Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
Current 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. Current expenditure is consumed within the current...
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Kuwait; the lowest is 72.6% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.6%, and the mean is 93.0%.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 27.3%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 25.0%).
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 2 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2015 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 99.9% | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guinea | 99.7% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 6 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Portugal | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 99.1% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 99.0% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 10 | Andorra | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Cuba | 98.8% | 2010 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 98.5% | 2018 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Madagascar | 98.4% | 2013 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Cambodia | 98.3% | 2014 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Ghana | 98.2% | 2014 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 16 | Malawi | 98.2% | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 17 | Jamaica | 98.1% | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 98.1% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 19 | Monaco | 98.1% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 98.0% | 2017 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 97.8% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 97.8% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 97.7% | 2017 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 97.6% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 97.5% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Togo | 97.5% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 97.5% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Oman | 96.9% | 2018 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 96.9% | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 96.8% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | Belgium | 96.4% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 96.3% | 2017 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 96.2% | 2017 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 34 | Romania | 96.2% | 2017 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 35 | Albania | 96.1% | 2018 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 36 | Sweden | 95.9% | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 95.9% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 95.7% | 2017 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 39 | Austria | 95.6% | 2017 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Colombia | 95.4% | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 95.0% | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 94.7% | 2017 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 94.7% | 2018 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 94.6% | 2017 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 94.6% | 2018 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 46 | Ireland | 94.6% | 2017 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 47 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Germany | 94.3% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | Iceland | 94.3% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 50 | Indonesia | 94.1% | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 51 | El Salvador | 93.8% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 93.8% | 2017 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 53 | Slovenia | 93.7% | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 93.6% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Australia | 93.0% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 92.4% | 2016 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 91.7% | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 58 | United States of America | 91.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 59 | Ukraine | 90.8% | 2017 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 90.7% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 61 | Estonia | 90.6% | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 90.4% | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 90.3% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 90.3% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 65 | Mongolia | 90.1% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 66 | Rwanda | 90.0% | 2018 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 89.7% | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 68 | Netherlands | 89.5% | 2017 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 89.3% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 89.3% | 2017 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 71 | Nepal | 89.0% | 2015 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 88.9% | 2018 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 73 | Jordan | 88.6% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | Finland | 88.3% | 2017 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 88.2% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Latvia | 87.8% | 2017 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 77 | Argentina | 87.7% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 78 | Japan | 87.3% | 2017 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 87.3% | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 80 | Cameroon | 86.9% | 2013 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 81 | Norway | 85.7% | 2017 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 83.3% | 2014 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 83 | Gabon | 82.8% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 82.2% | 2009 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 80.8% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 86 | Uganda | 78.9% | 2014 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 78.4% | 2018 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 75.0% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 72.6% | 2015 | down 17.8% | falling |
About this data
Current 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. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Divide all current 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/