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Public education spending2022

Government education expenditure as a percentage of GDP.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data164 / 217No observation: 53
First-ranked country or territoryKiribati14.79 % of GDP

Top 10

% of GDP · 2022
01Kiribati
14.79
02Tuvalu
13.76
03Vanuatu
10.7
04Namibia
9.39
06Cuba
8.44
08Bolivia
7.58
09Bhutan
7.47
10Sweden
7.32

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Public education spending · 2022 · % of GDP
RankCountry / territoryValue (% of GDP)Year
01Kiribati14.792022
02Tuvalu13.762022
03Vanuatu10.72022
04Namibia9.392022
05Solomon Islands8.492022
06Cuba8.442022
07Marshall Islands7.72022
08Bolivia7.582022
09Bhutan7.472022
10Sweden7.322022
11Iceland7.312022
12Kyrgyzstan7.172022
13St. Vincent & Grenadines7.082022
14Tunisia6.82022
15Kuwait6.582022
16Finland6.382022
17Denmark6.362022
18Belgium6.282022
19Samoa6.162022
20South Africa6.162022
21Moldova6.12022
22Curaçao6.082022
23Macao SAR China6.062022
24Dominica6.042022
25Mozambique5.982022
26Senegal5.952022
27Israel5.932022
28Nauru5.922022
29Morocco5.912022
30Brazil5.622022
31Eswatini5.572022
32Costa Rica5.552022
33Norway5.432022
34South Korea5.412022
35Tajikistan5.42022
36Jamaica5.352022
37France5.322022
38Tonga5.312022
39Burkina Faso5.292022
40Slovenia5.282022
41Austria5.282022
42Germany5.242022
43Uzbekistan5.232022
44Estonia5.212022
45São Tomé & Príncipe5.192022
46Netherlands5.182022
47New Zealand5.172022
48Australia5.062022
49Chile4.912022
50Sierra Leone4.912022
51Switzerland4.862022
52Canada4.842022
53Mauritius4.842022
54Argentina4.792022
55Algeria4.752022
56Rwanda4.742022
57Cyprus4.742022
58Cape Verde4.732022
59Malta4.712022
60Maldives4.672022
61Slovakia4.662022
62St. Lucia4.642022
63Belarus4.632022
64Belize4.62022
65Spain4.592022
66Portugal4.552022
67Kenya4.512022
68Bulgaria4.52022
69Honduras4.482022
70Uruguay4.482022
71Oman4.382022
72Kazakhstan4.362022
73Latvia4.322022
74Poland4.312022
75Czechia4.32022
76Sint Maarten4.272022
77Lithuania4.252022
78Barbados4.142022
79Nepal4.142022
80India4.12022
81Italy4.072022
82Mexico4.062022
83Russia4.052022
84Mali4.052022
85Grenada4.042022
86Fiji3.942022
87Puerto Rico3.862022
88Peru3.842022
89Hungary3.82022
90Nicaragua3.82022
91Togo3.782022
92Georgia3.752022
93Luxembourg3.742022
94Ethiopia3.742022
95Hong Kong SAR China3.732022
96Niger3.712022
97Zambia3.662022
98Seychelles3.662022
99Ecuador3.612022
100Dominican Republic3.612022
101Turkmenistan3.582022
102Philippines3.582022
103Palau3.582022
104St. Kitts & Nevis3.562022
105Malaysia3.52022
106Côte d’Ivoire3.472022
107Suriname3.432022
108Paraguay3.42022
109Panama3.382022
110Greece3.382022
111Romania3.282022
112El Salvador3.272022
113Tanzania3.242022
114Guatemala3.212022
115Jordan3.152022
116Benin3.12022
117Türkiye3.12022
118Serbia3.082022
119Madagascar3.072022
120Azerbaijan3.052022
121Bosnia & Herzegovina2.972022
122Ghana2.912022
123San Marino2.92022
124Gambia2.892022
125Vietnam2.892022
126Congo - Kinshasa2.842022
127Trinidad & Tobago2.822022
128Turks & Caicos Islands2.782022
129Malawi2.752022
130Albania2.732022
131Congo - Brazzaville2.732022
132Iran2.672022
133Cameroon2.662022
134Andorra2.652022
135Bahamas2.622022
136Thailand2.612022
137Chad2.62022
138Uganda2.562022
139Antigua & Barbuda2.52022
140Armenia2.492022
141British Virgin Islands2.482022
142Singapore2.472022
143Comoros2.432022
144Angola2.392022
145Liberia2.282022
146Gabon2.212022
147Central African Republic2.122022
148Bangladesh2.092022
149Guinea2.012022
150Pakistan1.972022
151Cambodia1.962022
152Bermuda1.782022
153Bahrain1.712022
154Cayman Islands1.492022
155Laos1.462022
156Mauritania1.392022
157Lebanon1.332022
158Sri Lanka1.22022
159Monaco1.172022
160Haiti1.032022
161Indonesia0.862022
162Papua New Guinea0.642022
163Nigeria0.352022
164Somalia02022

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Government education expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
Unit
% of GDP
Source & definition
World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
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Original metadata
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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  "sourceNote": "General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API.  Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), date accessed: 2026-03-19, date published: 2026-02",
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