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Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country

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

Countries reporting
101
Highest
1.9%
Cuba
Lowest
0.1%
Niger
Median
0.6%
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,193

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 1.9% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.1% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,637.5%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 87.2%).

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cuba 1.9% 2010 up 22.6% rising
2 Kenya 1.7% 2015 up 114.2% rising
3 Norway 1.4% 2017 down 8.4% falling
4 Cyprus 1.3% 2017 down 12.5% flat
5 Finland 1.3% 2017 down 7.8% rising
6 Canada 1.3% 2017 down 5.8% falling
7 Sweden 1.2% 2017 down 12.5% falling
8 Brazil 1.2% 2017 up 76.8% rising
9 Mali 1.2% 2017 up 31.8% flat
10 United Kingdom 1.1% 2017 down 18.2% falling
11 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1% 2018 up 160.1% rising
12 New Zealand 1.1% 2017 — falling
13 Malta 1.1% 2017 up 81.4% volatile
14 Denmark 1.1% 2017 down 35.5% falling
15 Portugal 1.1% 2017 up 11.6% flat
16 Italy 1.1% 2016 down 14.3% falling
17 Hungary 1.1% 2017 up 0.8% flat
18 Costa Rica 1.1% 2019 up 94.4% rising
19 Iceland 1.1% 2017 down 12.2% falling
20 India 1.1% 2013 up 1.9% falling
21 Morocco 1.0% 2009 down 0.6% flat
22 Belize 1.0% 2018 up 42.2% rising
23 Chile 1.0% 2017 up 21.0% rising
24 Ghana 1.0% 2014 up 27.6% rising
25 Austria 0.9% 2017 down 20.1% falling
26 Slovenia 0.9% 2017 down 19.8% falling
27 Vietnam 0.9% 2013 up 59.4% rising
28 Dominica 0.9% 2019 up 27.2% volatile
29 United States 0.9% 2017 — flat
30 Argentina 0.9% 2017 up 29.1% rising
31 Switzerland 0.9% 2017 down 2.9% falling
32 Croatia 0.9% 2017 up 1.9% rising
33 Luxembourg 0.8% 2017 up 10.2% falling
34 Latvia 0.8% 2017 down 25.6% falling
35 Spain 0.8% 2017 up 35.6% rising
36 Germany 0.8% 2017 down 7.5% rising
37 Slovakia 0.8% 2017 down 12.7% falling
38 Czechia 0.8% 2017 down 16.7% falling
39 Uruguay 0.8% 2018 up 67.5% rising
40 Eswatini 0.8% 2011 up 9.4% rising
41 Jamaica 0.7% 2019 down 14.1% rising
42 Bulgaria 0.7% 2017 down 19.0% flat
43 Poland 0.7% 2017 down 26.0% falling
44 Mexico 0.7% 2017 up 17.3% rising
45 Estonia 0.7% 2017 down 37.2% falling
46 Japan 0.7% 2017 up 12.0% flat
47 Senegal 0.6% 2018 up 81.5% rising
48 Australia 0.6% 2017 down 18.4% falling
49 Iran 0.6% 2018 down 44.2% falling
50 Romania 0.6% 2017 down 17.2% falling
51 Algeria 0.6% 2006 down 33.7% falling
52 Ireland 0.6% 2017 down 27.1% rising
53 Namibia 0.6% 2017 up 39.5% rising
54 Turkey 0.6% 2006 up 5.3% rising
55 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2019 up 84.4% rising
56 Nepal 0.6% 2015 up 127.8% rising
57 Paraguay 0.6% 2016 down 4.3% rising
58 Moldova 0.6% 2018 down 47.9% falling
59 Sierra Leone 0.6% 2019 up 176.0% volatile
60 Armenia 0.6% 2017 down 19.1% falling
61 Saint Lucia 0.6% 2018 down 12.6% falling
62 Kuwait 0.6% 2014 down 40.8% falling
63 Laos 0.5% 2014 up 70.3% rising
64 Oman 0.5% 2019 down 38.3% flat
65 Indonesia 0.5% 2015 up 46.0% rising
66 Colombia 0.5% 2018 up 4.3% rising
67 Sri Lanka 0.5% 2018 down 4.3% rising
68 El Salvador 0.4% 2018 up 25.3% rising
69 Thailand 0.4% 2013 down 23.5% falling
70 Rwanda 0.4% 2018 up 64.3% rising
71 Lithuania 0.4% 2017 down 38.2% falling
72 Togo 0.4% 2016 up 78.6% falling
73 Ukraine 0.4% 2017 down 26.5% falling
74 Mongolia 0.4% 2017 up 19.3% rising
75 Liechtenstein 0.4% 2008 up 13.6% flat
76 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4% 2018 down 46.7% falling
77 Burkina Faso 0.4% 2016 up 79.1% rising
78 Bermuda 0.4% 2017 down 35.2% falling
79 Vanuatu 0.4% 2015 down 87.2% volatile
80 Jordan 0.4% 2019 down 27.2% falling
81 Malawi 0.3% 2016 up 55.5% rising
82 Chad 0.3% 2018 up 10.5% rising
83 Lebanon 0.3% 2011 down 25.4% falling
84 Afghanistan 0.3% 2017 down 11.5% falling
85 Gambia 0.3% 2015 up 1,637.5% volatile
86 Cambodia 0.3% 2014 up 456.5% rising
87 Syria 0.3% 2015 down 51.2% falling
88 Cameroon 0.3% 2012 — falling
89 Andorra 0.3% 2019 up 87.5% rising
90 Monaco 0.3% 2016 down 24.4% rising
91 Ecuador 0.3% 2018 up 70.1% rising
92 Ethiopia 0.3% 2015 down 44.1% falling
93 Gabon 0.2% 2014 — falling
94 Comoros 0.2% 2015 down 31.6% falling
95 Guinea 0.2% 2018 up 17.9% rising
96 Maldives 0.2% 2019 down 39.9% falling
97 Uganda 0.2% 2014 — falling
98 Philippines 0.2% 2009 up 13.0% falling
99 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 down 49.6% falling
100 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 down 7.9% rising
101 Niger 0.1% 2017 down 55.3% rising

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/