World Bank: Total education expenditure (in local currency) by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
100.47 million in local currency
Samoa
Lowest
35.8 in local currency
Mauritania
Median
951 in local currency
Years covered
28
1985–2012
Data points
257
What the numbers show
World Bank: Total education expenditure (in local currency) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 100.47 million in local currency in Samoa; the lowest is 35.8 in local currency in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 951 in local currency, and the mean is 3.03 million in local currency.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 57,906.2%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 52.7%).
World Bank: Total education expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 100.47 million in local currency | 2012 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 2 | Cambodia | 1.34 million in local currency | 2011 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 573,029 in local currency | 2006 | up 359.8% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 200,063 in local currency | 2008 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 5 | Benin | 75,046 in local currency | 2003 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 69,810 in local currency | 2005 | — | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 66,022 in local currency | 2002 | up 281.2% | rising |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 35,673 in local currency | 2008 | up 852.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 21,880 in local currency | 2008 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mozambique | 14,859 in local currency | 2008 | up 279.2% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 12,937 in local currency | 2004 | — | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 12,126 in local currency | 2003 | up 502.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 8,087 in local currency | 2002 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 5,426 in local currency | 2006 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 3,109 in local currency | 2004 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 17 | Haiti | 1,958 in local currency | 2006 | — | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 973.9 in local currency | 2003 | up 174.3% | rising |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 928.1 in local currency | 2001 | up 57,906.2% | rising |
| 20 | Moldova | 868 in local currency | 2001 | — | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 670.4 in local currency | 2009 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 657 in local currency | 2006 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 23 | Algeria | 439 in local currency | 2006 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 312.8 in local currency | 2004 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 175.67 in local currency | 2002 | — | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 166.1 in local currency | 2010 | up 259.6% | rising |
| 27 | Montenegro | 134.8 in local currency | 2010 | — | rising |
| 28 | Mongolia | 128 in local currency | 2006 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 123.8 in local currency | 2011 | up 188.1% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 102.5 in local currency | 2006 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 31 | Sudan | 88.5 in local currency | 2005 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 87.6 in local currency | 2002 | — | rising |
| 33 | Burundi | 65.1 in local currency | 2006 | up 211.5% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 63.85 in local currency | 2000 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritania | 35.8 in local currency | 2009 | up 468.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 167 in local currency