Education Expenditures by Country

Analysis

Global Rankings

Rank	Country	Education Expenditures (%)	Date
1	Marshall Islands	13.6%	2020
2	Solomon Islands	12.8%	2020
3	Kiribati	12.4%	2019
4	Greenland	10.2%	2019
5	Bolivia	9.8%	2020
6	Micronesia, Federated States of	9.7%	2018
7	Namibia	9.6%	2021
8	Sierra Leone	9.1%	2021
9	Botswana	8.7%	2020
10	Lesotho	8.7%	2021
11	Belize	8.7%	2021
12	Saudi Arabia	7.8%	2020
13	Iceland	7.7%	2020
14	Cabo Verde	7.6%	2020
15	Faroe Islands	7.6%	2019
16	Tunisia	7.3%	2016
17	Sweden	7.2%	2020
18	Nauru	7.1%	2021
19	Israel	7.1%	2020
20	Algeria	7.0%	2020
21	Bhutan	7.0%	2021
22	Morocco	6.8%	2020
23	Palau	6.8%	2019
24	Costa Rica	6.7%	2020
25	Belgium	6.7%	2020
26	South Africa	6.6%	2021
27	Tonga	6.6%	2021
28	Estonia	6.6%	2020
29	Kuwait	6.6%	2020
30	Barbados	6.5%	2021
31	Honduras	6.4%	2020
32	Denmark	6.4%	2020
33	Moldova	6.4%	2020
34	Mozambique	6.3%	2020
35	Macau	6.3%	2020
36	Kyrgyzstan	6.2%	2020
37	Australia	6.1%	2020
38	Cyprus	6.1%	2020
39	United States	6.1%	2020
40	New Zealand	6.0%	2020
41	Jamaica	6.0%	2021
42	Latvia	6.0%	2020
43	Brazil	6.0%	2019
44	Tajikistan	5.9%	2020
45	Finland	5.9%	2020
46	Malta	5.9%	2020
47	Norway	5.9%	2020
48	Slovenia	5.8%	2020
49	Maldives	5.8%	2020
50	Fiji	5.7%	2020
51	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.7%	2018
52	Chile	5.6%	2019
53	Burkina Faso	5.5%	2020
54	Senegal	5.5%	2020
55	Aruba	5.5%	2016
56	Dominica	5.5%	2021
57	Croatia	5.5%	2020
58	France	5.5%	2020
59	United Kingdom	5.5%	2020
60	Montserrat	5.4%	2020
61	Ukraine	5.4%	2020
62	Oman	5.4%	2019
63	Netherlands	5.3%	2020
64	Seychelles	5.2%	2020
65	Poland	5.2%	2020
66	Switzerland	5.2%	2020
67	Canada	5.2%	2020
68	Uzbekistan	5.1%	2020
69	Austria	5.1%	2020
70	Czech Republic	5.1%	2020
71	Burundi	5.0%	2020
72	Sao Tome and Principe	5.0%	2020
73	Swaziland	5.0%	2021
74	Luxembourg	5.0%	2020
75	Portugal	5.0%	2020
76	Argentina	5.0%	2020
77	Suriname	5.0%	2020
78	Mauritius	4.9%	2021
79	Colombia	4.9%	2020
80	Kenya	4.8%	2021
81	Samoa	4.8%	2020
82	Hungary	4.8%	2020
83	South Korea	4.7%	2019
84	Mongolia	4.7%	2020
85	Belarus	4.7%	2021
86	Germany	4.7%	2020
87	Iraq	4.7%	2016
88	Cook Islands	4.6%	2021
89	Dominican Republic	4.6%	2020
90	Nicaragua	4.6%	2020
91	Slovakia	4.6%	2020
92	Spain	4.6%	2020
93	Uruguay	4.6%	2020
94	Republic of the Congo	4.5%	2020
95	Ethiopia	4.5%	2019
96	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.5%	2021
97	Kazakhstan	4.5%	2020
98	Guyana	4.5%	2018
99	India	4.5%	2020
100	Mali	4.4%	2021
101	Brunei	4.4%	2016
102	Greece	4.4%	2020
103	Italy	4.3%	2020
104	Azerbaijan	4.3%	2020
105	Mexico	4.3%	2018
106	Timor-Leste	4.2%	2020
107	Nepal	4.2%	2020
108	El Salvador	4.1%	2020
109	Trinidad and Tobago	4.1%	2020
110	Vietnam	4.1%	2020
111	Togo	4.0%	2020
112	Anguilla	4.0%	2020
113	Hong Kong	4.0%	2021
114	Bulgaria	4.0%	2020
115	Lithuania	4.0%	2019
116	Peru	4.0%	2021
117	Ghana	3.9%	2018
118	Zimbabwe	3.9%	2018
119	Panama	3.9%	2020
120	Malaysia	3.9%	2020
121	United Arab Emirates	3.9%	2020
122	Niger	3.8%	2020
123	Rwanda	3.8%	2021
124	Antigua and Barbuda	3.8%	2021
125	Zambia	3.7%	2020
126	Russia	3.7%	2020
127	Philippines	3.7%	2020
128	Romania	3.7%	2020
129	Ecuador	3.7%	2021
130	Djibouti	3.6%	2018
131	Grenada	3.6%	2018
132	Puerto Rico	3.6%	2021
133	Saint Lucia	3.6%	2020
134	China	3.6%	2020
135	Serbia	3.6%	2019
136	Georgia	3.6%	2021
137	Iran	3.6%	2020
138	Indonesia	3.5%	2020
139	Cote d'Ivoire	3.4%	2020
140	Japan	3.4%	2020
141	San Marino	3.4%	2020
142	Turkey	3.4%	2020
143	Tanzania	3.3%	2021
144	Paraguay	3.3%	2020
145	Cameroon	3.2%	2020
146	Gabon	3.2%	2020
147	Thailand	3.2%	2020
148	Jordan	3.2%	2021
149	Qatar	3.2%	2020
150	Madagascar	3.1%	2020
151	Guatemala	3.1%	2021
152	Turkmenistan	3.1%	2019
153	Cambodia	3.1%	2020
154	Albania	3.1%	2020
155	Ireland	3.1%	2020
156	Benin	3.0%	2020
157	Chad	2.9%	2021
158	Malawi	2.9%	2020
159	Andorra	2.9%	2021
160	Afghanistan	2.9%	2020
161	Gambia	2.8%	2020
162	Bahamas	2.8%	2021
163	Singapore	2.8%	2021
164	Armenia	2.8%	2021
165	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.7%	2021
166	Guinea-Bissau	2.7%	2020
167	Liberia	2.7%	2021
168	Uganda	2.7%	2021
169	British Virgin Islands	2.6%	2020
170	Egypt	2.5%	2020
171	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.5%	2021
172	Angola	2.4%	2020
173	Pakistan	2.4%	2021
174	Vanuatu	2.3%	2020
175	Laos	2.3%	2020
176	Central African Republic	2.2%	2020
177	Guinea	2.2%	2020
178	Bahrain	2.2%	2020
179	Cayman Islands	2.1%	2019
180	Burma	2.1%	2019
181	Bangladesh	2.1%	2021
182	Mauritania	1.9%	2020
183	Bermuda	1.9%	2021
184	Sri Lanka	1.9%	2019
185	Lebanon	1.7%	2020
186	Haiti	1.4%	2020
187	Papua New Guinea	1.4%	2020
188	Venezuela	1.3%	2017
189	Monaco	1.2%	2019
190	Somalia	0.3%	2019

Why Education Spending Matters

Education expenditures reflect a country's commitment to developing its human capital. Higher spending can improve access, quality, and outcomes in education. Investment in education drives innovation, economic growth, and social mobility. Comparing expenditures helps identify gaps and best practices. Sustained funding is essential for building a skilled and adaptable workforce.

Sources

Rankings are based on the most recent data available and may vary over time as new data is released. This list uses the latest available data from The World Factbook.