Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, PPP$ (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 PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to...
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 23,687 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0.4539 millions in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 220.03 millions, and the mean is 1,854 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52,190.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 458.8%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 44.3%).
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 23,687 millions | 2017 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16,034 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10,422 millions | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 7,408 millions | 2017 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 5 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4,475 millions | 2018 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 3,526 millions | 2017 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 7 | Austria | 3,090 millions | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 2,492 millions | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 2,444 millions | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 10 | Israel | 2,289 millions | 2017 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 11 | South Africa | 2,098 millions | 2019 | up 458.8% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 1,970 millions | 2017 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 1,367 millions | 2017 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 1,346 millions | 2013 | — | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1,067 millions | 2017 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 719.56 millions | 2019 | up 245.3% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 567.03 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 423.08 millions | 2016 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 405.84 millions | 2017 | up 190.6% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 381.39 millions | 2015 | — | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 368.59 millions | 2017 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 242.4 millions | 2017 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 238.8 millions | 2017 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 24 | Malaysia | 222.02 millions | 2017 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 218.05 millions | 2017 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 204.49 millions | 2015 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 193.21 millions | 2017 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 132.94 millions | 2018 | — | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 97.33 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 94.37 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 89.98 millions | 2018 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 32 | Senegal | 82.47 millions | 2018 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 76.86 millions | 2017 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 75.67 millions | 2016 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 66.08 millions | 2017 | — | flat |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 57.17 millions | 2017 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 37 | Niger | 52.99 millions | 2017 | — | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 51.82 millions | 2015 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 42.11 millions | 2017 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 40 | Guinea | 34.42 millions | 2018 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 41 | Togo | 32.33 millions | 2016 | — | rising |
| 42 | Aruba | 31.31 millions | 2016 | — | flat |
| 43 | Peru | 23.25 millions | 2019 | up 388.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 18.12 millions | 2017 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.25 millions | 2014 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | 6.75 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 1.26 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Maldives | 0.4539 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 PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in 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 PPP$. 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/