World Factbook
Education expenditures
Education expenditures compares the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.
| Rank | Country | (% of GDP) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 12.80 | 2010 |
| 2 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.50 | 2015 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 9.90 | 2010 |
| 4 | Botswana | 9.60 | 2009 |
| 5 | Norway | 8.00 | 2016 |
| 6 | Sweden | 7.70 | 2016 |
| 7 | Denmark | 7.60 | 2014 |
| 8 | Iceland | 7.50 | 2016 |
| 9 | Belize | 7.40 | 2017 |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 7.40 | 2017 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 7.30 | 2014 |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.20 | 2017 |
| 13 | Eswatini | 7.10 | 2014 |
| 14 | Finland | 6.90 | 2016 |
| 15 | Venezuela | 6.90 | 2009 |
| 16 | Oman | 6.80 | 2017 |
| 17 | Moldova | 6.70 | 2017 |
| 18 | Bhutan | 6.60 | 2018 |
| 19 | Tunisia | 6.60 | 2015 |
| 20 | Belgium | 6.50 | 2016 |
| 21 | Mozambique | 6.50 | 2013 |
| 22 | Cyprus | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 23 | Lesotho | 6.40 | 2018 |
| 24 | New Zealand | 6.40 | 2016 |
| 25 | Guyana | 6.30 | 2017 |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 6.30 | 2017 |
| 27 | Aruba | 6.20 | 2016 |
| 28 | Brazil | 6.20 | 2015 |
| 29 | South Africa | 6.20 | 2018 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 6.10 | 2014 |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 6.10 | 2014 |
| 32 | Honduras | 6.00 | 2017 |
| 33 | Israel | 5.80 | 2016 |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.80 | 2017 |
| 35 | Vietnam | 5.70 | 2013 |
| 36 | Czechia | 5.60 | 2016 |
| 37 | Argentina | 5.50 | 2017 |
| 38 | Austria | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 39 | Netherlands | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 41 | Chile | 5.40 | 2017 |
| 42 | France | 5.40 | 2016 |
| 43 | Jamaica | 5.40 | 2018 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 5.40 | 2017 |
| 45 | Australia | 5.30 | 2016 |
| 46 | Canada | 5.30 | 2011 |
| 47 | Gaza Strip | 5.30 | 2017 |
| 48 | Korea, South | 5.30 | 2015 |
| 49 | Latvia | 5.30 | 2015 |
| 50 | Malta | 5.30 | 2015 |
| 51 | Morocco | 5.30 | 2009 |
| 52 | West Bank | 5.30 | 2017 |
| 53 | Cabo Verde | 5.20 | 2017 |
| 54 | Estonia | 5.20 | 2016 |
| 55 | Kenya | 5.20 | 2017 |
| 56 | Nepal | 5.20 | 2018 |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 5.20 | 2015 |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.10 | 2017 |
| 59 | Montserrat | 5.10 | 2009 |
| 60 | Switzerland | 5.10 | 2016 |
| 61 | Syria | 5.10 | 2009 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 5.00 | 2015 |
| 63 | Togo | 5.00 | 2016 |
| 64 | United States | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 65 | Curacao | 4.90 | 2013 |
| 66 | Mexico | 4.90 | 2016 |
| 67 | Portugal | 4.90 | 2015 |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.90 | 2017 |
| 69 | Uruguay | 4.90 | 2017 |
| 70 | Belarus | 4.80 | 2017 |
| 71 | Burundi | 4.80 | 2017 |
| 72 | Germany | 4.80 | 2016 |
| 73 | Mauritius | 4.80 | 2018 |
| 74 | Senegal | 4.80 | 2017 |
| 75 | Slovenia | 4.80 | 2016 |
| 76 | Barbados | 4.70 | 2017 |
| 77 | Cook Islands | 4.70 | 2016 |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 4.70 | 2015 |
| 79 | Hungary | 4.70 | 2016 |
| 80 | Malaysia | 4.70 | 2017 |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 4.70 | 2017 |
| 82 | Congo, Republic of the | 4.60 | 2015 |
| 83 | Croatia | 4.60 | 2013 |
| 84 | Poland | 4.60 | 2016 |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 4.60 | 2017 |
| 86 | Colombia | 4.50 | 2017 |
| 87 | Djibouti | 4.50 | 2010 |
| 88 | Brunei | 4.40 | 2016 |
| 89 | Seychelles | 4.40 | 2016 |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 4.30 | 2017 |
| 91 | Turkey | 4.30 | 2015 |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 4.20 | 2015 |
| 93 | Lithuania | 4.20 | 2015 |
| 94 | Spain | 4.20 | 2016 |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 4.10 | 2017 |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 4.10 | 2013 |
| 97 | Maldives | 4.10 | 2016 |
| 98 | Mongolia | 4.10 | 2017 |
| 99 | Samoa | 4.10 | 2016 |
| 100 | Thailand | 4.10 | 2013 |
| 101 | Albania | 4.00 | 2016 |
| 102 | Benin | 4.00 | 2016 |
| 103 | Iran | 4.00 | 2018 |
| 104 | Malawi | 4.00 | 2017 |
| 105 | Serbia | 4.00 | 2017 |
| 106 | Fiji | 3.90 | 2013 |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 3.90 | 2015 |
| 108 | Peru | 3.90 | 2017 |
| 109 | Slovakia | 3.90 | 2016 |
| 110 | El Salvador | 3.80 | 2017 |
| 111 | Georgia | 3.80 | 2017 |
| 112 | India | 3.80 | 2013 |
| 113 | Italy | 3.80 | 2016 |
| 114 | Liberia | 3.80 | 2017 |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 3.80 | 2018 |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 3.80 | 2017 |
| 117 | Ireland | 3.70 | 2016 |
| 118 | Russia | 3.70 | 2016 |
| 119 | Ghana | 3.60 | 2017 |
| 120 | Indonesia | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 121 | Jordan | 3.60 | 2017 |
| 122 | Japan | 3.50 | 2016 |
| 123 | Niger | 3.50 | 2017 |
| 124 | Angola | 3.40 | 2010 |
| 125 | Dominica | 3.40 | 2015 |
| 126 | Paraguay | 3.40 | 2016 |
| 127 | Tanzania | 3.40 | 2014 |
| 128 | Hong Kong | 3.30 | 2018 |
| 129 | Andorra | 3.20 | 2017 |
| 130 | British Virgin Islands | 3.20 | 2017 |
| 131 | Grenada | 3.20 | 2017 |
| 132 | Panama | 3.20 | 2011 |
| 133 | Cameroon | 3.10 | 2017 |
| 134 | Mali | 3.10 | 2016 |
| 135 | Namibia | 3.10 | 2014 |
| 136 | Romania | 3.10 | 2015 |
| 137 | Rwanda | 3.10 | 2018 |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 3.10 | 2012 |
| 139 | San Marino | 3.00 | 2017 |
| 140 | Chad | 2.90 | 2013 |
| 141 | Laos | 2.90 | 2014 |
| 142 | Pakistan | 2.90 | 2017 |
| 143 | Qatar | 2.90 | 2017 |
| 144 | Singapore | 2.90 | 2013 |
| 145 | Guatemala | 2.80 | 2017 |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 2.80 | 2017 |
| 147 | Madagascar | 2.80 | 2014 |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 2.80 | 2017 |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.80 | 2018 |
| 150 | Armenia | 2.70 | 2017 |
| 151 | Gabon | 2.70 | 2014 |
| 152 | Macau | 2.70 | 2017 |
| 153 | Philippines | 2.70 | 2009 |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 2.60 | 2011 |
| 155 | Mauritania | 2.60 | 2016 |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.60 | 2015 |
| 157 | Uganda | 2.60 | 2017 |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.50 | 2009 |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 2.50 | 2017 |
| 160 | Comoros | 2.50 | 2015 |
| 161 | Lebanon | 2.50 | 2013 |
| 162 | Haiti | 2.40 | 2016 |
| 163 | Bahrain | 2.30 | 2017 |
| 164 | Burma | 2.20 | 2017 |
| 165 | Guinea | 2.20 | 2017 |
| 166 | Sudan | 2.20 | 2009 |
| 167 | Gambia, The | 2.10 | 2016 |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.10 | 2013 |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 2.00 | 2018 |
| 170 | Cambodia | 1.90 | 2014 |
| 171 | Bermuda | 1.50 | 2017 |
| 172 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.50 | 2017 |
| 173 | Monaco | 1.50 | 2017 |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 1.20 | 2011 |
| 175 | South Sudan | 1.00 | 2017 |
Citation
"Education Expenditures." World Factbook, Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563788/0/Education_expenditures. Accessed 24 October 2025.
Education expenditures. World Factbook. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563788/0/Education_expenditures. Accessed October 24, 2025.
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Education Expenditures [Internet]. In: World Factbook. [cited 2025 October 24]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563788/0/Education_expenditures.
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