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

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

Countries reporting
153
Highest
1.25 billion millions
Ecuador
Lowest
0 millions
Saint Lucia
Median
336.81 millions
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,093

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 1.25 billion millions in Ecuador; the lowest is 0 millions in Saint Lucia.

The median across all reporting countries is 336.81 millions, and the mean is 8.20 million millions.

Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 119,176,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ecuador 1.25 billion millions 2019 up 119,176,000.0% volatile
2 United States 272,161 millions 2017 — rising
3 Germany 45,884 millions 2017 up 28.0% rising
4 United Kingdom 39,056 millions 2017 up 90.6% rising
5 France 31,828 millions 2017 — volatile
6 Brazil 31,366 millions 2017 up 121.2% rising
7 Japan 31,329 millions 2017 up 8.8% rising
8 Canada 25,279 millions 2017 up 14.1% rising
9 India 18,839 millions 2013 up 195.7% volatile
10 Australia 17,118 millions 2017 up 59.3% rising
11 Italy 14,745 millions 2017 down 1.6% rising
12 South Korea 13,947 millions 2016 — volatile
13 Netherlands 13,241 millions 2017 — rising
14 Spain 12,263 millions 2017 down 1.1% volatile
15 Russia 12,238 millions 2017 up 12.3% rising
16 China 11,261 millions 1999 up 135.1% volatile
17 Mexico 10,549 millions 2017 up 28.7% rising
18 Sweden 9,711 millions 2017 up 29.5% rising
19 Switzerland 9,236 millions 2017 up 31.8% rising
20 Norway 8,410 millions 2017 up 13.3% volatile
21 Denmark 8,082 millions 2017 up 19.4% rising
22 Argentina 7,751 millions 2017 up 77.6% volatile
23 Belgium 7,311 millions 2017 up 19.5% volatile
24 Austria 7,142 millions 2017 up 31.0% volatile
25 Poland 5,665 millions 2017 up 62.1% rising
26 Saudi Arabia 5,262 millions 1998 up 11.9% falling
27 Indonesia 5,211 millions 2015 up 124.8% volatile
28 Iran 4,844 millions 2018 up 70.4% volatile
29 Hong Kong 4,548 millions 2019 down 12.7% volatile
30 Turkey 4,371 millions 2006 up 85.0% volatile
31 Finland 4,223 millions 2017 down 5.4% volatile
32 Chile 3,791 millions 2017 up 273.8% volatile
33 South Africa 3,435 millions 2019 up 100.1% rising
34 Colombia 3,323 millions 2018 up 68.7% volatile
35 Malaysia 3,299 millions 2019 down 26.0% volatile
36 Ireland 3,266 millions 2017 up 26.8% volatile
37 Israel 3,191 millions 2017 up 30.8% rising
38 Singapore 2,903 millions 2018 up 52.0% volatile
39 New Zealand 2,819 millions 2017 — rising
40 Thailand 2,611 millions 2013 up 7.4% volatile
41 Egypt 2,442 millions 1996 up 76.2% volatile
42 Puerto Rico 2,414 millions 2014 — volatile
43 Cuba 2,272 millions 2007 up 404.6% volatile
44 Pakistan 1,786 millions 2017 — volatile
45 Portugal 1,773 millions 2017 down 28.2% volatile
46 Peru 1,561 millions 2019 up 138.8% rising
47 Czechia 1,521 millions 2017 down 17.0% rising
48 Ukraine 1,517 millions 2017 down 38.3% rising
49 Romania 1,515 millions 2017 down 15.5% rising
50 Vietnam 1,480 millions 2013 up 3.6% rising
51 Ethiopia 1,394 millions 2015 up 136.3% volatile
52 Greece 1,262 millions 2017 down 64.7% volatile
53 Bangladesh 1,170 millions 2019 up 225.6% volatile
54 Hungary 1,134 millions 2017 down 11.5% rising
55 Kuwait 1,029 millions 2006 down 2.9% rising
56 Costa Rica 962.13 millions 2019 up 95.3% volatile
57 Oman 907.25 millions 2016 up 709.9% volatile
58 Morocco 875.75 millions 2009 up 91.7% volatile
59 Uruguay 751.58 millions 2018 up 214.9% volatile
60 Slovakia 750.41 millions 2017 up 29.1% rising
61 Tunisia 609.58 millions 2015 up 38.4% volatile
62 Philippines 604.68 millions 2009 up 3.5% rising
63 Macao 563.86 millions 2018 up 117.7% volatile
64 Bulgaria 477.68 millions 2017 up 61.9% rising
65 Croatia 477.57 millions 2017 up 8.1% rising
66 Botswana 473.79 millions 2009 — volatile
67 Slovenia 459.4 millions 2017 down 15.1% rising
68 Serbia 455.81 millions 2018 down 8.1% flat
69 Belarus 432.42 millions 2017 down 4.3% falling
70 Kazakhstan 426.15 millions 2018 up 2.1% rising
71 Kenya 425.99 millions 2015 up 38.2% volatile
72 Ghana 423.45 millions 2014 up 11.4% volatile
73 Sri Lanka 397.95 millions 2018 up 91.8% volatile
74 Lithuania 359.49 millions 2017 down 13.9% rising
75 Senegal 354.54 millions 2018 up 159.2% rising
76 Lebanon 353.37 millions 2013 up 68.4% rising
77 Iceland 336.81 millions 2017 up 22.6% rising
78 Guatemala 331.32 millions 2019 up 78.0% volatile
79 Panama 329.38 millions 2012 up 24.2% volatile
80 Estonia 305.48 millions 2017 up 19.4% rising
81 Paraguay 298.08 millions 2016 up 128.5% volatile
82 Tanzania 297.74 millions 2014 up 103.3% volatile
83 Luxembourg 295.31 millions 2017 up 12,069.6% volatile
84 Cyprus 262.79 millions 2017 down 15.9% volatile
85 Cote d'Ivoire 251.63 millions 2018 down 21.8% rising
86 Zimbabwe 212.09 millions 2014 up 662.9% volatile
87 Latvia 210.34 millions 2017 down 20.0% rising
88 Burkina Faso 202.49 millions 2016 up 481.1% volatile
89 Namibia 199.31 millions 2014 up 521.2% volatile
90 Azerbaijan 186.56 millions 2018 up 103.0% volatile
91 Honduras 186.51 millions 2015 up 17.4% volatile
92 Democratic Republic of Congo 175.25 millions 2015 up 94.4% rising
93 Malta 160.22 millions 2017 up 115.4% volatile
94 Angola 149.07 millions 2006 — rising
95 Dominican Republic 148.51 millions 2007 up 223.3% volatile
96 Gabon 141.32 millions 2014 — volatile
97 Jamaica 133.46 millions 2019 down 25.6% rising
98 Sierra Leone 126.39 millions 2019 up 779.8% volatile
99 Jordan 123.65 millions 2019 — volatile
100 Nicaragua 112.83 millions 2010 — volatile
101 Mali 100.67 millions 2017 up 75.5% volatile
102 Afghanistan 99.9 millions 2015 up 106.0% rising
103 Brunei 97.75 millions 2016 up 71.1% volatile
104 Albania 88.64 millions 2017 — rising
105 Zambia 86.02 millions 2017 up 56.0% rising
106 El Salvador 84.3 millions 2018 up 16.0% rising
107 Benin 81.74 millions 2015 up 88.6% rising
108 Cameroon 81.6 millions 2013 up 25.7% falling
109 Nepal 81.52 millions 2015 up 109.0% rising
110 Uganda 78.66 millions 2014 up 5.4% rising
111 Georgia 70.21 millions 2018 up 79.9% rising
112 Niger 67.04 millions 2017 up 232.4% volatile
113 Moldova 65.29 millions 2018 down 41.9% flat
114 Congo 60.92 millions 2013 up 39.0% rising
115 Barbados 60.19 millions 2017 down 22.8% rising
116 Malawi 58.17 millions 2016 up 35.8% volatile
117 Laos 55.73 millions 2014 up 174.1% volatile
118 Rwanda 55.34 millions 2018 up 20.3% volatile
119 Burundi 46.06 millions 2013 up 188.3% rising
120 Guinea 43.97 millions 2018 up 24.0% rising
121 Mauritius 43.77 millions 2019 up 25.5% volatile
122 Togo 42.67 millions 2017 up 103.4% rising
123 Armenia 40.55 millions 2017 up 15.1% rising
124 Fiji 39.26 millions 2013 up 24.7% rising
125 Maldives 37.43 millions 2016 up 239.4% volatile
126 North Macedonia 35.04 millions 2002 down 39.8% falling
127 Eswatini 34.63 millions 2014 down 5.2% volatile
128 Tajikistan 32.38 millions 2015 up 287.5% volatile
129 Trinidad and Tobago 31.82 millions 1990 down 49.7% falling
130 Aruba 30.44 millions 2016 up 92.6% rising
131 Mongolia 29.94 millions 2017 down 16.5% volatile
132 Mauritania 25.73 millions 2019 up 59.6% rising
133 Chad 23.72 millions 2018 up 8.3% volatile
134 Cambodia 21.16 millions 2013 up 618.4% rising
135 Cape Verde 15.73 millions 2017 up 75.6% rising
136 Kyrgyzstan 14.07 millions 2017 down 72.7% rising
137 Seychelles 13.97 millions 2016 up 68.5% volatile
138 Belize 12.89 millions 2018 up 64.9% rising
139 Lesotho 11.06 millions 2018 down 83.4% volatile
140 Bhutan 11.05 millions 2014 up 20.1% rising
141 South Sudan 9.48 millions 2017 — rising
142 Central African Republic 8.2 millions 2011 up 18.3% falling
143 Haiti 7.47 millions 1991 down 20.6% flat
144 East Timor 4.84 millions 2014 down 61.5% volatile
145 Guyana 4.83 millions 2012 down 46.3% volatile
146 Andorra 4.13 millions 2019 up 18.3% rising
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.01 millions 2015 — volatile
148 Gambia 3.43 millions 2015 up 211.1% falling
149 Comoros 2.66 millions 2015 up 118.7% volatile
150 Vanuatu 2.44 millions 2008 down 8.7% rising
151 Monaco 2.33 millions 2004 — volatile
152 Madagascar 0.0199 millions 2016 down 99.9% volatile
153 Saint Lucia 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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