Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as % of GDP (%) by country
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government...
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as % of GDP (%) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 1.1% in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.0% in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 205.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 72.9%).
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2017 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 0.9% | 2017 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 3 | Aruba | 0.8% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2019 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2017 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 6 | Israel | 0.7% | 2017 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 7 | Austria | 0.6% | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 8 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2017 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2017 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 0.5% | 2017 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 0.5% | 2017 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 16 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2017 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 17 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 18 | Iran | 0.4% | 2018 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 19 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2017 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 0.3% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 0.3% | 2017 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2019 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 0.3% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2017 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2016 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 0.2% | 2017 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2016 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 32 | Niger | 0.2% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 33 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2018 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 35 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 0.1% | 2017 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2015 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1% | 2018 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 41 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 42 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2017 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 44 | Laos | 0.0% | 2014 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 46 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 0.0% | 2019 | up 276.8% | 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), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public 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/