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Government spending on education

Unit % / latest 2025 / 203 countries / world 3.57

World map of Government spending on education
World map: Government spending on education (2025). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source World Bank (WDI)
RankCountry / area%
1Kiribati16.39
2American Samoa14.72
3Tuvalu12.85
4Micronesia11.56
5Namibia9.08
41Palestine5.43
42Norway5.43
43US5.42
44South Korea5.41
45Dominica5.39
201Zimbabwe0.38
202Nigeria0.32
203Somalia0

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Government spending on education: top, bottom and US1Kiribati16.392American Samoa14.723Tuvalu12.854Micronesia11.565Namibia9.0841Palestine5.4342Norway5.4343US5.4244South Korea5.4145Dominica5.39201Zimbabwe0.38202Nigeria0.32203Somalia0%
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2025). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source World Bank (WDI)
Government spending on education over time5.55.35.14.94.72015201620172018201920202021US%
US against major economies and the world. Source World Bank (WDI)

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1Kiribati16.392023
2American Samoa14.722006
3Tuvalu12.852023
4Micronesia11.562020
5Namibia9.082024
6Algeria8.982024
7Cuba8.442022
8Solomon Islands8.292023
9Botswana8.062020
10Marshall Islands7.72022
11Vanuatu7.642024
12Mauritania7.612024
13Bolivia7.542024
14Sweden7.322022
15Iceland7.312022
16Venezuela6.872009
17Kyrgyzstan6.832023
18Tunisia6.732023
19Lesotho6.622024
20Moldova6.562023
21St. Vincent & Grenadines6.462023
22Kuwait6.442024
23Finland6.382022
24Denmark6.362022
25Belgium6.282022
26Senegal6.162023
27Eswatini6.032024
28South Africa6.022024
29Morocco6.022023
30Mozambique5.982022
31Israel5.932022
32UK5.912021
33Bhutan5.852023
34Nauru5.782023
35Brazil5.622022
36Jamaica5.512024
37Uzbekistan5.472023
38Samoa5.462024
39Curaçao5.442024
40Tajikistan5.442023
41Palestine5.432021
42Norway5.432022
43US5.422021
44South Korea5.412022
45Dominica5.392024
46Burkina Faso5.332023
47France5.322022
48Costa Rica5.312023
49Tonga5.312022
50Slovenia5.282022
51Austria5.282022
52Colombia5.262020
53Timor-Leste5.242023
54Germany5.242022
55New Zealand5.212023
56Mongolia5.212024
57Estonia5.212022
58Netherlands5.182022
59Maldives5.172023
60Yemen5.152008
61Ukraine5.142021
62Syria5.132009
63Grenada5.132023
64Australia5.062022
65Belarus5.052024
66São Tomé & Príncipe5.032023
67Argentina52023
68Chile4.912022
69Kazakhstan4.862023
70Switzerland4.862022
71Canada4.842022
72Uruguay4.762023
73Cyprus4.742022
74Malta4.712022
75Slovakia4.662022
76Belize4.622024
77Rwanda4.612024
78Spain4.592022
79Portugal4.552022
80Honduras4.552023
81Burundi4.52025
82Bulgaria4.52022
83Saudi Arabia4.482023
84Seychelles4.452023
85Guyana4.452018
86Brunei4.432016
87Oman4.382022
88Peru4.362024
89Cape Verde4.352023
90Afghanistan4.342017
91Latvia4.322022
92Poland4.312022
93Czechia4.32022
94Turkmenistan4.292024
95Puerto Rico4.272024
96Lithuania4.252022
97Mauritius4.252024
98Fiji4.252023
99Mali4.182023
100Russia4.162023
101Togo4.142023
102India4.12022
103Croatia4.092021
104Niger4.072023
105Zambia4.072023
106Italy4.072022
107Mexico4.062022
108Kenya4.022024
109Georgia3.982024
110Philippines3.972025
111Sint Maarten3.922023
112China3.92023
113United Arab Emirates3.892021
114St. Lucia3.852024
115Hong Kong3.812024
116Hungary3.82022
117Egypt3.762008
118Dominican Republic3.762023
119Djibouti3.752018
120Luxembourg3.742022
121Ecuador3.692024
122Nepal3.692024
123Azerbaijan3.662023
124Aruba3.622021
125Côte d’Ivoire3.612024
126Barbados3.562024
127Iraq3.551989
128Paraguay3.532024
129Malaysia3.512023
130Macao3.52023
131St. Kitts & Nevis3.52023
132Palau3.442023
133Serbia3.42023
134Greece3.382022
135Congo - Brazzaville3.342023
136Japan3.342021
137El Salvador3.322024
138North Macedonia3.32002
139Romania3.282022
140Bosnia3.252023
141Qatar3.232020
142Jordan3.232024
143Trinidad & Tobago3.232023
144Benin3.232023
145Chad3.22023
146British Virgin Islands3.172023
147Tanzania3.152024
148Antigua & Barbuda3.112023
149Türkiye3.12022
150Albania3.092023
151Guatemala3.082024
152Madagascar3.052023
153Turks & Caicos Islands2.952024
154Ghana2.912022
155Ireland2.92021
156San Marino2.92022
157Vietnam2.892022
158Nicaragua2.872023
159Suriname2.872023
160Congo - Kinshasa2.842022
161Cameroon2.842023
162Iran2.822023
163Gambia2.812023
164Malawi2.752022
165Bahamas2.742023
166Sierra Leone2.622023
167Uganda2.562022
168Liechtenstein2.562011
169Thailand2.522023
170Angola2.512023
171Panama2.472023
172Armenia2.442023
173Comoros2.342023
174Gabon2.322023
175Ethiopia2.32024
176Liberia2.272023
177Libya2.261999
178Singapore2.192024
179Equatorial Guinea2.191998
180Cambodia2.182023
181Eritrea2.132006
182Bangladesh2.032024
183Sudan2.022009
184Guinea-Bissau2.012013
185Myanmar22019
186Pakistan1.952023
187Andorra1.92023
188Bahrain1.892023
189Bermuda1.872023
190Central African Republic1.832023
191Sri Lanka1.832023
192Monaco1.732023
193Guinea1.722023
194Cayman Islands1.572023
195South Sudan1.572016
196Indonesia1.282023
197Laos1.232023
198Lebanon1.222024
199Haiti0.962023
200Papua New Guinea0.782023
201Zimbabwe0.382023
202Nigeria0.322023
203Somalia02023

Source: World Bank (WDI) — Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)