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

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

Countries reporting
99
Highest
166,901 millions
United States
Lowest
2.2 millions
Comoros
Median
295.05 millions
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,181

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 166,901 millions in United States; the lowest is 2.2 millions in Comoros.

The median across all reporting countries is 295.05 millions, and the mean is 4,600 millions.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75,745.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 2,233.3%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 62.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 166,901 millions 2017 — rising
2 Japan 32,878 millions 2017 up 21.7% rising
3 United Kingdom 30,936 millions 2017 down 18.8% falling
4 Germany 30,367 millions 2017 down 0.8% rising
5 Brazil 24,581 millions 2017 up 161.0% volatile
6 Italy 20,478 millions 2016 down 17.5% rising
7 India 19,456 millions 2013 up 261.6% volatile
8 Canada 19,280 millions 2017 down 19.5% falling
9 Spain 10,904 millions 2017 up 20.9% rising
10 Australia 8,395 millions 2017 up 27.2% rising
11 Mexico 8,188 millions 2017 up 29.0% rising
12 Sweden 6,620 millions 2017 down 3.6% rising
13 Switzerland 6,029 millions 2017 up 37.6% rising
14 Argentina 5,702 millions 2017 up 188.6% volatile
15 Norway 5,549 millions 2017 down 9.0% rising
16 Indonesia 4,021 millions 2015 up 190.7% rising
17 Austria 3,943 millions 2017 down 14.0% rising
18 Poland 3,774 millions 2017 down 9.2% rising
19 Denmark 3,614 millions 2017 down 33.5% rising
20 Finland 3,300 millions 2017 down 8.1% rising
21 Turkey 3,291 millions 2006 up 127.4% rising
22 Iran 2,809 millions 2018 down 28.9% rising
23 Chile 2,740 millions 2017 up 93.1% rising
24 Portugal 2,421 millions 2017 up 2.8% rising
25 New Zealand 2,125 millions 2017 — falling
26 Ireland 2,029 millions 2017 down 9.3% rising
27 Thailand 1,866 millions 2013 up 167.1% rising
28 Czechia 1,728 millions 2017 down 4.9% rising
29 Vietnam 1,540 millions 2013 up 175.4% rising
30 Hungary 1,534 millions 2017 up 1.9% rising
31 Colombia 1,510 millions 2018 up 49.7% rising
32 Romania 1,327 millions 2017 up 0.4% rising
33 Cuba 1,213 millions 2010 up 158.0% rising
34 Kenya 1,047 millions 2015 up 783.1% rising
35 Kuwait 966.34 millions 2014 up 115.4% rising
36 Morocco 958.76 millions 2009 up 121.9% rising
37 Slovakia 772.57 millions 2017 down 3.6% rising
38 Algeria 717.05 millions 2006 up 59.5% rising
39 Costa Rica 669.38 millions 2019 up 293.0% volatile
40 Luxembourg 540.06 millions 2017 up 39.0% rising
41 Dominican Republic 528.96 millions 2019 up 239.9% volatile
42 Ghana 523.01 millions 2014 up 670.9% volatile
43 Croatia 477.49 millions 2017 down 6.3% rising
44 Uruguay 473.7 millions 2018 up 409.8% volatile
45 Ukraine 455.96 millions 2017 down 49.4% falling
46 Slovenia 445.48 millions 2017 down 18.9% rising
47 Bulgaria 430.74 millions 2017 up 7.6% rising
48 Sri Lanka 399.21 millions 2018 up 101.2% volatile
49 Oman 398.17 millions 2019 down 1.9% volatile
50 Cyprus 295.05 millions 2017 down 17.3% rising
51 Ecuador 288.01 millions 2018 up 192.7% rising
52 Philippines 280.67 millions 2009 up 137.8% rising
53 Iceland 265.19 millions 2017 down 0.0% rising
54 Latvia 251.72 millions 2017 down 27.1% rising
55 Cote d'Ivoire 224.55 millions 2018 up 27.0% rising
56 Paraguay 212.03 millions 2016 up 93.3% volatile
57 Lithuania 204.3 millions 2017 down 25.8% rising
58 Estonia 183.7 millions 2017 down 24.9% rising
59 Mali 178.53 millions 2017 up 106.7% rising
60 Jordan 161.51 millions 2019 up 31.8% rising
61 Senegal 147.99 millions 2018 up 159.6% rising
62 Malta 143.69 millions 2017 up 193.4% volatile
63 Ethiopia 143.41 millions 2015 up 14.8% rising
64 Lebanon 124.55 millions 2011 up 55.6% rising
65 Jamaica 117.79 millions 2019 down 1.3% rising
66 Nepal 117.71 millions 2015 up 653.0% volatile
67 El Salvador 117.47 millions 2018 up 81.9% rising
68 Guatemala 86.16 millions 2019 up 80.6% rising
69 Cameroon 82.2 millions 2012 — falling
70 Laos 70.64 millions 2014 up 1,185.1% volatile
71 Moldova 66.27 millions 2018 down 1.3% falling
72 Namibia 64.38 millions 2017 up 354.2% volatile
73 Armenia 64.25 millions 2017 down 12.1% falling
74 Afghanistan 60.66 millions 2017 up 12.7% rising
75 Burkina Faso 49.76 millions 2016 up 201.5% rising
76 Uganda 49.12 millions 2014 — falling
77 Cambodia 48.67 millions 2014 up 2,233.3% rising
78 Mongolia 46.09 millions 2017 up 584.4% rising
79 Gabon 42.85 millions 2014 — rising
80 Rwanda 40.45 millions 2018 up 272.2% volatile
81 Chad 36.55 millions 2018 up 34.2% rising
82 Eswatini 33.57 millions 2011 up 75.3% rising
83 Guinea 27.74 millions 2018 up 114.3% rising
84 Bermuda 26.05 millions 2015 down 10.5% rising
85 Sierra Leone 22.64 millions 2019 up 343.4% volatile
86 Malawi 21.94 millions 2016 up 60.1% rising
87 Liechtenstein 20.01 millions 2008 up 88.0% rising
88 Togo 19.03 millions 2016 up 142.2% rising
89 Belize 18.78 millions 2018 up 105.3% rising
90 Monaco 18.44 millions 2019 up 4.1% volatile
91 Madagascar 13.08 millions 2012 up 32.5% rising
92 Saint Lucia 11.1 millions 2018 up 24.7% rising
93 Niger 10.9 millions 2017 down 31.5% volatile
94 Maldives 9.85 millions 2019 up 46.8% rising
95 Andorra 8.75 millions 2019 up 49.6% rising
96 Dominica 4.93 millions 2019 up 52.9% volatile
97 Gambia 4.03 millions 2015 up 2,191.0% volatile
98 Vanuatu 2.82 millions 2015 down 62.2% falling
99 Comoros 2.2 millions 2015 up 55.8% rising

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,181 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary 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/