Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity) in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government....
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 166,901 millions in United States; the lowest is 3.07 millions in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 591.95 millions, and the mean is 6,257 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 54,424.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia, The (up 2,081.3%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 80.9%).
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 166,901 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 2 | India | 61,634 millions | 2013 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 36,298 millions | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 35,959 millions | 2017 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 33,903 millions | 2017 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 33,270 millions | 2017 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 27,162 millions | 2016 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 8 | Canada | 21,175 millions | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 17,469 millions | 2017 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 15,319 millions | 2017 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 12,250 millions | 2015 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 9,208 millions | 2017 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 8,209 millions | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 14 | Turkiye | 7,885 millions | 2006 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 7,593 millions | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 16 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 7,297 millions | 2018 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 6,490 millions | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 5,031 millions | 2017 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 4,776 millions | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 4,747 millions | 2013 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 4,626 millions | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 4,531 millions | 2017 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 4,323 millions | 2017 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 3,727 millions | 2017 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 25 | Denmark | 3,482 millions | 2017 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 3,382 millions | 2017 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 3,339 millions | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 3,264 millions | 2017 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 3,250 millions | 2018 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 3,132 millions | 2017 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 31 | Kenya | 2,715 millions | 2015 | up 331.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 2,270 millions | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 2,135 millions | 2006 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 34 | New Zealand | 2,119 millions | 2017 | — | flat |
| 35 | Morocco | 2,051 millions | 2009 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 2,050 millions | 2017 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 37 | Slovak Republic | 1,360 millions | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 1,259 millions | 2018 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 1,241 millions | 2014 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 1,176 millions | 2019 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 1,105 millions | 2017 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 1,074 millions | 2019 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 946.82 millions | 2017 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Kuwait | 942.83 millions | 2014 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 45 | Philippines | 825.64 millions | 2009 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 46 | Oman | 717.81 millions | 2019 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 694.75 millions | 2017 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 48 | Uruguay | 591.95 millions | 2018 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 566.13 millions | 2017 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 528.9 millions | 2018 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 490.42 millions | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 52 | Paraguay | 484.59 millions | 2016 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 483.27 millions | 2017 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 460.08 millions | 2017 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 423.07 millions | 2017 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 415.5 millions | 2015 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | Lithuania | 409.27 millions | 2017 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 58 | Nepal | 398.69 millions | 2015 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 369.48 millions | 2019 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 334.72 millions | 2018 | up 184.1% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 304.73 millions | 2017 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 303.88 millions | 2011 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 63 | El Salvador | 248.8 millions | 2018 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 240.15 millions | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 219.21 millions | 2017 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Lao PDR | 218.93 millions | 2014 | up 310.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 206.63 millions | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 68 | Jamaica | 206.21 millions | 2019 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 69 | Armenia | 198.85 millions | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 70 | Moldova | 193.65 millions | 2018 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 71 | Cameroon | 193.03 millions | 2012 | — | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 161.08 millions | 2019 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 149.74 millions | 2014 | up 1,368.4% | rising |
| 74 | Namibia | 147.65 millions | 2017 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 144.07 millions | 2016 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Mongolia | 142.09 millions | 2017 | up 203.3% | rising |
| 77 | Uganda | 121.66 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 78 | Rwanda | 100.36 millions | 2018 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Chad | 79.33 millions | 2018 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 77.14 millions | 2019 | up 330.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | 70.49 millions | 2018 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 68.45 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 83 | Eswatini | 63.08 millions | 2011 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 59.23 millions | 2016 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 47.46 millions | 2016 | up 184.5% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 38.85 millions | 2012 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 87 | Belize | 27.55 millions | 2018 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 88 | South Sudan | 27.37 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 24.5 millions | 2017 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Maldives | 17.26 millions | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 91 | St. Lucia | 14.79 millions | 2018 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 92 | Gambia, The | 12.78 millions | 2015 | up 2,081.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominica | 7.27 millions | 2019 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 5.25 millions | 2015 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 3.07 millions | 2015 | down 80.9% | volatile |
About this data
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity) 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 PPP$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant PPP$ 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/