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Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant US$ (millions) by country

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers) 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
94
Highest
5,658 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Ghana
Median
12.15 millions
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,090

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 5,658 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.15 millions, and the mean is 189.97 millions.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 1,568.6%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, const: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 5,658 millions 2017 up 37.5% rising
2 United States 3,504 millions 2017 β€” volatile
3 Italy 1,523 millions 2015 up 33.3% rising
4 Australia 1,344 millions 2017 up 69.0% rising
5 Singapore 703.09 millions 2018 up 56.0% rising
6 Iran 667.88 millions 2018 up 198.1% rising
7 South Africa 447.61 millions 2019 up 35.2% volatile
8 Hong Kong (China) 398.57 millions 2019 up 24.4% rising
9 Hungary 397.24 millions 2017 up 137.9% rising
10 Ukraine 311.53 millions 2017 down 39.8% falling
11 Ireland 307.94 millions 2017 down 61.2% rising
12 Sweden 232.82 millions 2017 up 43.9% rising
13 New Zealand 222.23 millions 2017 down 22.5% rising
14 United Kingdom 215.82 millions 2009 β€” volatile
15 Kenya 167.08 millions 2015 β€” volatile
16 Norway 148.76 millions 2017 β€” volatile
17 Ethiopia 134.85 millions 2015 up 253.6% rising
18 Belarus 112.7 millions 2017 down 31.9% falling
19 Bangladesh 86.46 millions 2019 up 107.6% volatile
20 Philippines 85.31 millions 2009 up 12.2% falling
21 India 83.72 millions 2013 down 60.6% flat
22 Zimbabwe 82.04 millions 2014 up 466.7% volatile
23 Poland 81.59 millions 2017 down 48.2% rising
24 Austria 73.7 millions 2017 up 7.0% falling
25 CΓ΄te d’Ivoire 71.87 millions 2005 β€” rising
26 Tanzania 71.72 millions 2014 up 115.9% rising
27 Sri Lanka 70.23 millions 2018 up 15.9% rising
28 Romania 63.09 millions 2017 up 131.4% volatile
29 Lithuania 56.1 millions 2017 up 115.9% rising
30 Namibia 39.17 millions 2014 up 661.2% volatile
31 Jamaica 34.04 millions 2019 up 212.1% volatile
32 Slovak Republic 32.5 millions 2017 β€” volatile
33 Morocco 30.02 millions 2008 up 60.4% rising
34 Burkina Faso 29.2 millions 2015 up 36.9% rising
35 Greece 27.41 millions 2017 down 82.0% volatile
36 Mongolia 27.22 millions 2017 up 170.2% volatile
37 Estonia 26.63 millions 2017 down 49.1% rising
38 Israel 25.28 millions 2017 down 20.0% falling
39 Rwanda 23.79 millions 2018 up 688.1% volatile
40 Kyrgyzstan 22.64 millions 2017 up 10.2% volatile
41 Azerbaijan 21.72 millions 2018 β€” volatile
42 Latvia 21.43 millions 2017 up 114.8% rising
43 Cuba 18.48 millions 2010 up 59.9% volatile
44 Afghanistan 15.58 millions 2017 up 35.7% rising
45 Georgia 14.9 millions 2018 up 133.9% rising
46 Iceland 14.5 millions 2017 β€” volatile
47 Mauritius 13.47 millions 2019 up 13.0% rising
48 Madagascar 10.83 millions 2012 up 1,568.6% rising
49 Tajikistan 9.58 millions 2015 up 107.1% rising
50 Czechia 7.41 millions 2017 down 87.7% volatile
51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.24 millions 2018 up 63.8% rising
52 Seychelles 7.03 millions 2016 up 6.1% rising
53 Barbados 6.66 millions 2012 down 7.7% falling
54 Sierra Leone 5.76 millions 2019 up 167.1% volatile
55 Saint Lucia 5.61 millions 2018 up 93.0% rising
56 Dominica 5.51 millions 2019 up 305.5% volatile
57 Mali 4.01 millions 2017 β€” volatile
58 Bulgaria 3.51 millions 2017 up 146.9% volatile
59 Mauritania 2.65 millions 2013 up 1,405.5% volatile
60 Peru 2.56 millions 2011 down 52.4% volatile
61 Vanuatu 2.53 millions 2017 up 184.2% volatile
62 Lesotho 2.34 millions 2018 down 74.4% falling
63 Guyana 2.3 millions 2012 down 3.3% falling
64 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1.6 millions 2014 down 87.7% volatile
65 Malaysia 1.41 millions 2013 down 97.9% volatile
66 Luxembourg 1.23 millions 2017 down 5.8% flat
67 Malawi 1.2 millions 2016 down 25.8% falling
68 Togo 0.9277 millions 2016 β€” volatile
69 Maldives 0.9109 millions 2016 β€” volatile
70 Panama 0.8967 millions 2011 down 10.6% volatile
71 Eswatini 0.8033 millions 2014 down 68.3% volatile
72 Malta 0.5459 millions 2017 down 77.4% volatile
73 Niger 0.4637 millions 2017 β€” volatile
74 South Sudan 0.421 millions 2017 β€” volatile
75 Gabon 0.246 millions 2014 β€” volatile
76 Andorra 0.2046 millions 2019 down 75.9% volatile
77 Moldova 0.1434 millions 2018 down 93.5% volatile
78 Comoros 0.0536 millions 2015 down 94.8% volatile
79 Netherlands 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
79 Senegal 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile
79 Benin 0 millions 2015 β€” volatile
79 Belize 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
79 Bhutan 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
79 Switzerland 0 millions 2011 down 100.0% falling
79 Colombia 0 millions 2018 β€” volatile
79 Cabo Verde 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
79 Denmark 0 millions 2011 β€” volatile
79 Portugal 0 millions 2009 β€” flat
79 Finland 0 millions 2003 β€” flat
79 Slovenia 0 millions 2011 β€” flat
79 Russia 0 millions 2008 down 100.0% volatile
79 Kazakhstan 0 millions 2016 down 100.0% volatile
79 Serbia 0 millions 2012 β€” flat
79 Ghana 0 millions 2014 β€” volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,090 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers) 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/