Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%) by country
Total gross official development assistance (ODA) for education in least developed countries (including early childhood, primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education) as well as scholarships and student costs in donor countries expressed as a percentage of total gross official development...
What the numbers show
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 85.5% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.2% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.5%, and the mean is 29.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 360.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 96.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 96.4%).
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 85.5% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 2 | Portugal | 67.3% | 2018 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 67.0% | 2018 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 66.6% | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 58.4% | 2018 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 51.5% | 2018 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 45.7% | 2018 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 44.2% | 2018 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 43.7% | 2018 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 39.6% | 2018 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 11 | United States of America | 39.2% | 2018 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 38.9% | 2018 | up 20.5% | flat |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 35.7% | 2018 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 35.4% | 2018 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 30.1% | 2018 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 30.0% | 2018 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 28.8% | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 18 | Kuwait | 28.3% | 2018 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 27.7% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 24.4% | 2018 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22.8% | 2018 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 22 | France | 21.7% | 2018 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 17.2% | 2018 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 13.4% | 2018 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Germany | 10.2% | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 8.3% | 2018 | down 91.6% | falling |
| 27 | Slovakia | 7.2% | 2018 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 6.7% | 2018 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 5.7% | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 4.8% | 2018 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 2.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 2.2% | 2018 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 0.9% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 80.8% | volatile |
About this data
Total gross official development assistance (ODA) for education in least developed countries (including early childhood, primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education) as well as scholarships and student costs in donor countries expressed as a percentage of total gross official development assistance to education. A high value indicates that least developed countries are being prioritised to receive aid for education. Least developed countries are those defined by the UN Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked States and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS). Official development assistance is defined as grants or loans to countries and territories and to multilateral institutions provided by state and local governments or their executive agencies with the objective of promoting the economic development and welfare of developing countries and territories. Such grants or loans are provided on concessional financial terms and, in the case of loans, contain a grant element of at least 25 per cent. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/