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Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions) by country

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary,...

Countries reporting
170
Highest
179,812 millions
Germany
Lowest
7.56 millions
Kiribati
Median
1,320 millions
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,881

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 179,812 millions in Germany; the lowest is 7.56 millions in Kiribati.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,320 millions, and the mean is 12,449 millions.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,770.

Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 1,104.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 45.2%).

Government expenditure on education, US$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 179,812 millions 2017 up 20.4% rising
2 Japan 156,644 millions 2017 up 3.8% volatile
3 United Kingdom 146,625 millions 2017 up 9.9% volatile
4 France 141,477 millions 2017 — volatile
5 Brazil 130,424 millions 2017 up 87.7% volatile
6 Canada 85,101 millions 2011 up 130.7% volatile
7 Italy 79,354 millions 2017 down 12.5% volatile
8 Russia 73,828 millions 2017 up 92.9% volatile
9 India 70,267 millions 2013 up 277.6% volatile
10 Australia 68,159 millions 2017 up 71.4% volatile
11 South Korea 65,001 millions 2016 — volatile
12 Spain 55,229 millions 2017 down 11.8% volatile
13 Mexico 52,362 millions 2017 up 6.0% volatile
14 Netherlands 43,154 millions 2017 up 4.2% volatile
15 Sweden 40,949 millions 2017 up 35.1% rising
16 Argentina 35,106 millions 2017 up 173.6% volatile
17 Switzerland 34,883 millions 2017 up 55.1% volatile
18 Belgium 32,304 millions 2017 down 1.0% volatile
19 Norway 31,521 millions 2017 up 20.3% volatile
20 Indonesia 30,850 millions 2015 up 275.6% volatile
21 Saudi Arabia 26,706 millions 2008 up 119.7% rising
22 Denmark 25,748 millions 2017 up 5.8% volatile
23 Poland 24,001 millions 2017 up 14.9% volatile
24 South Africa 23,957 millions 2019 up 59.2% volatile
25 Venezuela 22,672 millions 2009 up 675.2% volatile
26 Austria 22,414 millions 2017 up 12.0% volatile
27 Israel 21,522 millions 2017 up 118.6% volatile
28 China 20,655 millions 1999 up 274.8% volatile
29 Iran 17,615 millions 2018 up 28.6% volatile
30 Thailand 17,335 millions 2013 up 205.5% volatile
31 Finland 16,267 millions 2017 up 12.0% volatile
32 Turkey 15,197 millions 2006 up 298.3% volatile
33 Malaysia 15,183 millions 2019 up 25.7% volatile
34 Chile 15,014 millions 2017 up 169.1% volatile
35 Colombia 14,869 millions 2018 up 55.9% volatile
36 Hong Kong 13,783 millions 2019 up 43.1% volatile
37 New Zealand 11,827 millions 2017 up 79.1% volatile
39 Portugal 11,102 millions 2017 down 6.1% volatile
40 Vietnam 10,219 millions 2018 up 111.0% rising
41 Greece 9,822 millions 2005 up 135.1% volatile
42 Peru 8,728 millions 2019 up 130.0% volatile
43 Singapore 8,423 millions 2013 up 128.6% volatile
44 Czechia 8,321 millions 2017 up 13.7% volatile
45 Cuba 8,258 millions 2010 up 250.7% volatile
46 Pakistan 8,080 millions 2017 up 123.4% volatile
47 Hungary 6,604 millions 2017 down 8.3% volatile
48 Romania 6,553 millions 2017 down 9.5% rising
49 Puerto Rico 6,221 millions 2014 — volatile
50 Egypt 6,123 millions 2008 up 117.9% volatile
51 Ukraine 6,072 millions 2017 down 30.8% volatile
52 Ecuador 4,963 millions 2015 up 82.8% volatile
53 Qatar 4,945 millions 2019 up 25.7% volatile
54 Morocco 4,887 millions 2009 up 128.4% volatile
55 Kazakhstan 4,691 millions 2018 up 35.8% volatile
56 Philippines 4,470 millions 2009 up 62.3% rising
57 Costa Rica 4,354 millions 2019 up 135.6% volatile
58 Kenya 4,190 millions 2018 up 217.2% volatile
59 Oman 3,916 millions 2013 up 364.5% volatile
60 Slovakia 3,761 millions 2017 up 23.5% volatile
61 Bangladesh 3,635 millions 2019 up 104.5% volatile
62 Uzbekistan 3,124 millions 2017 — falling
63 Kuwait 3,038 millions 2006 up 90.7% volatile
64 Uruguay 3,008 millions 2018 up 433.4% volatile
65 Angola 2,867 millions 2010 up 1,104.3% volatile
66 Tunisia 2,848 millions 2015 up 36.8% volatile
67 Ethiopia 2,635 millions 2015 up 286.9% volatile
68 Belarus 2,624 millions 2017 up 12.5% rising
69 Ghana 2,615 millions 2018 up 59.2% volatile
70 Guatemala 2,464 millions 2019 up 97.7% volatile
71 Bulgaria 2,413 millions 2017 up 47.5% volatile
72 Slovenia 2,323 millions 2017 down 5.4% rising
74 Croatia 2,167 millions 2017 down 9.2% rising
75 Tanzania 1,971 millions 2018 up 115.6% volatile
76 Syria 1,969 millions 2007 up 285.9% volatile
77 Cote d'Ivoire 1,880 millions 2018 up 78.7% volatile
78 Sri Lanka 1,878 millions 2018 up 117.2% volatile
79 Iceland 1,875 millions 2017 up 24.7% rising
80 Lithuania 1,821 millions 2017 down 0.2% rising
81 Serbia 1,814 millions 2018 down 21.8% falling
82 Macao 1,509 millions 2018 up 226.6% volatile
83 Honduras 1,458 millions 2018 up 34.1% volatile
84 Zimbabwe 1,427 millions 2018 up 667.7% volatile
85 Jordan 1,344 millions 2019 — volatile
86 Estonia 1,336 millions 2017 up 28.8% volatile
87 Latvia 1,331 millions 2017 down 7.5% volatile
88 Cyprus 1,308 millions 2017 down 13.1% volatile
89 Nepal 1,285 millions 2018 up 227.0% volatile
90 Zambia 1,247 millions 2018 up 533.2% volatile
91 Paraguay 1,240 millions 2016 up 153.4% volatile
92 Cameroon 1,212 millions 2018 up 75.7% volatile
93 Azerbaijan 1,157 millions 2018 down 3.0% volatile
94 Lebanon 1,141 millions 2013 up 133.4% rising
95 Senegal 1,123 millions 2018 up 66.2% volatile
96 Sudan 1,108 millions 2009 up 793.4% volatile
97 Panama 1,096 millions 2011 up 113.5% volatile
98 Botswana 1,054 millions 2009 — volatile
99 El Salvador 938.25 millions 2018 up 17.0% rising
100 Dominican Republic 899.88 millions 2007 up 302.0% volatile
101 Burkina Faso 872.14 millions 2018 up 180.7% volatile
102 Bahrain 824.6 millions 2017 up 47.4% volatile
103 Afghanistan 819.56 millions 2017 up 48.5% volatile
104 Jamaica 812.28 millions 2019 down 4.2% volatile
105 Mozambique 809.42 millions 2018 up 127.8% volatile
106 Palestine 761.49 millions 2017 up 27.0% rising
107 Namibia 741.13 millions 2010 up 177.6% rising
108 Mauritius 669.29 millions 2019 up 119.8% volatile
109 Uganda 655.27 millions 2018 up 51.0% volatile
110 Moldova 623.25 millions 2018 up 25.0% volatile
111 Georgia 619.7 millions 2018 up 65.9% volatile
113 Nicaragua 600.75 millions 2017 up 53.0% volatile
114 Mali 582.32 millions 2017 up 74.6% volatile
115 Brunei 572.22 millions 2016 up 160.5% volatile
116 Democratic Republic of Congo 553.16 millions 2017 up 68.2% volatile
117 Cambodia 531.45 millions 2018 up 284.6% volatile
118 Gabon 485.44 millions 2014 up 150.3% rising
119 Albania 470.24 millions 2017 up 34.4% volatile
120 Mongolia 467.15 millions 2017 up 135.2% volatile
121 Kyrgyzstan 464.19 millions 2017 up 88.8% volatile
122 Niger 454.99 millions 2018 up 129.9% volatile
123 Benin 418.12 millions 2018 up 54.4% volatile
124 Tajikistan 410.9 millions 2015 up 406.0% volatile
125 Congo 409.48 millions 2018 down 45.2% volatile
126 Madagascar 391.43 millions 2018 up 42.9% volatile
127 Laos 389.8 millions 2014 up 582.7% volatile
128 Trinidad and Tobago 354.61 millions 2003 up 108.9% falling
129 Eswatini 325.07 millions 2014 up 173.8% volatile
130 Armenia 312.12 millions 2017 up 12.3% volatile
131 Sierra Leone 303.58 millions 2019 up 345.3% volatile
132 Malawi 297.19 millions 2018 up 35.6% volatile
133 Togo 287.61 millions 2018 up 164.5% volatile
134 Rwanda 284.42 millions 2018 up 56.8% volatile
135 Guinea 282.71 millions 2018 up 156.7% volatile
136 Haiti 268.56 millions 2018 — volatile
137 Chad 245.49 millions 2017 up 117.9% volatile
138 Guyana 213.08 millions 2018 up 226.3% volatile
139 Barbados 210.9 millions 2017 down 4.2% volatile
140 South Sudan 185.23 millions 2016 up 29.0% rising
141 Maldives 179.53 millions 2016 up 145.4% rising
142 Lesotho 168.01 millions 2018 down 19.0% volatile
143 Bhutan 167.87 millions 2018 up 192.5% volatile
144 Aruba 163.84 millions 2016 up 50.2% rising
145 Fiji 162.7 millions 2013 up 41.4% rising
146 Burundi 154.24 millions 2018 up 84.3% volatile
148 Mauritania 143.94 millions 2019 down 8.7% volatile
149 Belize 138.87 millions 2018 up 89.2% rising
150 North Macedonia 132.61 millions 2002 up 15.0% rising
151 Djibouti 109.3 millions 2018 up 53.3% rising
152 East Timor 106.56 millions 2018 up 89.5% rising
153 Andorra 99.4 millions 2019 down 13.9% rising
154 Bermuda 96.31 millions 2015 down 0.5% volatile
155 Cape Verde 91.71 millions 2017 up 12.0% rising
156 Monaco 85.57 millions 2019 up 15.9% rising
157 Liberia 84.9 millions 2018 up 263.4% rising
158 Solomon Islands 67.17 millions 2010 up 533.9% volatile
159 Saint Lucia 66.61 millions 2018 up 11.2% volatile
160 Seychelles 63.07 millions 2016 up 30.1% volatile
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.19 millions 2018 up 19.0% rising
162 Vanuatu 39.9 millions 2017 up 13.5% rising
163 Gambia 39.32 millions 2018 up 15.4% volatile
164 Samoa 32.81 millions 2016 up 11.8% volatile
165 Dominica 30.7 millions 2019 — rising
166 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.05 millions 2018 up 90.8% rising
167 Central African Republic 27.01 millions 2011 up 83.2% falling
168 Eritrea 25.76 millions 2006 up 126.7% rising
169 Comoros 24.59 millions 2015 up 156.8% volatile
170 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24.4 millions 2015 up 16.4% volatile
171 Guinea-Bissau 22.3 millions 2013 up 89.4% rising
172 Sao Tome and Principe 21.74 millions 2018 up 108.2% volatile
173 Tonga 7.92 millions 2004 down 33.3% rising
174 Kiribati 7.56 millions 2001 — volatile

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,881 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). 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$. 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/