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

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

Countries reporting
157
Highest
1.27 billion millions
Ecuador
Lowest
0 millions
Saint Lucia
Median
330.88 millions
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,257

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 1.27 billion millions in Ecuador; the lowest is 0 millions in Saint Lucia.

The median across all reporting countries is 330.88 millions, and the mean is 8.12 million millions.

Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 155,379,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ecuador 1.27 billion millions 2019 up 155,379,000.0% volatile
2 United States 272,161 millions 2017 — rising
3 Germany 45,884 millions 2017 up 21.1% rising
4 United Kingdom 39,056 millions 2017 up 68.4% volatile
5 France 31,828 millions 2017 — volatile
6 Brazil 31,366 millions 2017 up 179.1% volatile
7 Japan 31,329 millions 2017 up 13.0% volatile
8 Canada 25,279 millions 2017 up 9.2% volatile
9 India 20,045 millions 2013 up 436.3% volatile
10 Australia 17,118 millions 2017 up 91.3% volatile
11 Italy 14,745 millions 2017 down 8.1% volatile
12 South Korea 13,291 millions 2016 — volatile
13 Netherlands 13,241 millions 2017 — volatile
14 Spain 12,263 millions 2017 down 14.4% volatile
15 Russia 12,238 millions 2017 up 46.0% volatile
16 Mexico 10,549 millions 2017 up 15.6% volatile
17 Sweden 9,711 millions 2017 up 21.2% rising
18 Switzerland 9,236 millions 2017 up 61.3% volatile
19 Norway 8,410 millions 2017 up 0.5% volatile
20 Denmark 8,082 millions 2017 up 13.8% volatile
21 Argentina 7,751 millions 2017 up 240.3% volatile
22 Belgium 7,311 millions 2017 up 5.1% volatile
23 Austria 7,142 millions 2017 up 28.6% volatile
24 Poland 5,665 millions 2017 up 42.7% volatile
25 Venezuela 5,124 millions 2009 up 404.4% volatile
26 Iran 4,974 millions 2018 up 75.8% volatile
27 China 4,954 millions 1999 up 206.0% volatile
28 Indonesia 4,874 millions 2015 up 190.4% volatile
29 Turkey 4,847 millions 2006 up 266.1% volatile
31 Finland 4,223 millions 2017 down 7.3% volatile
32 South Africa 4,176 millions 2019 up 121.4% rising
33 Chile 3,791 millions 2017 up 343.8% volatile
34 Colombia 3,467 millions 2018 up 64.8% volatile
35 Malaysia 3,452 millions 2019 down 20.5% volatile
36 Ireland 3,266 millions 2017 up 10.0% volatile
37 Israel 3,191 millions 2017 up 84.4% volatile
38 Singapore 2,985 millions 2018 up 83.1% volatile
39 New Zealand 2,819 millions 2017 — volatile
40 Thailand 2,696 millions 2013 up 87.7% volatile
41 Puerto Rico 2,288 millions 2014 — volatile
42 Saudi Arabia 2,059 millions 1998 down 23.5% falling
43 Pakistan 1,786 millions 2017 — volatile
44 Portugal 1,773 millions 2017 down 33.9% volatile
45 Cuba 1,747 millions 2007 up 565.3% volatile
46 Peru 1,580 millions 2019 up 189.5% volatile
47 Czechia 1,521 millions 2017 down 18.5% volatile
48 Ukraine 1,517 millions 2017 down 42.5% volatile
49 Romania 1,515 millions 2017 down 20.6% volatile
50 Vietnam 1,452 millions 2013 up 35.3% rising
51 Greece 1,262 millions 2017 down 64.4% volatile
52 Ethiopia 1,261 millions 2015 up 169.2% volatile
53 Bangladesh 1,251 millions 2019 up 421.3% volatile
54 Hungary 1,134 millions 2017 down 20.1% volatile
55 Egypt 1,114 millions 1996 up 89.5% volatile
56 Kuwait 990.41 millions 2006 up 77.7% volatile
57 Morocco 986.35 millions 2009 up 168.9% volatile
58 Costa Rica 969.75 millions 2019 up 176.4% volatile
59 Oman 844.39 millions 2016 up 911.3% volatile
60 Slovakia 750.41 millions 2017 up 13.0% volatile
61 Uruguay 740.43 millions 2018 up 496.7% volatile
62 Tunisia 681.69 millions 2015 up 35.6% volatile
63 Macao 580.42 millions 2018 up 243.0% volatile
64 Philippines 534.47 millions 2009 up 46.1% rising
65 Serbia 500.73 millions 2018 down 20.9% falling
66 Bulgaria 477.68 millions 2017 up 77.8% volatile
67 Croatia 477.57 millions 2017 up 1.1% rising
68 Slovenia 459.4 millions 2017 down 19.8% rising
69 Ghana 440.25 millions 2014 up 236.7% volatile
70 Kazakhstan 440.13 millions 2018 down 8.3% volatile
71 Botswana 437.65 millions 2009 — volatile
72 Belarus 432.42 millions 2017 down 8.2% rising
73 Kenya 423.48 millions 2015 up 223.8% volatile
74 Syria 419.99 millions 2007 up 265.9% volatile
75 Sri Lanka 389.61 millions 2018 up 147.6% volatile
76 Senegal 368.82 millions 2018 up 122.4% rising
77 Lithuania 359.49 millions 2017 down 9.4% volatile
78 Iceland 336.81 millions 2017 up 18.6% rising
79 Guatemala 331.12 millions 2019 up 146.1% volatile
80 Tanzania 330.88 millions 2014 up 226.6% volatile
81 Lebanon 327.95 millions 2013 up 135.7% volatile
82 Estonia 305.48 millions 2017 up 34.0% volatile
83 Luxembourg 295.31 millions 2017 up 11,379.6% volatile
84 Paraguay 289.17 millions 2016 up 208.8% volatile
85 Panama 281.71 millions 2012 up 83.9% volatile
86 Cote d'Ivoire 263.66 millions 2018 up 5.4% volatile
87 Cyprus 262.79 millions 2017 down 25.1% volatile
88 Azerbaijan 211.9 millions 2018 up 56.7% volatile
89 Latvia 210.34 millions 2017 down 21.4% volatile
90 Zimbabwe 201.43 millions 2014 up 824.3% volatile
91 Namibia 200.95 millions 2014 up 973.5% volatile
92 Burkina Faso 194.51 millions 2016 up 571.5% volatile
93 Democratic Republic of Congo 185.54 millions 2015 up 135.1% volatile
94 Honduras 184.22 millions 2015 up 30.7% volatile
95 Gabon 183.62 millions 2014 — volatile
96 Malta 160.22 millions 2017 up 124.9% volatile
97 Jamaica 144.71 millions 2019 down 15.8% volatile
98 Dominican Republic 130.8 millions 2007 up 335.1% volatile
99 Jordan 127.78 millions 2019 — volatile
100 Sierra Leone 122.04 millions 2019 up 806.1% volatile
101 Brunei 108.12 millions 2016 up 101.9% volatile
102 Angola 103.98 millions 2006 — volatile
103 Afghanistan 103.4 millions 2015 up 107.5% volatile
104 Nicaragua 102.31 millions 2010 — volatile
105 Mali 100.67 millions 2017 up 88.0% volatile
106 Congo 99.4 millions 2013 up 302.8% volatile
107 South Sudan 93.42 millions 2016 up 156.9% rising
108 Cameroon 91.42 millions 2013 up 67.9% rising
109 Uganda 90.22 millions 2014 up 142.3% volatile
110 Albania 88.64 millions 2017 — rising
111 El Salvador 86.05 millions 2018 up 42.3% rising
112 Zambia 86.02 millions 2017 up 131.0% volatile
113 Benin 80.03 millions 2015 up 116.4% volatile
114 Nepal 79.99 millions 2015 up 312.9% rising
115 Moldova 74.17 millions 2018 down 20.2% rising
116 Georgia 72.55 millions 2018 up 67.8% rising
117 Malawi 69.93 millions 2016 up 7.1% volatile
118 Niger 67.04 millions 2017 up 271.2% volatile
119 Barbados 60.19 millions 2017 down 9.4% volatile
120 Rwanda 56.38 millions 2018 up 22.3% volatile
121 Laos 53.84 millions 2014 up 758.3% volatile
122 Guinea 48.9 millions 2018 up 29.0% volatile
123 Mauritius 47.11 millions 2019 up 23.5% volatile
124 Eswatini 43.34 millions 2014 up 37.1% volatile
125 Togo 42.67 millions 2017 up 113.2% volatile
126 Tajikistan 40.87 millions 2015 up 581.3% volatile
127 Armenia 40.55 millions 2017 down 2.9% rising
128 Maldives 36.96 millions 2016 up 321.4% volatile
129 Fiji 36.71 millions 2013 up 134.4% volatile
130 Burundi 35.62 millions 2013 up 476.0% volatile
131 Aruba 30.13 millions 2016 up 140.5% volatile
132 Mongolia 29.94 millions 2017 up 88.5% volatile
133 Mauritania 26.73 millions 2019 up 32.2% rising
134 Chad 26.04 millions 2018 down 1.7% volatile
135 Trinidad and Tobago 21.31 millions 1990 down 47.9% volatile
136 North Macedonia 19.91 millions 2002 down 3.0% falling
137 Cambodia 19.05 millions 2013 up 961.9% volatile
138 Bermuda 18.12 millions 2014 — volatile
139 Cape Verde 15.73 millions 2017 up 95.0% rising
140 Kyrgyzstan 14.07 millions 2017 down 64.0% volatile
141 Seychelles 13.65 millions 2016 up 57.3% volatile
142 Belize 13.09 millions 2018 up 94.0% rising
143 Lesotho 12.45 millions 2018 down 83.5% volatile
144 Bhutan 10.96 millions 2014 up 56.7% volatile
145 Qatar 7.65 millions 1978 up 1,130.4% volatile
146 Central African Republic 7.37 millions 2011 up 56.3% rising
147 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.86 millions 2018 down 5.0% rising
148 Guyana 4.61 millions 2012 up 56.1% falling
149 East Timor 4.47 millions 2014 down 41.4% volatile
150 Andorra 4.19 millions 2019 up 0.9% rising
151 Haiti 3.79 millions 1991 up 92.1% rising
152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.75 millions 2015 — volatile
153 Gambia 3.32 millions 2015 up 226.7% volatile
154 Comoros 2.56 millions 2015 up 248.6% volatile
155 Monaco 2.25 millions 2004 — volatile
156 Vanuatu 2.06 millions 2008 up 56.8% rising
157 Madagascar 0.0186 millions 2016 down 99.9% volatile
158 Saint Lucia 0 millions 2018 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 3,257 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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