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

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on lower secondary 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....

Countries reporting
96
Highest
158,725 millions
United States
Lowest
0 millions
Namibia
Median
417.1 millions
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,162

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 158,725 millions in United States; the lowest is 0 millions in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 417.1 millions, and the mean is 4,498 millions.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 1,926.0%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 158,725 millions 2017 — rising
2 Germany 42,836 millions 2017 up 7.7% rising
3 Japan 32,548 millions 2017 up 9.4% rising
4 Brazil 27,381 millions 2017 up 30.9% volatile
5 United Kingdom 23,104 millions 2017 up 4.7% rising
6 Australia 13,620 millions 2017 up 53.3% rising
7 Italy 13,205 millions 2017 down 17.7% rising
8 Spain 9,605 millions 2017 down 35.3% falling
9 India 9,602 millions 2013 up 304.7% volatile
10 Mexico 9,235 millions 2017 up 12.4% rising
11 Argentina 8,179 millions 2017 up 167.3% volatile
12 Switzerland 6,078 millions 2017 up 44.5% rising
13 Austria 4,902 millions 2017 up 4.9% rising
14 Sweden 4,863 millions 2017 down 1.0% rising
15 Belgium 4,379 millions 2017 — falling
16 Indonesia 4,307 millions 2015 up 124.3% rising
17 Colombia 4,148 millions 2018 up 44.2% rising
18 Poland 3,385 millions 2017 down 8.5% rising
19 Denmark 3,355 millions 2017 up 2.3% rising
20 Thailand 3,302 millions 2013 up 572.2% volatile
21 Norway 3,275 millions 2017 up 6.7% rising
22 Iran 3,250 millions 2018 up 18.5% rising
23 Kazakhstan 2,861 millions 2018 down 22.8% falling
24 Finland 2,684 millions 2017 up 3.6% rising
25 Portugal 2,509 millions 2017 up 8.2% rising
26 Vietnam 2,289 millions 2013 up 95.0% rising
27 New Zealand 2,159 millions 2017 — falling
28 Czechia 1,993 millions 2017 up 20.0% rising
29 Ireland 1,607 millions 2017 down 24.5% rising
30 Chile 1,529 millions 2017 up 111.9% rising
31 Kuwait 1,452 millions 2014 up 189.7% rising
32 Oman 1,425 millions 2019 up 249.3% volatile
33 Ukraine 1,410 millions 2017 down 28.5% falling
34 Romania 1,306 millions 2017 up 5.9% rising
35 Cuba 1,191 millions 2010 up 180.9% rising
36 Morocco 1,090 millions 2009 up 121.2% rising
37 Philippines 1,047 millions 2009 up 127.9% rising
38 Hungary 932.29 millions 2017 down 36.8% rising
39 Slovakia 853.6 millions 2017 up 37.9% rising
40 Costa Rica 818.76 millions 2019 up 100.8% volatile
41 Ecuador 514.2 millions 2018 up 166.4% rising
42 Uruguay 513.67 millions 2018 up 366.9% volatile
43 Dominican Republic 492.49 millions 2019 up 202.1% volatile
44 Lithuania 484.21 millions 2017 down 24.8% flat
45 Luxembourg 474.4 millions 2017 up 31.4% rising
46 Bulgaria 471.29 millions 2017 up 43.8% rising
47 Sri Lanka 459.98 millions 2018 up 110.7% volatile
48 Cote d'Ivoire 435.54 millions 2018 up 186.0% rising
49 Jordan 398.66 millions 2019 up 33.4% rising
50 Ghana 368.37 millions 2014 up 129.4% volatile
51 Slovenia 354.55 millions 2017 down 12.9% rising
52 Ethiopia 334.53 millions 2015 up 101.2% rising
53 Cameroon 320.69 millions 2013 up 25.5% rising
54 Kenya 305.63 millions 2015 up 157.7% rising
55 Iceland 250.47 millions 2017 up 11.6% rising
56 Cyprus 249.87 millions 2017 down 17.4% rising
57 Guatemala 220.23 millions 2019 up 96.5% volatile
58 El Salvador 201.74 millions 2018 up 79.8% rising
59 Jamaica 194.72 millions 2019 down 0.1% rising
60 Latvia 191.32 millions 2017 down 24.1% rising
61 Paraguay 175.72 millions 2016 up 178.2% volatile
62 Estonia 170.22 millions 2017 down 10.2% rising
63 Moldova 158.08 millions 2018 up 32.9% rising
64 Nepal 129.12 millions 2015 up 397.6% volatile
65 Afghanistan 121.73 millions 2017 up 30.3% rising
66 Malta 101.09 millions 2017 down 36.3% rising
67 Gabon 97.63 millions 2014 — flat
68 Cambodia 91.82 millions 2014 up 1,531.4% rising
69 Mongolia 90.44 millions 2017 up 84.5% rising
70 Uganda 86.8 millions 2014 — falling
71 Armenia 82.05 millions 2017 up 8.0% rising
72 Laos 79.81 millions 2014 up 1,926.0% volatile
73 Eswatini 78.27 millions 2011 up 79.6% rising
74 Burkina Faso 73.45 millions 2016 up 127.1% rising
75 Rwanda 68.34 millions 2018 up 222.6% rising
76 Malawi 65.09 millions 2016 up 66.5% rising
77 Senegal 40.91 millions 2018 down 70.4% volatile
78 Niger 39.87 millions 2017 up 13.2% rising
79 Maldives 39.57 millions 2019 up 44.8% rising
80 Madagascar 39.34 millions 2012 up 214.5% rising
81 Belize 37.19 millions 2018 up 81.7% rising
82 Mali 36.94 millions 2017 down 37.1% falling
83 Sierra Leone 35.35 millions 2019 up 148.6% rising
84 Liechtenstein 34.52 millions 2008 up 60.4% rising
85 Guinea 31.41 millions 2018 up 37.9% rising
86 Bermuda 16.63 millions 2015 down 22.7% falling
87 Togo 16.58 millions 2016 down 46.8% rising
88 Andorra 16.47 millions 2019 up 12.4% rising
89 Saint Lucia 15.72 millions 2018 up 17.8% rising
90 Chad 13.76 millions 2018 down 58.8% falling
91 Monaco 11.26 millions 2019 up 1.6% rising
92 Vanuatu 8.94 millions 2015 up 54.7% rising
93 Gambia 5.58 millions 2015 up 280.3% volatile
94 Dominica 4.93 millions 2019 up 52.9% volatile
95 Comoros 4.61 millions 2015 up 89.8% rising
96 Namibia 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,162 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on lower secondary 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/