World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
8.6%
Djibouti
Lowest
1.7%
Pakistan
Median
4.4%
Years covered
28
1985–2012
Data points
392
What the numbers show
World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 8.6% in Djibouti; the lowest is 1.7% in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.4%, and the mean is 4.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 275.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 45.3%).
World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 8.6% | 2002 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 8.4% | 2003 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 7.4% | 2003 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 7.3% | 2005 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 5 | Burundi | 7.0% | 2006 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 6.8% | 2010 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 6.8% | 2011 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique | 6.5% | 2008 | up 197.7% | rising |
| 9 | Grenada | 6.5% | 2001 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 6.3% | 2006 | — | rising |
| 11 | Eswatini | 6.2% | 2004 | — | flat |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.1% | 2001 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 13 | Liberia | 6.0% | 2012 | up 275.0% | rising |
| 14 | Jamaica | 5.9% | 2004 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8% | 2003 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Cape Verde | 5.3% | 2006 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 5.1% | 2009 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 5.0% | 2006 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 4.9% | 2006 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 4.7% | 2007 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 4.6% | 2011 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 4.6% | 2007 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.6% | 2010 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 4.5% | 2008 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 25 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.3% | 2008 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 4.3% | 2004 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 25 | Kosovo | 4.3% | 2008 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 4.3% | 2002 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 4.2% | 2002 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 4.2% | 2010 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 4.1% | 2004 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Mauritania | 3.9% | 2008 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 3.9% | 2007 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 3.7% | 2003 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 3.7% | 2009 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 3.5% | 2001 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 37 | Uganda | 3.3% | 2011 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 37 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2009 | up 32.0% | flat |
| 39 | Armenia | 2.9% | 2010 | — | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar | 2.9% | 2003 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8% | 2004 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Philippines | 2.6% | 2008 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 43 | Gambia | 2.6% | 2004 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 44 | Libya | 2.5% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.5% | 2004 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 46 | Guinea | 2.3% | 2002 | — | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 1.7% | 2009 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 48 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2001 | down 19.0% | falling |