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

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

Countries reporting
98
Highest
166,901 millions
United States
Lowest
2.29 millions
Comoros
Median
345.49 millions
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,174

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 166,901 millions in United States; the lowest is 2.29 millions in Comoros.

The median across all reporting countries is 345.49 millions, and the mean is 4,637 millions.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 72,846.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 2,081.3%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 80.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 166,901 millions 2017 — rising
2 Japan 32,878 millions 2017 up 17.2% rising
3 United Kingdom 30,936 millions 2017 down 8.1% falling
4 Germany 30,367 millions 2017 up 4.8% rising
5 Brazil 24,581 millions 2017 up 106.9% rising
6 Italy 21,066 millions 2016 down 18.7% falling
7 Canada 19,280 millions 2017 up 2.6% flat
8 India 18,285 millions 2013 up 99.4% rising
9 Spain 10,904 millions 2017 up 39.6% rising
10 Australia 8,395 millions 2017 up 5.9% rising
11 Mexico 8,188 millions 2017 up 43.5% rising
12 Sweden 6,620 millions 2017 up 2.9% rising
13 Switzerland 6,029 millions 2017 up 12.4% rising
14 Argentina 5,702 millions 2017 up 50.6% rising
15 Norway 5,549 millions 2017 up 2.7% rising
16 Indonesia 4,299 millions 2015 up 125.0% rising
17 Austria 3,943 millions 2017 down 12.4% rising
18 Poland 3,774 millions 2017 up 3.2% rising
19 Denmark 3,614 millions 2017 down 30.2% falling
20 Finland 3,300 millions 2017 down 6.3% rising
21 Turkey 2,968 millions 2006 up 52.0% rising
22 Chile 2,740 millions 2017 up 62.6% rising
23 Iran 2,736 millions 2018 down 31.1% rising
24 Portugal 2,421 millions 2017 up 11.7% flat
25 New Zealand 2,125 millions 2017 — flat
26 Ireland 2,029 millions 2017 up 4.5% rising
27 Thailand 1,807 millions 2013 up 28.6% rising
28 Czechia 1,728 millions 2017 down 3.2% rising
29 Vietnam 1,569 millions 2013 up 110.8% rising
30 Cuba 1,554 millions 2010 up 103.6% rising
31 Hungary 1,534 millions 2017 up 12.9% rising
32 Colombia 1,448 millions 2018 up 45.3% rising
33 Romania 1,327 millions 2017 up 6.8% rising
34 Kenya 1,053 millions 2015 up 276.9% rising
35 Morocco 851.26 millions 2009 up 58.2% rising
36 Slovakia 772.57 millions 2017 up 10.1% rising
37 Algeria 747.7 millions 2006 down 9.9% flat
38 Costa Rica 664.12 millions 2019 up 177.7% volatile
39 Kuwait 583.46 millions 2014 down 9.6% flat
40 Luxembourg 540.06 millions 2017 up 33.8% rising
41 Dominican Republic 534.88 millions 2019 up 218.9% volatile
42 Ghana 503.06 millions 2014 up 155.0% rising
43 Uruguay 480.84 millions 2018 up 169.0% volatile
44 Croatia 477.49 millions 2017 up 0.2% rising
45 Ukraine 455.96 millions 2017 down 34.9% falling
46 Slovenia 445.48 millions 2017 down 14.2% falling
47 Bulgaria 430.74 millions 2017 down 2.0% rising
48 Sri Lanka 407.76 millions 2018 up 55.8% rising
49 Oman 373.45 millions 2019 down 15.5% rising
50 Philippines 317.54 millions 2009 up 68.5% rising
51 Cyprus 295.05 millions 2017 down 7.2% rising
52 Ecuador 282.87 millions 2018 up 124.1% rising
53 Iceland 265.19 millions 2017 up 3.3% rising
54 Latvia 251.72 millions 2017 down 25.8% rising
55 Paraguay 218.57 millions 2016 up 43.0% rising
56 Cote d'Ivoire 214.31 millions 2018 down 5.8% flat
57 Lithuania 204.3 millions 2017 down 29.4% falling
58 Estonia 183.7 millions 2017 down 33.1% rising
59 Mali 178.53 millions 2017 up 93.0% rising
60 Ethiopia 158.59 millions 2015 up 0.8% rising
61 Jordan 156.29 millions 2019 down 7.8% rising
62 Lebanon 148.11 millions 2011 up 22.6% rising
63 Malta 143.69 millions 2017 up 181.0% volatile
64 Senegal 142.26 millions 2018 up 184.1% rising
65 Nepal 119.96 millions 2015 up 281.2% rising
66 El Salvador 115.08 millions 2018 up 52.9% rising
67 Jamaica 108.64 millions 2019 down 12.7% rising
68 Guatemala 86.21 millions 2019 up 30.6% rising
69 Cameroon 77.39 millions 2012 — falling
70 Laos 73.11 millions 2014 up 310.4% volatile
71 Namibia 64.38 millions 2017 up 165.0% rising
72 Armenia 64.25 millions 2017 down 3.7% flat
73 Afghanistan 60.66 millions 2017 up 15.8% rising
74 Moldova 58.33 millions 2018 down 28.2% falling
75 Cambodia 52.8 millions 2014 up 1,368.4% rising
76 Burkina Faso 51.8 millions 2016 up 191.8% volatile
77 Mongolia 46.09 millions 2017 up 203.3% rising
78 Uganda 42.82 millions 2014 — flat
79 Rwanda 39.71 millions 2018 up 219.8% volatile
80 Chad 33.29 millions 2018 up 47.8% rising
81 Gabon 32.98 millions 2014 — rising
82 Guinea 24.94 millions 2018 up 100.8% rising
83 Eswatini 24.82 millions 2011 up 36.4% rising
84 Sierra Leone 23.45 millions 2019 up 330.5% volatile
85 Togo 19.59 millions 2016 up 184.5% rising
86 Belize 18.49 millions 2018 up 74.5% rising
87 Malawi 18.25 millions 2016 up 103.0% rising
88 Monaco 18.2 millions 2016 up 17.2% rising
89 Madagascar 12.64 millions 2012 down 25.6% flat
90 Niger 10.9 millions 2017 down 28.6% volatile
91 Saint Lucia 10.72 millions 2018 down 2.2% rising
92 Maldives 9.16 millions 2019 up 8.6% rising
93 Andorra 8.61 millions 2019 up 68.7% rising
94 Dominica 4.92 millions 2019 up 22.9% volatile
95 South Sudan 4.28 millions 2017 — rising
96 Gambia 4.17 millions 2015 up 2,081.3% volatile
97 Vanuatu 3.03 millions 2015 down 80.9% volatile
98 Comoros 2.29 millions 2015 down 2.3% falling

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,174 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

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