Education Spending (% of GDP) by Country
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Education Spending (% of GDP)

202 countries ranked by Education Spending (% of GDP), in % of GDP.

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Rank Country Continent Education Spending (% of GDP) Year
1 Kiribati flagKiribati Oceania
16.4%
 2023
2 American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa Oceania
14.7%
 2006
3 Tuvalu flagTuvalu Oceania
12.8%
 2023
4 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. flagMicronesia, Fed. Sts. Oceania
11.6%
 2020
5 Namibia flagNamibia Africa
9.1%
 2024
6 Cuba flagCuba North America
8.4%
 2022
7 Bolivia flagBolivia South America
8.3%
 2023
8 Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands Oceania
8.3%
 2023
9 Botswana flagBotswana Africa
8.1%
 2020
10 Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands Oceania
7.7%
 2022
11 Vanuatu flagVanuatu Oceania
7.6%
 2023
12 Sweden flagSweden Europe
7.3%
 2022
13 Iceland flagIceland Europe
7.3%
 2022
14 Kyrgyz Republic flagKyrgyz Republic Asia
6.8%
 2023
15 Tunisia flagTunisia Africa
6.7%
 2023
16 Moldova flagMoldova Europe
6.6%
 2023
17 Lesotho flagLesotho Africa
6.6%
 2024
18 St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines North America
6.5%
 2023
19 Kuwait flagKuwait Asia
6.4%
 2024
20 Finland flagFinland Europe
6.4%
 2022
21 Denmark flagDenmark Europe
6.4%
 2022
22 Belgium flagBelgium Europe
6.3%
 2022
23 Costa Rica flagCosta Rica North America
6.2%
 2021
24 Senegal flagSenegal Africa
6.2%
 2023
25 Eswatini flagEswatini Africa
6.0%
 2024
26 South Africa flagSouth Africa Africa
6.0%
 2024
27 Morocco flagMorocco Africa
6.0%
 2023
28 Mozambique flagMozambique Africa
6.0%
 2022
29 Israel flagIsrael Asia
5.9%
 2022
30 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom Europe
5.9%
 2021
31 Argentina flagArgentina South America
5.9%
 2023
32 Bhutan flagBhutan Asia
5.8%
 2023
33 Korea, Rep. flagKorea, Rep. Asia
5.8%
 2022
34 Nauru flagNauru Oceania
5.7%
 2023
35 Brazil flagBrazil South America
5.6%
 2022
36 Algeria flagAlgeria Africa
5.6%
 2023
37 Jamaica flagJamaica North America
5.5%
 2024
38 Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan Asia
5.5%
 2023
39 Samoa flagSamoa Oceania
5.5%
 2024
40 Norway flagNorway Europe
5.5%
 2022
41 Curacao flagCuracao North America
5.4%
 2024
42 Tajikistan flagTajikistan Asia
5.4%
 2023
43 West Bank and Gaza flagWest Bank and Gaza Asia
5.4%
 2021
44 United States flagUnited States North America
5.4%
 2021
45 Dominica flagDominica North America
5.4%
 2024
46 Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso Africa
5.3%
 2023
47 France flagFrance Europe
5.3%
 2022
48 Tonga flagTonga Oceania
5.3%
 2022
49 Slovenia flagSlovenia Europe
5.3%
 2022
50 Austria flagAustria Europe
5.3%
 2022
51 New Zealand flagNew Zealand Oceania
5.3%
 2023
52 Colombia flagColombia South America
5.3%
 2020
53 Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste Asia
5.2%
 2023
54 Germany flagGermany Europe
5.2%
 2022
55 Estonia flagEstonia Europe
5.2%
 2022
56 Netherlands flagNetherlands Europe
5.2%
 2022
57 Maldives flagMaldives Asia
5.2%
 2023
58 Yemen, Rep. flagYemen, Rep. Asia
5.2%
 2008
59 Ukraine flagUkraine Europe
5.1%
 2021
60 Syrian Arab Republic flagSyrian Arab Republic Asia
5.1%
 2009
61 Grenada flagGrenada North America
5.1%
 2023
62 Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia Asia
5.1%
 2023
63 Australia flagAustralia Oceania
5.1%
 2022
64 Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe Africa
5.0%
 2023
65 Belarus flagBelarus Europe
5.0%
 2023
66 Switzerland flagSwitzerland Europe
4.9%
 2022
67 Chile flagChile South America
4.9%
 2022
68 Canada flagCanada North America
4.9%
 2022
69 Burundi flagBurundi Africa
4.9%
 2021
70 Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan Asia
4.8%
 2023
71 Uruguay flagUruguay South America
4.8%
 2023
72 Cyprus flagCyprus Asia
4.7%
 2022
73 Malta flagMalta Europe
4.7%
 2022
74 Mauritania flagMauritania Africa
4.7%
 2023
75 Rwanda flagRwanda Africa
4.7%
 2024
76 Slovak Republic flagSlovak Republic Europe
4.7%
 2022
77 Belize flagBelize North America
4.6%
 2024
78 Spain flagSpain Europe
4.6%
 2022
79 Portugal flagPortugal Europe
4.6%
 2022
80 Honduras flagHonduras North America
4.5%
 2023
81 Bulgaria flagBulgaria Europe
4.5%
 2022
82 Seychelles flagSeychelles Africa
4.5%
 2023
83 Guyana flagGuyana South America
4.5%
 2018
84 Brunei Darussalam flagBrunei Darussalam Asia
4.4%
 2016
85 Cabo Verde flagCabo Verde Africa
4.3%
 2023
86 Afghanistan flagAfghanistan Asia
4.3%
 2017
87 Latvia flagLatvia Europe
4.3%
 2022
88 Poland flagPoland Europe
4.3%
 2022
89 Czechia flagCzechia Europe
4.3%
 2022
90 Oman flagOman Asia
4.3%
 2022
91 Puerto Rico (US) flagPuerto Rico (US) North America
4.3%
 2024
92 Lithuania flagLithuania Europe
4.3%
 2022
93 Fiji flagFiji Oceania
4.2%
 2023
94 Peru flagPeru South America
4.2%
 2023
95 Mali flagMali Africa
4.2%
 2023
96 Russian Federation flagRussian Federation Europe
4.2%
 2023
97 Togo flagTogo Africa
4.1%
 2023
98 India flagIndia Asia
4.1%
 2022
99 Croatia flagCroatia Europe
4.1%
 2021
100 Mauritius flagMauritius Africa
4.1%
 2024
101 Niger flagNiger Africa
4.1%
 2023
102 Zambia flagZambia Africa
4.1%
 2023
103 Italy flagItaly Europe
4.1%
 2022
104 Mexico flagMexico North America
4.1%
 2022
105 Kenya flagKenya Africa
4.0%
 2024
106 China flagChina Asia
4.0%
 2023
107 Georgia flagGeorgia Asia
4.0%
 2024
108 Philippines flagPhilippines Asia
3.9%
 2024
109 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) flagSint Maarten (Dutch part) North America
3.9%
 2023
110 United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates Asia
3.9%
 2021
111 Ecuador flagEcuador South America
3.9%
 2023
112 St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia North America
3.8%
 2024
113 Hungary flagHungary Europe
3.8%
 2022
114 Hong Kong SAR, China flagHong Kong SAR, China Asia
3.8%
 2024
115 Egypt, Arab Rep. flagEgypt, Arab Rep. Africa
3.8%
 2008
116 Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic North America
3.8%
 2023
117 Djibouti flagDjibouti Africa
3.8%
 2018
118 Luxembourg flagLuxembourg Europe
3.7%
 2022
119 Nepal flagNepal Asia
3.7%
 2024
120 Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan Asia
3.7%
 2023
121 Mongolia flagMongolia Asia
3.7%
 2023
122 Aruba flagAruba North America
3.6%
 2021
123 Barbados flagBarbados North America
3.6%
 2024
124 Palau flagPalau Oceania
3.5%
 2023
125 Jordan flagJordan Asia
3.5%
 2023
126 Malaysia flagMalaysia Asia
3.5%
 2023
127 Macao SAR, China flagMacao SAR, China Asia
3.5%
 2023
128 St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis North America
3.5%
 2023
129 Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire Africa
3.4%
 2023
130 Paraguay flagParaguay South America
3.4%
 2023
131 Serbia flagSerbia Europe
3.4%
 2023
132 Greece flagGreece Europe
3.4%
 2022
133 Congo, Rep. flagCongo, Rep. Africa
3.3%
 2023
134 Japan flagJapan Asia
3.3%
 2021
135 North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia Europe
3.3%
 2002
136 Romania flagRomania Europe
3.3%
 2022
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina Europe
3.2%
 2023
138 Qatar flagQatar Asia
3.2%
 2020
139 Benin flagBenin Africa
3.2%
 2023
140 Chad flagChad Africa
3.2%
 2023
141 British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands North America
3.2%
 2023
142 El Salvador flagEl Salvador North America
3.2%
 2023
143 Tanzania flagTanzania Africa
3.2%
 2024
144 Guatemala flagGuatemala North America
3.1%
 2023
145 Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda North America
3.1%
 2023
146 Turkiye flagTurkiye Asia
3.1%
 2022
147 Albania flagAlbania Europe
3.1%
 2023
148 Madagascar flagMadagascar Africa
3.0%
 2023
149 Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago North America
3.0%
 2023
150 Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands North America
2.9%
 2024
151 Ghana flagGhana Africa
2.9%
 2022
152 Ireland flagIreland Europe
2.9%
 2021
153 San Marino flagSan Marino Europe
2.9%
 2022
154 Viet Nam flagViet Nam Asia
2.9%
 2022
155 Suriname flagSuriname South America
2.9%
 2023
156 Nicaragua flagNicaragua North America
2.9%
 2023
157 Congo, Dem. Rep. flagCongo, Dem. Rep. Africa
2.8%
 2022
158 Cameroon flagCameroon Africa
2.8%
 2023
159 Iran, Islamic Rep. flagIran, Islamic Rep. Asia
2.8%
 2023
160 Gambia, The flagGambia, The Africa
2.8%
 2023
161 Malawi flagMalawi Africa
2.7%
 2022
162 Bahamas, The flagBahamas, The North America
2.7%
 2023
163 Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan Asia
2.7%
 2023
164 Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone Africa
2.6%
 2023
165 Uganda flagUganda Africa
2.6%
 2022
166 Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein Europe
2.6%
 2011
167 Thailand flagThailand Asia
2.5%
 2023
168 Angola flagAngola Africa
2.5%
 2023
169 Panama flagPanama North America
2.5%
 2023
170 Armenia flagArmenia Asia
2.4%
 2023
171 Comoros flagComoros Africa
2.3%
 2023
172 Gabon flagGabon Africa
2.3%
 2023
173 Ethiopia flagEthiopia Africa
2.3%
 2024
174 Liberia flagLiberia Africa
2.3%
 2023
175 Libya flagLibya Africa
2.3%
 1999
176 Singapore flagSingapore Asia
2.2%
 2024
177 Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea Africa
2.2%
 1998
178 Cambodia flagCambodia Asia
2.2%
 2023
179 Eritrea flagEritrea Africa
2.1%
 2006
180 Bangladesh flagBangladesh Asia
2.0%
 2024
181 Sudan flagSudan Africa
2.0%
 2009
182 Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau Africa
2.0%
 2013
183 Myanmar flagMyanmar Asia
2.0%
 2019
184 Pakistan flagPakistan Asia
1.9%
 2023
185 Andorra flagAndorra Europe
1.9%
 2023
186 Bahrain flagBahrain Asia
1.9%
 2023
187 Bermuda flagBermuda North America
1.9%
 2023
188 Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic Africa
1.8%
 2023
189 Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka Asia
1.8%
 2023
190 Monaco flagMonaco Europe
1.7%
 2023
191 Guinea flagGuinea Africa
1.7%
 2023
192 Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands North America
1.6%
 2023
193 South Sudan flagSouth Sudan Africa
1.6%
 2016
194 Indonesia flagIndonesia Asia
1.3%
 2023
195 Lao PDR flagLao PDR Asia
1.2%
 2023
196 Lebanon flagLebanon Asia
1.2%
 2024
197 Haiti flagHaiti North America
1.0%
 2023
198 Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea Oceania
0.8%
 2023
199 Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe Africa
0.4%
 2023
200 Nigeria flagNigeria Africa
0.3%
 2023
201 Venezuela, RB flagVenezuela, RB South America
0.0%
 2023
202 Somalia, Fed. Rep. flagSomalia, Fed. Rep. Africa
0.0%
 2023
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