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Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, 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$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of...

Countries reporting
95
Highest
5,658 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Senegal
Median
11.22 millions
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,103

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 5,658 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.22 millions, and the mean is 183.46 millions.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 2,871.1%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 5,658 millions 2017 up 30.1% rising
2 United States 3,504 millions 2017 β€” volatile
3 Italy 1,467 millions 2015 up 38.3% volatile
4 Australia 1,344 millions 2017 up 102.9% rising
5 Singapore 722.95 millions 2018 up 87.9% rising
6 Iran 685.85 millions 2018 up 207.6% volatile
8 Hong Kong 420.87 millions 2019 up 56.2% rising
9 Hungary 397.24 millions 2017 up 114.7% volatile
10 Ukraine 311.53 millions 2017 down 53.3% falling
11 Ireland 307.94 millions 2017 down 66.3% volatile
12 United Kingdom 257.47 millions 2009 β€” volatile
13 Sweden 232.82 millions 2017 up 34.7% rising
14 New Zealand 222.23 millions 2017 up 5.7% rising
15 Kenya 166.09 millions 2015 β€” volatile
16 Norway 148.76 millions 2017 β€” volatile
17 Ethiopia 121.94 millions 2015 up 302.9% rising
18 Belarus 112.7 millions 2017 down 34.7% falling
19 Bangladesh 92.47 millions 2019 up 232.5% volatile
20 India 89.08 millions 2013 down 28.6% volatile
21 Poland 81.59 millions 2017 down 54.5% rising
22 Tanzania 79.7 millions 2014 up 246.7% volatile
23 Zimbabwe 77.91 millions 2014 up 586.6% volatile
24 Philippines 75.4 millions 2009 up 58.4% rising
25 Austria 73.7 millions 2017 up 5.0% flat
26 Sri Lanka 68.76 millions 2018 up 49.6% rising
27 Romania 63.09 millions 2017 up 117.6% volatile
28 Lithuania 56.1 millions 2017 up 127.2% volatile
29 Cote d'Ivoire 41.71 millions 2005 β€” volatile
30 Namibia 39.49 millions 2014 up 1,215.3% volatile
31 Jamaica 36.91 millions 2019 up 252.9% volatile
32 Morocco 35.1 millions 2008 up 133.6% volatile
33 Slovakia 32.5 millions 2017 β€” volatile
34 Burkina Faso 27.42 millions 2015 up 55.0% rising
35 Greece 27.41 millions 2017 down 81.8% volatile
36 Mongolia 27.22 millions 2017 up 509.7% volatile
37 Estonia 26.63 millions 2017 down 42.9% volatile
38 Israel 25.28 millions 2017 up 12.9% rising
39 Azerbaijan 24.67 millions 2018 β€” volatile
40 Rwanda 24.24 millions 2018 up 701.1% volatile
41 Kyrgyzstan 22.64 millions 2017 up 45.0% volatile
42 Latvia 21.43 millions 2017 up 111.1% volatile
43 Afghanistan 15.58 millions 2017 up 32.1% rising
44 Georgia 15.4 millions 2018 up 118.1% rising
45 Iceland 14.5 millions 2017 β€” volatile
46 Mauritius 14.5 millions 2019 up 11.2% rising
47 Cuba 14.43 millions 2010 up 102.7% volatile
48 Tajikistan 12.09 millions 2015 up 264.1% volatile
49 Madagascar 11.22 millions 2012 up 2,871.1% rising
50 Czechia 7.41 millions 2017 down 87.9% volatile
51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.26 millions 2018 up 82.2% rising
52 Seychelles 6.87 millions 2016 down 1.0% rising
53 Barbados 6.61 millions 2012 up 29.2% rising
54 Saint Lucia 5.81 millions 2018 up 146.8% volatile
55 Sierra Leone 5.56 millions 2019 up 175.1% volatile
56 Dominica 5.53 millions 2019 up 412.2% volatile
57 Mali 4.01 millions 2017 β€” volatile
58 Bulgaria 3.51 millions 2017 up 171.2% volatile
59 Mauritania 3.27 millions 2013 up 2,651.3% volatile
60 Peru 2.63 millions 2011 down 13.4% rising
61 Lesotho 2.63 millions 2018 down 74.5% falling
62 Vanuatu 2.53 millions 2017 up 237.0% volatile
63 Guyana 2.19 millions 2012 up 180.9% rising
64 Liechtenstein 2.14 millions 2011 up 381.4% volatile
65 Malaysia 1.76 millions 2013 down 96.2% volatile
66 Laos 1.54 millions 2014 down 61.5% volatile
67 Malawi 1.44 millions 2016 down 41.5% rising
68 Luxembourg 1.23 millions 2017 down 7.4% falling
69 Eswatini 1.01 millions 2014 down 54.2% volatile
70 Togo 0.9012 millions 2016 β€” volatile
71 Maldives 0.8995 millions 2016 β€” volatile
72 Panama 0.7223 millions 2011 up 26.8% volatile
73 Malta 0.5459 millions 2017 down 76.4% volatile
74 Niger 0.4637 millions 2017 β€” volatile
75 Gabon 0.3196 millions 2014 β€” volatile
76 Andorra 0.2079 millions 2019 down 79.4% volatile
77 Moldova 0.1629 millions 2018 down 91.1% volatile
78 Comoros 0.0515 millions 2015 down 91.8% volatile
79 Syria 0 millions 2007 down 100.0% volatile
79 Benin 0 millions 2015 β€” volatile
79 Netherlands 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile
79 Russia 0 millions 2008 down 100.0% volatile
79 Cape Verde 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile
79 Portugal 0 millions 2009 β€” flat
79 Denmark 0 millions 2011 β€” volatile
79 Slovenia 0 millions 2011 β€” flat
79 Finland 0 millions 2003 β€” flat
79 Serbia 0 millions 2012 β€” flat
79 Kazakhstan 0 millions 2016 down 100.0% volatile
79 Ghana 0 millions 2014 β€” volatile
79 Senegal 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,103 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$ (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/