THE GLOBAL INDEX #066
Public education spending2024
Government education expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
Namibia9.08 % of GDPTop 10
% of GDP · 2024Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Namibia | 9.08 | 2024 |
| 02 |  Algeria | 8.98 | 2024 |
| 03 |  Vanuatu | 7.64 | 2024 |
| 04 |  Mauritania | 7.61 | 2024 |
| 05 |  Bolivia | 7.54 | 2024 |
| 06 |  Lesotho | 6.62 | 2024 |
| 07 |  Kuwait | 6.44 | 2024 |
| 08 |  Eswatini | 6.03 | 2024 |
| 09 |  South Africa | 6.02 | 2024 |
| 10 |  Jamaica | 5.51 | 2024 |
| 11 |  Samoa | 5.46 | 2024 |
| 12 |  Curaçao | 5.44 | 2024 |
| 13 |  Dominica | 5.39 | 2024 |
| 14 |  Mongolia | 5.21 | 2024 |
| 15 |  Belarus | 5.05 | 2024 |
| 16 |  Belize | 4.62 | 2024 |
| 17 |  Rwanda | 4.61 | 2024 |
| 18 |  Peru | 4.36 | 2024 |
| 19 |  Turkmenistan | 4.29 | 2024 |
| 20 |  Puerto Rico | 4.27 | 2024 |
| 21 |  Mauritius | 4.25 | 2024 |
| 22 |  Kenya | 4.02 | 2024 |
| 23 |  Georgia | 3.98 | 2024 |
| 24 |  Philippines | 3.93 | 2024 |
| 25 |  St. Lucia | 3.85 | 2024 |
| 26 |  Hong Kong SAR China | 3.81 | 2024 |
| 27 |  Ecuador | 3.69 | 2024 |
| 28 |  Nepal | 3.69 | 2024 |
| 29 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 3.61 | 2024 |
| 30 |  Barbados | 3.56 | 2024 |
| 31 |  Paraguay | 3.53 | 2024 |
| 32 |  El Salvador | 3.32 | 2024 |
| 33 |  Jordan | 3.23 | 2024 |
| 34 |  Tanzania | 3.16 | 2024 |
| 35 |  Guatemala | 3.08 | 2024 |
| 36 |  Turks & Caicos Islands | 2.95 | 2024 |
| 37 |  Ethiopia | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 38 |  Singapore | 2.19 | 2024 |
| 39 |  Bangladesh | 2.03 | 2024 |
| 40 |  Lebanon | 1.22 | 2024 |
No matching countries.
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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
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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