
0.00% |
7.82% |
10.80% |
11.59% |
12.19% |
| Timor-Leste |
0.00% |
7.47% |
6.96% |
6.87% |
6.59% |
| Malta |
0.00% |
12.66% |
12.54% |
14.08% |
13.85% |
| Uzbekistan |
0.00% |
21.43% |
21.82% |
25.59% |
21.82% |
| Costa Rica |
0.00% |
20.08% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Greece |
0.00% |
7.11% |
7.54% |
8.36% |
8.46% |
| Lebanon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.90% |
8.14% |
8.05% |
| Zambia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
12.38% |
15.29% |
17.09% |
| Switzerland |
0.00% |
14.55% |
14.24% |
15.65% |
15.46% |
| Micronesia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
18.62% |
18.11% |
17.13% |
| Japan |
0.00% |
7.43% |
7.29% |
8.15% |
8.13% |
| Myanmar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.82% |
9.68% |
| El Salvador |
0.00% |
11.96% |
11.87% |
14.33% |
14.78% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.00% |
10.79% |
9.80% |
8.59% |
8.45% |
| Zimbabwe |
0.00% |
0.00% |
15.67% |
0.00% |
19.04% |
| Qatar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.32% |
8.64% |
0.00% |
| Kazakhstan |
0.00% |
24.09% |
20.16% |
18.96% |
17.90% |
| San Marino |
0.00% |
7.90% |
6.56% |
8.91% |
0.00% |
| Seychelles |
0.00% |
0.00% |
6.68% |
6.11% |
11.83% |
| India |
0.00% |
14.65% |
14.72% |
15.00% |
13.07% |
| Romania |
0.00% |
8.14% |
8.80% |
10.09% |
9.10% |
| Albania |
0.00% |
9.83% |
10.13% |
11.40% |
10.97% |
| Chile |
0.00% |
0.00% |
19.36% |
21.23% |
21.37% |
| United Kingdom |
0.00% |
11.23% |
10.73% |
12.02% |
12.11% |
| Kenya |
0.00% |
0.00% |
17.92% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mongolia |
0.00% |
9.99% |
11.26% |
14.08% |
20.48% |
| Somalia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
4.19% |
3.00% |
| Belgium |
0.00% |
11.32% |
11.15% |
11.82% |
11.88% |
| Cayman Islands |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
14.96% |
14.92% |
| Guatemala |
0.00% |
19.55% |
19.05% |
18.54% |
18.27% |
| Nicaragua |
0.00% |
0.00% |
22.69% |
23.94% |
22.76% |
| Bolivia |
0.00% |
23.15% |
22.22% |
22.43% |
21.61% |
| Ireland |
0.00% |
12.02% |
11.88% |
13.21% |
12.48% |
| Russia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
8.94% |
9.29% |
10.05% |
| Serbia |
0.00% |
7.09% |
0.00% |
8.60% |
8.80% |
| Cyprus |
0.00% |
12.74% |
12.94% |
13.51% |
11.79% |
| Netherlands |
0.00% |
11.02% |
10.94% |
11.83% |
11.96% |
| Papua New Guinea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9.23% |
| Brazil |
0.00% |
0.00% |
11.56% |
12.74% |
12.82% |
| Spain |
0.00% |
9.18% |
9.02% |
9.58% |
9.57% |
| UAE |
0.00% |
14.76% |
12.80% |
13.57% |
0.00% |
| Cambodia |
0.00% |
15.74% |
17.17% |
18.94% |
16.86% |
| Mozambique |
0.00% |
18.76% |
17.94% |
19.03% |
17.39% |
| South Sudan |
0.00% |
11.21% |
5.55% |
9.41% |
4.02% |
| Czech Republic |
0.00% |
10.88% |
10.74% |
11.84% |
11.27% |
| Guyana |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
16.11% |
| Poland |
0.00% |
11.17% |
10.60% |
11.99% |
12.03% |
| Estonia |
0.00% |
14.25% |
14.28% |
15.53% |
15.80% |
| Argentina |
0.00% |
12.28% |
12.42% |
12.53% |
12.52% |
| Vanuatu |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.01% |
4.46% |
0.00% |
| Hong Kong |
0.00% |
14.86% |
12.82% |
17.49% |
19.68% |
| Nepal |
0.00% |
12.82% |
11.46% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
