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Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ (millions) by country

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary 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...

Countries reporting
144
Highest
325,626 millions
United States
Lowest
4.09 millions
Tonga
Median
522.1 millions
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,795

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 325,626 millions in United States; the lowest is 4.09 millions in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 522.1 millions, and the mean is 7,214 millions.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 79,656.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 1,073.8%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 64.5%).

Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 325,626 millions 2017 — rising
2 Germany 73,203 millions 2017 up 9.9% falling
3 Japan 65,426 millions 2017 up 11.0% rising
4 France 60,875 millions 2017 — rising
5 United Kingdom 54,040 millions 2017 up 1.6% rising
6 Brazil 51,962 millions 2017 up 35.8% rising
7 Italy 33,169 millions 2015 down 15.8% rising
8 India 27,310 millions 2013 up 106.6% rising
9 South Korea 26,383 millions 2016 — volatile
10 Australia 22,014 millions 2017 up 18.4% rising
11 Spain 20,510 millions 2017 down 0.8% rising
12 China 17,565 millions 1999 up 194.7% volatile
13 Netherlands 17,489 millions 2017 — rising
14 Mexico 17,423 millions 2017 up 33.1% rising
15 Argentina 13,880 millions 2017 up 43.8% volatile
16 Belgium 13,131 millions 2013 — rising
17 Switzerland 11,913 millions 2015 up 12.0% rising
18 Sweden 11,483 millions 2017 up 4.1% rising
19 Indonesia 8,903 millions 2015 up 95.2% rising
20 Austria 8,845 millions 2017 down 2.7% rising
21 Norway 8,824 millions 2017 up 8.6% volatile
22 Poland 7,159 millions 2017 up 3.5% rising
23 Denmark 6,968 millions 2017 down 16.0% rising
24 Israel 6,596 millions 2017 up 72.1% volatile
25 Finland 5,984 millions 2017 down 1.3% rising
26 Iran 5,901 millions 2018 down 12.3% rising
27 South Africa 5,866 millions 2019 up 38.7% rising
28 Malaysia 5,452 millions 2019 up 34.0% volatile
29 Colombia 5,424 millions 2018 up 50.9% volatile
30 Thailand 5,005 millions 2013 up 76.9% volatile
31 Portugal 4,930 millions 2017 up 14.6% volatile
32 New Zealand 4,284 millions 2017 — volatile
33 Chile 4,269 millions 2017 up 67.9% volatile
34 Vietnam 3,902 millions 2013 up 69.2% rising
35 Czechia 3,721 millions 2017 up 8.9% rising
36 Ireland 3,636 millions 2017 down 4.0% volatile
37 Hong Kong 3,559 millions 2019 up 15.6% volatile
38 Kazakhstan 3,272 millions 2016 — rising
39 Cuba 3,080 millions 2010 up 112.2% rising
40 Peru 2,881 millions 2019 up 89.4% volatile
41 Greece 2,747 millions 2017 down 18.3% volatile
42 Romania 2,634 millions 2017 up 9.6% rising
43 Morocco 2,631 millions 2013 up 79.1% volatile
44 Pakistan 2,498 millions 2015 — volatile
45 Hungary 2,466 millions 2017 down 8.4% rising
46 Singapore 2,168 millions 2018 up 44.5% volatile
47 Bangladesh 2,142 millions 2019 up 100.3% volatile
48 Algeria 2,078 millions 2003 — rising
49 Ukraine 1,866 millions 2017 down 16.4% rising
50 Tunisia 1,823 millions 2015 up 140.3% volatile
51 Oman 1,710 millions 2019 up 93.0% volatile
52 Slovakia 1,626 millions 2017 up 30.8% rising
53 Puerto Rico 1,615 millions 2014 — volatile
54 Philippines 1,502 millions 2009 up 62.9% rising
55 Turkey 1,499 millions 1995 up 95.7% rising
56 Costa Rica 1,476 millions 2019 up 81.9% volatile
57 Kuwait 1,460 millions 2014 up 6.9% rising
58 Kenya 1,361 millions 2015 up 143.4% volatile
59 Serbia 1,147 millions 2018 up 166.2% volatile
60 Dominican Republic 1,033 millions 2019 up 200.8% volatile
61 Luxembourg 1,014 millions 2017 up 30.3% volatile
62 Uruguay 1,002 millions 2018 up 156.7% volatile
63 Bulgaria 902.04 millions 2017 up 12.8% rising
64 Sri Lanka 877.59 millions 2018 up 59.7% volatile
65 Ghana 857.37 millions 2014 up 29.1% volatile
66 Slovenia 800.03 millions 2017 down 11.6% rising
67 Ecuador 787.88 millions 2018 up 110.8% rising
68 Lithuania 688.51 millions 2017 down 28.8% falling
69 Cote d'Ivoire 629.99 millions 2018 up 48.7% rising
70 Cyprus 544.92 millions 2017 down 7.2% volatile
71 Jordan 542.06 millions 2019 down 7.0% rising
72 Ethiopia 528.54 millions 2015 up 44.1% volatile
73 Iceland 515.67 millions 2017 up 8.8% rising
74 Latvia 443.04 millions 2017 down 24.5% rising
75 Paraguay 399.71 millions 2016 up 66.0% volatile
76 Cameroon 388.37 millions 2012 up 22.0% rising
77 Mauritius 386.74 millions 2019 up 189.9% volatile
78 Botswana 373.19 millions 2009 — volatile
79 Trinidad and Tobago 369.71 millions 2009 up 195.1% rising
80 Estonia 353.93 millions 2017 down 27.4% rising
81 Zimbabwe 338.53 millions 2014 — volatile
82 Brunei 314.78 millions 2016 up 187.1% rising
83 El Salvador 312.71 millions 2018 up 51.7% rising
84 Guatemala 306.57 millions 2019 up 38.7% volatile
85 Panama 305.08 millions 2011 up 28.0% volatile
86 Honduras 294.9 millions 2013 — volatile
87 Jamaica 288.23 millions 2019 down 12.0% rising
88 Congo 258.03 millions 2010 up 397.1% volatile
89 Tanzania 254.18 millions 2014 up 263.2% rising
90 Nepal 251.54 millions 2015 up 200.5% rising
91 Malta 244.78 millions 2017 up 12.9% volatile
92 Zambia 225.09 millions 2017 up 625.5% volatile
93 Mali 215.47 millions 2017 up 38.6% volatile
94 Lebanon 210.14 millions 2013 — volatile
95 Moldova 197.49 millions 2018 down 12.3% falling
96 Afghanistan 182.38 millions 2017 up 27.2% rising
97 Senegal 181.59 millions 2018 up 35.4% rising
98 Laos 155.72 millions 2014 up 409.2% volatile
99 Cambodia 152.42 millions 2014 up 1,046.1% volatile
100 Armenia 146.3 millions 2017 up 7.5% rising
101 Mongolia 136.53 millions 2017 up 113.9% rising
102 Burkina Faso 128.26 millions 2016 up 255.7% volatile
103 Uganda 118.5 millions 2014 up 8.8% rising
104 Gabon 108.12 millions 2014 — flat
105 Rwanda 106.78 millions 2018 up 136.1% volatile
106 Albania 101.39 millions 2017 — rising
107 Barbados 91.73 millions 2016 up 13.5% rising
108 Eswatini 88.44 millions 2014 up 130.1% volatile
109 Benin 87.6 millions 2015 up 30.6% rising
110 Malawi 72.39 millions 2016 up 304.3% volatile
111 Namibia 64.38 millions 2017 down 32.3% falling
112 North Macedonia 63.14 millions 1996 — falling
113 Sierra Leone 60.06 millions 2019 up 191.4% volatile
114 Bhutan 58.96 millions 2015 up 77.0% rising
115 Nicaragua 57.32 millions 2010 up 183.1% flat
116 Belize 55.1 millions 2018 up 60.6% rising
117 Aruba 55.03 millions 2016 up 49.4% rising
118 Guinea 53.19 millions 2018 up 269.0% rising
119 Burundi 50.97 millions 2013 up 148.7% rising
120 Niger 50.77 millions 2017 up 35.5% volatile
121 Madagascar 50.63 millions 2012 down 13.1% flat
122 Liberia 46.39 millions 2018 up 1,073.8% volatile
123 Maldives 45.94 millions 2019 up 7.4% falling
124 Chad 45.82 millions 2018 down 8.6% rising
125 Lesotho 44.87 millions 2018 up 19.4% volatile
126 Togo 36.66 millions 2016 up 12.7% rising
127 Cape Verde 36.62 millions 2017 up 22.5% rising
128 Mauritania 36.59 millions 2019 up 3.1% rising
129 Guyana 31.7 millions 2012 down 27.1% falling
130 Monaco 28.72 millions 2016 up 17.3% rising
131 Fiji 28.08 millions 2011 down 64.5% falling
132 Saint Lucia 25.9 millions 2018 up 7.8% rising
133 Andorra 24.82 millions 2019 down 2.1% rising
134 Seychelles 17.53 millions 2016 up 34.6% volatile
135 Haiti 15.5 millions 1991 down 32.3% falling
136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.54 millions 2018 up 6.2% rising
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.26 millions 2016 — rising
138 Vanuatu 13.13 millions 2017 down 4.3% falling
139 Gambia 9.94 millions 2015 up 457.1% volatile
140 Dominica 9.83 millions 2019 up 22.9% volatile
141 Comoros 7.08 millions 2015 up 11.2% rising
142 Central African Republic 6.98 millions 2010 — rising
143 South Sudan 5.57 millions 2017 — falling
144 Tonga 4.09 millions 2004 up 10.1% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 2,795 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary 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/