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Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country

Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets...

Countries reporting
114
Highest
56.3%
Eritrea
Lowest
0.0%
Aruba
Median
5.2%
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,295

What the numbers show

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 56.3% in Eritrea; the lowest is 0.0% in Aruba.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 7.8%.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 2,626.1%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Eritrea 56.3% 2005 up 0.4% falling
2 Bangladesh 43.5% 2019 up 341.0% volatile
3 Ethiopia 26.4% 2015 up 33.5% rising
4 Kuwait 23.9% 2011 up 2,626.1% volatile
5 Viet Nam 22.7% 2013 — falling
6 Zambia 22.7% 2017 — volatile
7 Sri Lanka 21.6% 2018 up 140.0% volatile
8 Uganda 20.4% 2014 up 45.8% rising
9 Sierra Leone 20.2% 2019 — volatile
10 Gabon 18.5% 2014 — falling
11 Turks and Caicos Islands 17.8% 2018 down 12.9% volatile
12 Morocco 17.4% 2009 up 103.2% rising
13 Norway 14.8% 2017 up 1.1% rising
14 Albania 14.6% 2018 up 48.7% rising
15 Argentina 13.8% 2017 up 272.7% volatile
16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.6% 2014 down 34.1% falling
17 Peru 12.7% 2019 down 35.2% volatile
18 Republic of Moldova 12.5% 2018 up 8.1% rising
19 British Virgin Islands 12.3% 2015 — volatile
20 Dominican Republic 12.3% 2019 up 11.4% volatile
21 Burundi 12.1% 2013 up 108.8% volatile
22 El Salvador 11.8% 2018 down 9.7% falling
23 Jordan 11.5% 2019 down 4.7% flat
24 Latvia 11.3% 2017 down 27.6% rising
25 Saint Lucia 11.1% 2018 down 64.8% volatile
26 Netherlands 11.0% 2017 down 28.0% rising
27 Philippines 10.7% 2009 up 50.9% rising
28 Afghanistan 10.6% 2017 down 38.6% falling
29 Finland 10.6% 2017 up 15.2% rising
30 Japan 10.4% 2017 up 12.0% flat
31 Nepal 10.1% 2015 down 17.9% falling
32 Rwanda 10.1% 2018 down 40.4% volatile
33 Mongolia 9.8% 2017 down 8.5% volatile
34 Côte d'Ivoire 9.6% 2018 up 34.4% falling
35 Burkina Faso 9.5% 2016 down 66.1% volatile
36 Israel 9.4% 2017 up 36.2% rising
37 Guatemala 9.4% 2019 up 158.5% volatile
38 Luxembourg 9.3% 2017 down 29.2% falling
39 Guyana 9.3% 2012 down 46.7% falling
40 Ukraine 9.2% 2017 up 150.8% volatile
41 United States of America 9.0% 2017 — rising
42 Czechia 8.0% 2017 up 16.7% rising
43 Switzerland 7.8% 2015 down 6.8% falling
44 Slovenia 7.5% 2017 down 22.8% flat
45 Estonia 7.4% 2017 down 19.3% falling
46 Indonesia 7.2% 2015 up 5.7% rising
47 Seychelles 7.0% 2016 down 42.3% volatile
48 Australia 7.0% 2017 down 11.5% falling
49 Paraguay 6.5% 2016 down 16.1% rising
50 Chile 6.5% 2017 up 75.1% volatile
51 Timor-Leste 6.2% 2014 down 77.6% volatile
52 Benin 5.6% 2015 up 43.3% volatile
53 Germany 5.6% 2017 down 20.1% falling
54 India 5.5% 2005 up 117.6% rising
55 Ireland 5.4% 2017 down 31.9% falling
56 Lithuania 5.3% 2017 down 47.4% rising
57 Denmark 5.3% 2017 down 7.3% rising
58 Gambia 5.0% 2013 down 85.9% volatile
59 Cape Verde 5.0% 2016 down 83.9% volatile
60 Portugal 4.8% 2017 up 76.4% volatile
61 Sweden 4.8% 2017 down 35.9% falling
62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.7% 2017 — volatile
63 Poland 4.7% 2017 down 21.8% falling
64 Colombia 4.4% 2018 — volatile
65 Hungary 4.4% 2017 down 19.1% falling
66 Malaysia 4.4% 2019 down 40.3% volatile
67 Hong Kong 4.3% 2012 down 46.2% falling
68 Kazakhstan 4.3% 2016 — falling
69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.3% 2017 down 40.5% volatile
70 Slovakia 4.2% 2017 up 23.2% falling
71 Iceland 3.8% 2017 down 39.2% falling
72 Malta 3.6% 2017 down 58.2% volatile
73 Ghana 3.5% 2014 down 63.5% volatile
74 Mali 3.4% 2017 down 81.0% volatile
75 Namibia 3.4% 2017 down 46.8% volatile
76 Austria 3.4% 2017 up 89.7% falling
77 Bulgaria 3.4% 2017 down 79.8% volatile
78 South Africa 3.3% 2019 up 38.1% rising
79 Italy 3.2% 2015 down 44.8% falling
80 Romania 3.2% 2017 down 83.4% volatile
81 Oman 3.1% 2018 down 65.5% volatile
82 Togo 3.1% 2016 up 120.2% volatile
83 Cameroon 2.9% 2012 — falling
84 Senegal 2.9% 2018 down 83.3% volatile
85 Serbia 2.8% 2018 down 24.7% falling
86 Cyprus 2.8% 2017 down 69.7% falling
87 Kenya 2.8% 2015 — falling
88 Spain 2.7% 2017 down 73.8% falling
89 Singapore 2.6% 2018 down 69.8% volatile
90 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.5% 2017 down 29.4% falling
91 Niger 2.5% 2017 down 56.8% volatile
92 Greece 2.4% 2017 down 83.8% falling
93 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.4% 2018 down 56.8% volatile
94 Monaco 2.4% 2019 down 43.2% volatile
95 Thailand 2.3% 2014 — volatile
96 Malawi 2.3% 2016 down 84.7% volatile
97 Mexico 2.3% 2017 down 27.9% falling
98 Brazil 2.3% 2017 down 66.2% falling
99 Uruguay 2.0% 2018 down 71.5% volatile
100 Jamaica 1.9% 2019 down 87.0% volatile
101 Madagascar 1.9% 2013 down 84.6% volatile
102 Vanuatu 1.8% 2009 down 93.5% volatile
103 Cuba 1.5% 2010 down 80.6% volatile
104 Cambodia 1.5% 2014 — volatile
105 Guinea 1.2% 2019 down 74.4% volatile
106 Andorra 1.1% 2019 up 25.6% falling
107 Central African Republic 0.9% 2010 down 77.9% volatile
108 Barbados 0.8% 2016 down 90.6% volatile
109 Maldives 0.7% 2019 up 161.0% falling
110 Costa Rica 0.6% 2019 down 82.7% volatile
111 Ecuador 0.1% 2018 down 91.8% volatile
112 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2014 — volatile
113 Comoros 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
114 Aruba 0.0% 2014 — volatile

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Indicator
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
114 places, 1,295 data points, 1995–2019
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Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of more than one year. It includes expenditure for construction, renovation and major repairs of buildings and the purchase of heavy equipment or vehicles. Divide capital expenditure in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/