World Bank: Total public education expenditure, % of government spending by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
28.6%
Cape Verde
Lowest
2.2%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
17.1%
Years covered
33
1980–2012
Data points
337
What the numbers show
World Bank: Total public education expenditure, % of government spending is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 28.6% in Cape Verde; the lowest is 2.2% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.1%, and the mean is 16.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 426.2%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 59.3%).
World Bank: Total public education expenditure, % of government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | 28.6% | 2005 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 27.2% | 2010 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 3 | Djibouti | 26.1% | 2002 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 25.2% | 2012 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea | 23.4% | 2002 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 6 | Mozambique | 23.2% | 2008 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.2% | 2001 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.0% | 2007 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 9 | Benin | 22.1% | 2003 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 22.0% | 2006 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 21.1% | 2010 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 21.0% | 2008 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 20.6% | 2010 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 19.8% | 2008 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 19.2% | 2009 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 18.8% | 2007 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 18.4% | 2004 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 18 | Samoa | 18.0% | 2012 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 17.8% | 2001 | — | falling |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 17.3% | 2001 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 17.2% | 2002 | — | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.1% | 2010 | up 426.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 17.0% | 2011 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 16.5% | 2002 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 16.1% | 2004 | — | flat |
| 26 | Algeria | 15.3% | 2006 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2002 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Liberia | 14.3% | 2012 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 14.0% | 2001 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 13.8% | 2001 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 31 | Grenada | 13.5% | 2002 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 13.5% | 2011 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 33 | Cambodia | 12.9% | 2001 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.0% | 2005 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 35 | Armenia | 10.4% | 2001 | — | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 10.4% | 2006 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 37 | Gambia | 9.7% | 2004 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 38 | Jamaica | 9.6% | 2004 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 39 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.4% | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Montenegro | 9.1% | 2010 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 7.5% | 2005 | — | rising |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2% | 2008 | down 59.3% | volatile |