List of countries by spending on education (% of GDP)

This list shows Government Education Expenditure of various countries in % of GDP (1980-2009).^[1][2]

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194

Country Expenditures on education (% of GDP) Year Source  Timor-Leste 16.8 2009 [1]  Trinidad and Tobago 15.6 2014 [3]  Marshall Islands 15 2000 [1]  Cuba 13.6 2008 [1]  Lesotho 12.4 2008 [1]  Kiribati 11.3 2000 [1]  Maldives 11.2 2009 [1]  Palau 9.8 2000 [1]  Moldova 9.6 2009 [1]  Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.6 2005 [1]  Suriname 9 1985 [1]  Botswana 8.9 2009 [1]  Djibouti 8.4 2007 [1]  Burundi 8.3 2009 [1]  Monaco 8.2 2000 [1]  Denmark 7.8 2007 [1]  Swaziland 7.8 2008 [1]  Comoros 7.6 2008 [1]  Iceland 7.4 2007 [1]  Uzbekistan 7.4 1995 [1]  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 7.1 1985 [1]  Tunisia 7.1 2007 [1]  Kenya 7 2006 [1]  Micronesia 6.9 2000 [1]  Jordan 6.8 1985 [1]  Norway 6.8 2007 [1]  Tanzania 6.8 2008 [1]  Barbados 6.6 2009 [1]  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.6 2009 [1]  Sweden 6.6 2007 [1]  Argentina 6.5 2010 [1]  Malta 6.4 2007 [1]  Namibia 6.4 2008 [1]  Bolivia 6.3 2006 [1]  Costa Rica 6.3 2009 [1]  Guyana 6.1 2007 [1]  New Zealand 6.1 2007 [1]  South Africa 6 2013 [1]  Belgium 6 2007 [1]  Cape Verde 5.9 2009 [1]  Fiji 5.9 2000 [1]  Finland 5.9 2007 [1]  Israel 5.9 2007 [1]  Kyrgyzstan 5.9 2008 [1]  Tonga 5.9 2000 [1]  Jamaica 5.8 2009 [1]  Senegal 5.8 2009 [1]  Belize 5.7 2008 [1]  Samoa 5.7 2008 [1]  Slovenia 5.7 2006 [1]  France 5.6 2007 [1]  Grenada 5.6 1985 [1]  Mongolia 5.6 2009 [1]  Morocco 5.6 2008 [1]  Saudi Arabia 5.6 2008 [1]  Ethiopia 5.5 2007 [1]  United Kingdom 5.5 2007 [1]  United States 5.5 2007 [1]  Austria 5.4 2007 [1]  Ghana 5.4 2005 [1]  Netherlands 5.3 2007 [1]  Ukraine 5.3 2007 [1]  Viet Nam 5.3 2008 [1]  Hungary 5.2 2007 [1]  Malawi 5.2 2000 [1]  Portugal 5.2 2006 [1]  Solomon Islands 5.2 1980 [1]   Switzerland 5.2 2007 [1]  Yemen 5.2 2008 [1]  Brazil 5.1 2007 [1]  South Korea 5.0 2009 [2]  Latvia 5 2007 [1]  Mozambique 5 2006 [1]  Seychelles 5 2006 [1]  Albania 4.9 1980 [1]  Canada 4.9 2007 [1]  Ireland 4.9 2007 [1]  Poland 4.9 2007 [1]  Syrian Arab Republic 4.9 2007 [1]  Bhutan 4.8 2008 [1]  Colombia 4.8 2009 [1]  Estonia 4.8 2007 [1]  Mexico 4.8 2007 [1]  Vanuatu 4.8 2009 [1]  Dominica 4.7 2008 [1]  Iran 4.7 2009 [1]  Lithuania 4.7 2007 [1]  Serbia 4.7 2008 [1]  Burkina Faso 4.6 2007 [1]  Côte d'Ivoire 4.6 2008 [1]  Croatia 4.6 2009 [1]    Nepal 4.6 2009 [1]  Togo 4.6 2009 [1]  Zimbabwe 4.6 2000 [1]  Australia 4.5 2007 [1]  Belarus 4.5 2009 [1]  Germany 4.5 2007 [1]  Hong Kong 4.5 2009 [1]  Niger 4.5 2009 [1]  Saint Lucia 4.5 2009 [1]  Uruguay 4.5 2011 [2]  Mali 4.4 2009 [1]  Algeria 4.3 2008 [1]  China 4.15 2014 [4]  Italy 4.3 2007 [1]  Romania 4.3 2007 [1]  Sierra Leone 4.3 2009 [1]  Spain 4.3 2007 [1]  Czech Republic 4.2 2007 [1]  Bulgaria 4.1 2007 [1]  Cyprus 4.1 2007 [1]  Iraq 4.1 1985 [1]  Malaysia 4.1 2008 [1]  Qatar 4.1 1985 [1]  Rwanda 4.1 2008 [1]  Thailand 4.1 2009 [1]  Chile 4 2008 [1]  Greece 4 2005 [1]  Paraguay 4 2007 [1]  Nicaragua 3.9 2000 [1]  Oman 3.9 2006 [1]  Russian Federation 3.9 2006 [1]  Egypt 3.8 2008 [1]  Gabon 3.8 2000 [1]  Kuwait 3.8 2006 [1]  Panama 3.8 2008 [1]  Brunei Darussalam 3.7 2000 [1]  Cameroon 3.7 2009 [1]  Venezuela 3.7 2007 [1]  El Salvador 3.6 2008 [1]  Honduras 3.6 1995 [1]  Slovakia 3.6 2007 [1]  Benin 3.5 2007 [1]  Japan 3.5 2007 [1]  Tajikistan 3.5 2008 [1]  Bahamas 3.3 2000 [1]  Andorra 3.2 2008 [1]  Chad 3.2 2009 [1]  Georgia 3.2 2009 [1]  Guatemala 3.2 2008 [1]  Mauritius 3.2 2009 [1]  Uganda 3.2 2009 [1]  India 4.9 2014 [1]  Armenia 3 2007 [1]  Madagascar 3 2009 [1]  Singapore 3 2009 [1]  Sudan 27.8 1985 [1]  Bahrain 2.9 2008 [1]  Mauritania 2.9 2006 [1]  Azerbaijan 2.8 2009 [1]  Indonesia 2.8 2008 [1]  Kazakhstan 2.8 2007 [1]  Liberia 2.8 2008 [1]  Philippines 2.8 2008 [1]  Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 2009 [1]  Gambia 2.7 2000 [1]  Pakistan 2.7 2009 [1]  Peru 2.7 2008 [1]  Angola 2.6 2006 [1]  Luxembourg 2.6 1985 [1]  Sri Lanka 2.6 1985 [1]  Turkey 2.6 2000 [1]  DRC 2.5 2010 [1]  Bangladesh 2.4 2008 [1]  Guinea 2.4 2008 [1]  Dominican Republic 2.3 2009 [1]  Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.3 2008 [1]  Cambodia 2.1 2009 [1]  Eritrea 2 2006 [1]  Liechtenstein 2 2007 [1]  Afghanistan 1.9 1980 [1]  Congo 1.8 2005 [1]  Lebanon 1.8 2009 [1]  Central African Republic 1.3 2009 [1]  Ecuador 1.3 2000 [1]  Zambia 1.3 2008 [1]  United Arab Emirates 1.2 2009 [1]  Haiti 2 1985 [1]  Nigeria 0.8 1995 [1]  Equatorial Guinea 0.7 2000 [1]  Myanmar 0.6 2000 [1]  Somalia 0.4 1985 [1]  Bosnia and Herzegovina n.a. n.a. [1]  Guinea-Bissau n.a. n.a. [1]  Macedonia n.a. n.a. [1]  Montenegro n.a. n.a. [1]  Nauru n.a. n.a. [1]  North Korea n.a. n.a. [1]  Palestinian Territory n.a. n.a. [1]  Papua New Guinea n.a. n.a. [1]  San Marino n.a. n.a. [1]  Sao Tome and Principe n.a. n.a. [1]  Turkmenistan n.a. n.a. [1]  Tuvalu n.a. n.a. [1]

References

1. "Expenditure on education, Public (% of GDP) (%)". United Nations Development Programme. World Bank. October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
2. "Government expenditure on education as % of GDP (%)". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
3. http://finance.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Budget-Statement-2015.pdf
4. http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A05/s3040/201510/t20151013_213129.html