Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, US$ (millions) by country
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure...
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 19,817 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0.2401 millions in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 107.56 millions, and the mean is 1,424 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82,546.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 402.0%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 49.1%).
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 19,817 millions | 2017 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 14,909 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 9,166 millions | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 3,898 millions | 2017 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 5 | Mexico | 3,472 millions | 2017 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 2,690 millions | 2017 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 2,384 millions | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 8 | Israel | 2,382 millions | 2017 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 1,700 millions | 2018 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 1,319 millions | 2017 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 1,034 millions | 2019 | up 402.0% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 964.55 millions | 2017 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 866.42 millions | 2017 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 606.04 millions | 2017 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 15 | Vietnam | 473.76 millions | 2013 | — | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 430.95 millions | 2019 | up 271.3% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 351.62 millions | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Ecuador | 232.36 millions | 2016 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 175.95 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 166.09 millions | 2015 | — | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 161.31 millions | 2017 | up 156.2% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 132.62 millions | 2017 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 119.2 millions | 2017 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 116.47 millions | 2017 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 98.64 millions | 2017 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 85.43 millions | 2017 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 80.55 millions | 2017 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 76.59 millions | 2015 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 29 | Cyprus | 67.88 millions | 2017 | — | falling |
| 30 | Moldova | 44.44 millions | 2018 | — | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.25 millions | 2018 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Uganda | 37.95 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 33 | Senegal | 35.62 millions | 2018 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 27.6 millions | 2017 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 27.48 millions | 2016 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 36 | Aruba | 23.7 millions | 2016 | — | flat |
| 37 | Niger | 23.58 millions | 2017 | — | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.27 millions | 2017 | — | falling |
| 39 | Nepal | 14.86 millions | 2015 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 14.44 millions | 2017 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Togo | 13.29 millions | 2016 | — | rising |
| 42 | Guinea | 13.23 millions | 2018 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 12.13 millions | 2019 | up 325.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 5.86 millions | 2017 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 45 | Gabon | 4.25 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Laos | 3.83 millions | 2014 | up 319.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 0.5774 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Maldives | 0.2401 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
About this data
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational 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/