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Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant US$ (millions) by country

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) not specified by level in millions US$ in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government...

Countries reporting
149
Highest
22,833 millions
Italy
Lowest
0 millions
Zimbabwe
Median
0.2422 millions
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,288

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 22,833 millions in Italy; the lowest is 0 millions in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2422 millions, and the mean is 368.92 millions.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 110,469.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant U: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Italy 22,833 millions 2017 — volatile
2 Russia 6,317 millions 2017 up 1.8% rising
3 Indonesia 4,216 millions 2015 up 77.3% volatile
4 Germany 3,055 millions 2017 down 1.5% falling
5 South Africa 2,288 millions 2019 up 37.4% volatile
6 China 2,156 millions 1999 — volatile
7 Mexico 1,530 millions 2017 up 12.7% rising
8 Thailand 1,361 millions 2013 down 17.7% volatile
9 Hong Kong 1,150 millions 2019 up 77.5% rising
10 Norway 978.16 millions 2017 up 27.2% falling
11 Macao 901.7 millions 2018 — volatile
12 Romania 809.05 millions 2017 up 32.7% rising
13 Singapore 697.93 millions 2018 up 2.3% volatile
14 Belgium 634.16 millions 2017 down 10.3% volatile
15 Hungary 616.14 millions 2017 up 130.2% volatile
16 Switzerland 566 millions 2017 down 21.3% rising
17 Democratic Republic of Congo 560.93 millions 2015 up 1,701.1% volatile
18 Pakistan 415.48 millions 2017 — rising
19 Panama 391.33 millions 2011 up 304.9% volatile
20 Ghana 365.24 millions 2014 up 110,469.0% volatile
21 Kazakhstan 316.61 millions 2018 up 88.0% volatile
22 Dominican Republic 279.89 millions 2019 up 884.8% volatile
23 Portugal 254.23 millions 2017 down 17.3% rising
24 Costa Rica 253.87 millions 2019 up 481.0% volatile
25 Algeria 196.88 millions 2012 up 56.9% volatile
26 Senegal 195.02 millions 2018 up 507.9% volatile
27 Czechia 173.04 millions 2017 down 14.8% volatile
28 Uruguay 143.76 millions 2018 — volatile
29 Belarus 126.37 millions 2017 — volatile
30 Monaco 93.76 millions 2017 up 246.1% volatile
31 Iceland 93.06 millions 2017 up 24.3% rising
32 Kyrgyzstan 92.8 millions 2017 up 30.0% volatile
33 Guatemala 91.96 millions 2019 down 19.5% rising
34 Tajikistan 89.41 millions 2015 up 761.1% volatile
35 Kuwait 70.38 millions 2011 up 18.5% volatile
36 Angola 66.91 millions 2006 — volatile
37 Kenya 62.38 millions 2015 — volatile
38 Chad 51.99 millions 2018 — volatile
39 Malta 43.6 millions 2017 down 30.1% volatile
40 Lebanon 36.57 millions 2013 down 23.7% volatile
41 Andorra 36.03 millions 2019 up 22.9% rising
42 Madagascar 36 millions 2012 down 14.6% rising
43 Bahrain 34.2 millions 2017 — rising
44 Mauritius 28.79 millions 2019 up 41.6% falling
45 Armenia 27.35 millions 2017 up 144.3% rising
46 Colombia 26.54 millions 2018 down 30.2% volatile
47 Aruba 25.07 millions 2016 down 35.5% falling
48 Serbia 20.01 millions 2018 down 18.2% falling
49 Belize 19.62 millions 2018 up 1,412.7% volatile
50 Guyana 16.36 millions 2012 down 43.4% rising
51 Israel 15.56 millions 2017 down 98.1% rising
52 Namibia 13.93 millions 2017 — volatile
53 Malawi 9.42 millions 2016 up 96.9% flat
54 Saint Lucia 9.32 millions 2018 — volatile
55 Albania 9.31 millions 2017 — rising
56 Rwanda 8.55 millions 2018 up 123.4% volatile
57 Moldova 7.65 millions 2018 down 85.2% volatile
58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.3 millions 2018 — volatile
59 Lesotho 7.12 millions 2018 up 96.6% volatile
60 Burundi 6.64 millions 2013 — volatile
61 Vanuatu 6.4 millions 2017 up 73.3% volatile
62 Peru 4.56 millions 2019 — volatile
63 Mauritania 3.95 millions 2019 down 78.9% volatile
64 Cape Verde 3.48 millions 2017 — volatile
65 Slovenia 3.47 millions 2017 up 2,264.3% volatile
66 Cote d'Ivoire 1.69 millions 2018 — volatile
67 Paraguay 1.15 millions 2016 — volatile
68 Congo 1.13 millions 2010 down 92.1% volatile
69 Eswatini 0.9647 millions 2014 down 87.9% volatile
70 Central African Republic 0.7939 millions 2011 — volatile
71 Slovakia 0.4638 millions 2017 down 99.4% volatile
72 Gabon 0.3202 millions 2014 — volatile
73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2723 millions 2016 — volatile
74 Niger 0.2593 millions 2017 — volatile
75 Cameroon 0.2422 millions 2013 — volatile
76 Afghanistan 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 Argentina 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Australia 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
76 Austria 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Azerbaijan 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile
76 Benin 0 millions 2015 — volatile
76 Burkina Faso 0 millions 2016 down 100.0% volatile
76 Bangladesh 0 millions 2019 — volatile
76 Bulgaria 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 Bermuda 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 Brazil 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 Barbados 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Canada 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 Chile 0 millions 2016 — volatile
76 Comoros 0 millions 2015 — volatile
76 Cuba 0 millions 2010 — volatile
76 Cyprus 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Denmark 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% flat
76 Ecuador 0 millions 2019 — volatile
76 Egypt 0 millions 1996 down 100.0% volatile
76 Spain 0 millions 2016 — volatile
76 Estonia 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
76 Ethiopia 0 millions 2013 — volatile
76 Finland 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Fiji 0 millions 2013 down 100.0% volatile
76 United Kingdom 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Georgia 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile
76 Guinea 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile
76 Gambia 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
76 Greece 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Croatia 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
76 India 0 millions 2013 — volatile
76 Ireland 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Iran 0 millions 2018 — volatile
76 Jamaica 0 millions 2019 — volatile
76 Jordan 0 millions 2019 — volatile
76 Japan 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% falling
76 Cambodia 0 millions 2014 — flat
76 South Korea 0 millions 2016 — volatile
76 Laos 0 millions 2014 down 100.0% volatile
76 Sri Lanka 0 millions 2018 — volatile
76 Lithuania 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Luxembourg 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Latvia 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Morocco 0 millions 2009 — volatile
76 Maldives 0 millions 2019 — flat
76 North Macedonia 0 millions 1996 — flat
76 Mali 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Mongolia 0 millions 2016 — flat
76 Malaysia 0 millions 2019 — volatile
76 Netherlands 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Nepal 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
76 New Zealand 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
76 Oman 0 millions 2019 — volatile
76 Philippines 0 millions 2009 down 100.0% volatile
76 Poland 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Saudi Arabia 0 millions 1998 — flat
76 Sierra Leone 0 millions 2019 down 100.0% volatile
76 El Salvador 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile
76 South Sudan 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 Sweden 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 Seychelles 0 millions 2016 — volatile
76 Togo 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
76 East Timor 0 millions 2014 — flat
76 Tunisia 0 millions 2015 — volatile
76 Turkey 0 millions 2006 — volatile
76 Tanzania 0 millions 2014 — flat
76 Uganda 0 millions 2014 down 100.0% volatile
76 Ukraine 0 millions 2017 — volatile
76 United States 0 millions 2017 — flat
76 British Virgin Islands 0 millions 2019 — flat
76 Vietnam 0 millions 2013 — flat
76 Zambia 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
76 Zimbabwe 0 millions 2014 — volatile

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,288 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) not specified by level in millions US$ in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant US$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/