Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-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 upper-secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Kuwait; the lowest is 56.1% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.5%, and the mean is 92.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 90.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 34.9%).
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in upper-secondary publi: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 2 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2015 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 99.9% | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 99.9% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Uruguay | 99.2% | 2018 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 98.8% | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Andorra | 98.7% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Iceland | 98.3% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 98.3% | 2017 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 11 | Cuba | 98.2% | 2010 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 98.2% | 2019 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 98.0% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Mexico | 97.9% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Madagascar | 97.9% | 2013 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 97.8% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 97.8% | 2018 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 97.5% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 97.4% | 2017 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 20 | Monaco | 97.4% | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 97.4% | 2017 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 22 | Kenya | 97.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 96.9% | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 96.9% | 2017 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 25 | Oman | 96.9% | 2018 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 96.9% | 2017 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 96.9% | 2017 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 28 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.7% | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 96.6% | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 96.5% | 2017 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 31 | Malawi | 96.4% | 2016 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 32 | Togo | 96.4% | 2016 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 96.4% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 96.2% | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 35 | Serbia | 95.8% | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 95.8% | 2017 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 95.7% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 95.2% | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 39 | Gambia | 95.0% | 2013 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 94.9% | 2017 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 94.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Lithuania | 94.7% | 2017 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 43 | Germany | 94.7% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 44 | Estonia | 94.6% | 2017 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 45 | Sweden | 94.6% | 2017 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 94.6% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 47 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Paraguay | 94.4% | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 49 | Czechia | 94.2% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | Slovak Republic | 93.7% | 2017 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 51 | Italy | 93.4% | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 52 | Chile | 93.4% | 2017 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 53 | Australia | 93.0% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 54 | Guatemala | 92.8% | 2019 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 55 | Japan | 92.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 56 | Switzerland | 92.1% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 57 | Canada | 91.9% | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 58 | Lebanon | 91.8% | 2011 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 59 | Slovenia | 91.3% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | United States | 91.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 91.0% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 62 | Indonesia | 90.9% | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 63 | Portugal | 90.9% | 2017 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 64 | Ukraine | 90.8% | 2017 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 90.7% | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 66 | Finland | 90.5% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 90.5% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90.3% | 2014 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 89.8% | 2018 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 89.6% | 2017 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 71 | Latvia | 89.4% | 2017 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 72 | Philippines | 89.3% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 73 | Saint Lucia | 88.9% | 2018 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 74 | Türkiye | 88.7% | 2010 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 88.6% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 76 | Netherlands | 88.4% | 2017 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 77 | Jordan | 88.2% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 88.2% | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 87.1% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 85.8% | 2018 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 81 | Norway | 84.9% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 84.1% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 83 | Argentina | 83.9% | 2017 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 84 | Morocco | 82.9% | 2009 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 85 | Uganda | 81.5% | 2014 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 78.6% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 78.6% | 2018 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 78.5% | 2018 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 75.9% | 2015 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 90 | Viet Nam | 72.6% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 91 | Guinea | 69.7% | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 92 | Albania | 56.1% | 2018 | down 34.9% | 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/