Government education spending
Tier A· OfficialGeneral government expenditure on education as a share of GDP — a measure of public investment in education.
100 = highest education spending (% GDP) in the dataset, 0 = lowest
Mixed reference years (2002–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.
How this score is built
General government expenditure on education as a share of GDP — World Bank indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS (UNESCO Institute for Statistics). Direction is higher_better (more public investment), though spending is an input, not an outcome — read it alongside the learning metrics. Normalized with min–max; the raw percentage is shown. Most recent available year per country.
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100 = highest education spending (% GDP) in the dataset, 0 = lowest
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200 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | KiribatiKIR | 100100 | 16.3905 % of GDP |
| 2nd | American SamoaASM | 89.7990 | 14.717 % of GDP |
| 3rd | TuvaluTUV | 78.3778 | 12.8457 % of GDP |
| 4th | MicronesiaFSM | 70.5271 | 11.5591 % of GDP |
| 5th | NamibiaNAM | 55.4255 | 9.08441 % of GDP |
| 6th | AlgeriaDZA | 54.7755 | 8.97772 % of GDP |
| 7th | CubaCUB | 51.552 | 8.44086 % of GDP |
| 8th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 50.651 | 8.29349 % of GDP |
| 9th | BotswanaBWA | 49.1649 | 8.05834 % of GDP |
| 10th | Marshall IslandsMHL | 46.9847 | 7.70088 % of GDP |
| 11th | VanuatuVUT | 46.5947 | 7.63695 % of GDP |
| 12th | MauritaniaMRT | 46.4346 | 7.61008 % of GDP |
| 13th | BoliviaBOL | 4646 | 7.5398 % of GDP |
| 14th | SwedenSWE | 44.6545 | 7.3191 % of GDP |
| 15th | IcelandISL | 44.5945 | 7.30798 % of GDP |
| 16th | VenezuelaVEN | 41.9442 | 6.87467 % of GDP |
| 17th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 41.6542 | 6.82695 % of GDP |
| 18th | TunisiaTUN | 41.0841 | 6.73399 % of GDP |
| 19th | LesothoLSO | 40.440 | 6.62253 % of GDP |
| 20th | MoldovaMDA | 40.0140 | 6.5571 % of GDP |
| 21st | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 39.439 | 6.45827 % of GDP |
| 22nd | KuwaitKWT | 39.2739 | 6.43593 % of GDP |
| 23rd | FinlandFIN | 38.939 | 6.37578 % of GDP |
| 24th | DenmarkDNK | 38.7839 | 6.35586 % of GDP |
| 25th | BelgiumBEL | 38.2938 | 6.27611 % of GDP |
| 26th | SenegalSEN | 37.638 | 6.16277 % of GDP |
| 27th | EswatiniSWZ | 36.7937 | 6.03083 % of GDP |
| 28th | South AfricaZAF | 36.7437 | 6.0211 % of GDP |
| 29th | MoroccoMAR | 36.7337 | 6.02097 % of GDP |
| 30th | MozambiqueMOZ | 36.4636 | 5.97607 % of GDP |
| 31st | IsraelISR | 36.236 | 5.93292 % of GDP |
| 32nd | United KingdomGBR | 36.0436 | 5.90682 % of GDP |
| 33rd | BhutanBTN | 35.6636 | 5.84518 % of GDP |
| 34th | NauruNRU | 35.2535 | 5.77715 % of GDP |
| 35th | BrazilBRA | 34.2834 | 5.61921 % of GDP |
| 36th | JamaicaJAM | 33.6434 | 5.51383 % of GDP |
| 37th | UzbekistanUZB | 33.3933 | 5.47288 % of GDP |
| 38th | SamoaWSM | 33.2933 | 5.45617 % of GDP |
| 39th | CuraçaoCUW | 33.2133 | 5.44314 % of GDP |
| 40th | TajikistanTJK | 33.1733 | 5.43682 % of GDP |
| 41st | PalestinePSE | 33.1633 | 5.43442 % of GDP |
| 42nd | NorwayNOR | 33.1433 | 5.43234 % of GDP |
| 43rd | United StatesUSA | 33.0733 | 5.42038 % of GDP |
| 44th | South KoreaKOR | 3333 | 5.4091 % of GDP |
| 45th | DominicaDMA | 32.8633 | 5.38572 % of GDP |
| 46th | Burkina FasoBFA | 32.533 | 5.32758 % of GDP |
| 47th | FranceFRA | 32.4832 | 5.32435 % of GDP |
| 48th | Costa RicaCRI | 32.4132 | 5.31209 % of GDP |
| 49th | TongaTON | 32.432 | 5.31016 % of GDP |
| 50th | SloveniaSVN | 32.2232 | 5.28065 % of GDP |
| 51st | AustriaAUT | 32.232 | 5.27749 % of GDP |
| 52nd | ColombiaCOL | 32.132 | 5.26166 % of GDP |
| 53rd | Timor-LesteTLS | 31.9732 | 5.24053 % of GDP |
| 54th | GermanyDEU | 31.9632 | 5.23916 % of GDP |
| 55th | New ZealandNZL | 31.8132 | 5.21326 % of GDP |
| 56th | MongoliaMNG | 31.832 | 5.2123 % of GDP |
| 57th | EstoniaEST | 31.7732 | 5.20734 % of GDP |
| 58th | NetherlandsNLD | 31.632 | 5.17918 % of GDP |
| 59th | MaldivesMDV | 31.5232 | 5.16706 % of GDP |
| 60th | YemenYEM | 31.4331 | 5.15144 % of GDP |
| 61st | UkraineUKR | 31.3631 | 5.1401 % of GDP |
| 62nd | SyriaSYR | 31.331 | 5.13013 % of GDP |
| 63rd | GrenadaGRD | 31.2731 | 5.12545 % of GDP |
| 64th | AustraliaAUS | 30.8731 | 5.05915 % of GDP |
| 65th | BelarusBLR | 30.7931 | 5.04594 % of GDP |
| 66th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 30.6831 | 5.02886 % of GDP |
| 67th | ArgentinaARG | 30.5331 | 5.00324 % of GDP |
| 68th | ChileCHL | 29.9730 | 4.91201 % of GDP |
| 69th | KazakhstanKAZ | 29.6830 | 4.8647 % of GDP |
| 69th | SwitzerlandCHE | 29.6830 | 4.86427 % of GDP |
| 71st | CanadaCAN | 29.5630 | 4.84426 % of GDP |
| 72nd | UruguayURY | 29.0729 | 4.76462 % of GDP |
| 73rd | CyprusCYP | 28.9329 | 4.74211 % of GDP |
| 74th | MaltaMLT | 28.7529 | 4.71258 % of GDP |
| 75th | SlovakiaSVK | 28.4128 | 4.65689 % of GDP |
| 76th | BelizeBLZ | 28.228 | 4.62276 % of GDP |
| 77th | RwandaRWA | 28.1628 | 4.61477 % of GDP |
| 78th | SpainESP | 27.9828 | 4.58554 % of GDP |
| 79th | PortugalPRT | 27.7728 | 4.55161 % of GDP |
| 80th | HondurasHND | 27.7628 | 4.54962 % of GDP |
| 81st | BurundiBDI | 27.4827 | 4.50404 % of GDP |
| 82nd | BulgariaBGR | 27.4627 | 4.50109 % of GDP |
| 83rd | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 27.3427 | 4.48088 % of GDP |
| 84th | SeychellesSYC | 27.1727 | 4.4541 % of GDP |
| 85th | GuyanaGUY | 27.1527 | 4.45058 % of GDP |
| 86th | BruneiBRN | 2727 | 4.4254 % of GDP |
| 87th | OmanOMN | 26.7427 | 4.38311 % of GDP |
| 88th | PeruPER | 26.5927 | 4.35779 % of GDP |
| 89th | Cape VerdeCPV | 26.5327 | 4.34829 % of GDP |
| 90th | AfghanistanAFG | 26.527 | 4.34319 % of GDP |
| 91st | LatviaLVA | 26.3526 | 4.31967 % of GDP |
| 92nd | PolandPOL | 26.3226 | 4.31373 % of GDP |
| 93rd | CzechiaCZE | 26.2526 | 4.30292 % of GDP |
| 94th | TurkmenistanTKM | 26.1726 | 4.28878 % of GDP |
| 95th | Puerto RicoPRI | 26.0626 | 4.27102 % of GDP |
| 96th | LithuaniaLTU | 25.9526 | 4.25285 % of GDP |
| 97th | FijiFJI | 25.9126 | 4.2468 % of GDP |
| 97th | MauritiusMUS | 25.9126 | 4.24739 % of GDP |
| 99th | MaliMLI | 25.5326 | 4.18465 % of GDP |
| 100th | RussiaRUS | 25.4125 | 4.16455 % of GDP |
| 101st | TogoTGO | 25.2825 | 4.14282 % of GDP |
| 102nd | IndiaIND | 25.0125 | 4.09866 % of GDP |
| 103rd | CroatiaHRV | 24.9625 | 4.09166 % of GDP |
| 104th | NigerNER | 24.8625 | 4.07413 % of GDP |
| 105th | ZambiaZMB | 24.8525 | 4.07375 % of GDP |
| 106th | ItalyITA | 24.8225 | 4.06776 % of GDP |
| 107th | MexicoMEX | 24.7725 | 4.05988 % of GDP |
| 108th | KenyaKEN | 24.5425 | 4.02242 % of GDP |
| 109th | GeorgiaGEO | 24.2824 | 3.98012 % of GDP |
| 110th | PhilippinesPHL | 24.2224 | 3.96923 % of GDP |
| 111th | Sint MaartenSXM | 23.9424 | 3.92364 % of GDP |
| 112th | ChinaCHN | 23.7824 | 3.89714 % of GDP |
| 113th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 23.7624 | 3.89404 % of GDP |
| 114th | Saint LuciaLCA | 23.4723 | 3.847 % of GDP |
| 115th | Hong KongHKG | 23.2223 | 3.80552 % of GDP |
| 116th | HungaryHUN | 23.1923 | 3.8012 % of GDP |
| 117th | EgyptEGY | 22.9523 | 3.76083 % of GDP |
| 118th | Dominican RepublicDOM | 22.9423 | 3.76065 % of GDP |
| 119th | DjiboutiDJI | 22.8923 | 3.75143 % of GDP |
| 120th | LuxembourgLUX | 22.8523 | 3.74452 % of GDP |
| 121st | EcuadorECU | 22.5223 | 3.69075 % of GDP |
| 122nd | NepalNPL | 22.523 | 3.68849 % of GDP |
| 123rd | AzerbaijanAZE | 22.3322 | 3.66036 % of GDP |
| 124th | ArubaABW | 22.0822 | 3.61856 % of GDP |
| 125th | Ivory CoastCIV | 22.0422 | 3.6128 % of GDP |
| 126th | BarbadosBRB | 21.722 | 3.55593 % of GDP |
| 127th | ParaguayPRY | 21.5622 | 3.5341 % of GDP |
| 128th | MalaysiaMYS | 21.4421 | 3.51481 % of GDP |
| 129th | MacauMAC | 21.3621 | 3.50183 % of GDP |
| 130th | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 21.3421 | 3.49726 % of GDP |
| 131st | PalauPLW | 20.9721 | 3.43726 % of GDP |
| 132nd | SerbiaSRB | 20.7721 | 3.40378 % of GDP |
| 133rd | GreeceGRC | 20.5921 | 3.37548 % of GDP |
| 134th | CongoCOG | 20.3820 | 3.34005 % of GDP |
| 135th | JapanJPN | 20.3620 | 3.33664 % of GDP |
| 136th | El SalvadorSLV | 20.2420 | 3.31667 % of GDP |
| 137th | North MacedoniaMKD | 20.1320 | 3.30015 % of GDP |
| 138th | RomaniaROU | 2020 | 3.27882 % of GDP |
| 139th | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 19.820 | 3.24565 % of GDP |
| 140th | JordanJOR | 19.7320 | 3.23356 % of GDP |
| 140th | QatarQAT | 19.7320 | 3.23368 % of GDP |
| 140th | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 19.7320 | 3.23358 % of GDP |
| 143rd | BeninBEN | 19.720 | 3.22974 % of GDP |
| 144th | ChadTCD | 19.5320 | 3.2015 % of GDP |
| 145th | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 19.3619 | 3.17284 % of GDP |
| 146th | TanzaniaTZA | 19.2519 | 3.15504 % of GDP |
| 147th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 18.9419 | 3.10505 % of GDP |
| 148th | TürkiyeTUR | 18.8919 | 3.09571 % of GDP |
| 149th | AlbaniaALB | 18.8619 | 3.09153 % of GDP |
| 150th | GuatemalaGTM | 18.7719 | 3.07588 % of GDP |
| 151st | MadagascarMDG | 18.5919 | 3.0477 % of GDP |
| 152nd | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 1818 | 2.94998 % of GDP |
| 153rd | GhanaGHA | 17.7518 | 2.90964 % of GDP |
| 154th | IrelandIRL | 17.7218 | 2.90462 % of GDP |
| 155th | San MarinoSMR | 17.6818 | 2.89753 % of GDP |
| 156th | VietnamVNM | 17.6218 | 2.88739 % of GDP |
| 157th | NicaraguaNIC | 17.5118 | 2.86955 % of GDP |
| 158th | SurinameSUR | 17.4917 | 2.86623 % of GDP |
| 159th | DR CongoCOD | 17.3617 | 2.84467 % of GDP |
| 160th | CameroonCMR | 17.3217 | 2.83908 % of GDP |
| 161st | IranIRN | 17.2317 | 2.82443 % of GDP |
| 162nd | GambiaGMB | 17.1317 | 2.80838 % of GDP |
| 163rd | MalawiMWI | 16.7717 | 2.74888 % of GDP |
| 164th | BahamasBHS | 16.7317 | 2.74192 % of GDP |
| 165th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 16.0116 | 2.62455 % of GDP |
| 166th | UgandaUGA | 15.6316 | 2.56105 % of GDP |
| 167th | LiechtensteinLIE | 15.5916 | 2.55604 % of GDP |
| 168th | ThailandTHA | 15.3815 | 2.52122 % of GDP |
| 169th | AngolaAGO | 15.3315 | 2.51274 % of GDP |
| 170th | PanamaPAN | 15.0815 | 2.47226 % of GDP |
| 171st | ArmeniaARM | 14.8815 | 2.4387 % of GDP |
| 172nd | ComorosCOM | 14.2914 | 2.34147 % of GDP |
| 173rd | GabonGAB | 14.1314 | 2.31594 % of GDP |
| 174th | EthiopiaETH | 14.0214 | 2.29781 % of GDP |
| 175th | LiberiaLBR | 13.8314 | 2.26653 % of GDP |
| 176th | SingaporeSGP | 13.3713 | 2.191 % of GDP |
| 177th | CambodiaKHM | 13.3113 | 2.18091 % of GDP |
| 178th | EritreaERI | 12.9813 | 2.127 % of GDP |
| 179th | BangladeshBGD | 12.4112 | 2.03438 % of GDP |
| 180th | SudanSDN | 12.3412 | 2.02213 % of GDP |
| 181st | Guinea-BissauGNB | 12.2612 | 2.01027 % of GDP |
| 182nd | MyanmarMMR | 12.212 | 1.99976 % of GDP |
| 183rd | PakistanPAK | 11.8812 | 1.94658 % of GDP |
| 184th | AndorraAND | 11.5812 | 1.89868 % of GDP |
| 185th | BahrainBHR | 11.5212 | 1.88778 % of GDP |
| 186th | BermudaBMU | 11.3811 | 1.8651 % of GDP |
| 187th | Central African RepublicCAF | 11.1611 | 1.82996 % of GDP |
| 188th | Sri LankaLKA | 11.1511 | 1.82775 % of GDP |
| 189th | MonacoMCO | 10.5711 | 1.73224 % of GDP |
| 190th | GuineaGIN | 10.5211 | 1.72471 % of GDP |
| 191st | Cayman IslandsCYM | 9.5810 | 1.57024 % of GDP |
| 192nd | South SudanSSD | 9.5510 | 1.56539 % of GDP |
| 193rd | IndonesiaIDN | 7.788 | 1.27517 % of GDP |
| 194th | LaosLAO | 7.538 | 1.23375 % of GDP |
| 195th | LebanonLBN | 7.477 | 1.22491 % of GDP |
| 196th | HaitiHTI | 5.896 | 0.964648 % of GDP |
| 197th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 4.775 | 0.782123 % of GDP |
| 198th | ZimbabweZWE | 2.352 | 0.384771 % of GDP |
| 199th | NigeriaNGA | 1.952 | 0.319069 % of GDP |
| 200th | SomaliaSOM | 00 | 0.00000814262 % of GDP |