Public Spending On Education

Global Ranking

percent of public spendingSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Sierra Leone	32.73	2018	26	19.89
2 ↑	Singapore	28.86	2011	34	18.57
3 ↑	Namibia	26.39	2019	8	23.32
4 ↓	Solomon Islands	25.21	2015	2	26.74
5 ↑	Swaziland	24.8	2014	11	22.33
6 ↑	Honduras	24.25	2020	23	20.12
7 ↓	Ethiopia	24	2018	3	26.51
8 ↑	Venezuela	23.87	2017	55	16.19
9 ↓	Guatemala	23.76	2019	7	23.75
10 ↑	Turkmenistan	23.01	2019	21	20.8
11 ↑	Burkina Faso	22.66	2018	17	21.44
12 ↑	Belize	22.17	2021	16	21.52
13 ↓	Costa Rica	21.54	2020	4	26.09
14 ↑	Chile	21.38	2018	18	21.31
15 ↓	Aruba	21.37	2016	9	22.85
16 ↓	Nicaragua	21.33	2016	12	22.28
17 ↑	Iran	21.25	2019	19	21.15
18 ↓	Senegal	21.08	2021	13	22.06
19 ↓	Tunisia	20.99	2012	5	24.85
20 ↑	Hong Kong	20.62	2020	22	20.31
21 ↓	Uzbekistan	20.54	2020	10	22.54
22 ↓	Tanzania	20.5	2018	6	24.4
23 ↑	Mongolia	20.48	2018	108	12.65
24 ↓	Bhutan	20.38	2019	14	21.88
25 ↑	Indonesia	20	2018	58	16.11
26 ↑	Tajikistan	19.91	2021	36	17.77
27 ↑	South Africa	19.53	2020	28	19.6
28 ↑	Moldova	19.46	2019	39	17.57
29 ↓	Saudi Arabia	19.26	2008	15	21.6
30 ↓	Syria	19.18	2009	25	20.04
31 ↑	Kenya	19.04	2018	37	17.71
31 ↓	Zimbabwe	19.04	2018	20	20.87
33 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	19.01	2018	30	18.98
34 ↓	Burundi	18.79	2018	27	19.76
34 ↑	Benin	18.79	2016	40	17.48
36 ↓	Guyana	18.72	2016	35	17.8
37 ↓	Ghana	18.6	2018	24	20.1
38 ↑	El Salvador	18.13	2021	100	13.09
39 ↑	Micronesia	18.11	2019	43	17.13
40 ↓	Dominican Republic	18.01	2021	29	19.32
41 ↑	Mozambique	17.93	2020	47	16.72
42 ↑	Peru	17.87	2021	61	15.96
43 ↑	Philippines	17.48	2019	69	15.4
44 ↓	Jamaica	17.31	2019	33	18.58
45 ↑	Iceland	17.22	2018	60	15.97
46 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	16.8	2018	54	16.28
47 ↑	Thailand	16.77	2020	80	14.49
48 ↑	Macao	16.6	2019	73	15.16
49 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	16.58	2021	57	16.13
49 ↓	Mexico	16.58	2018	38	17.58
49 ↓	Republic of the Congo	16.58	2021	48	16.66
49 ↑	Barbados	16.58	2021	56	16.14
53 ↑	Belarus	16.54	2021	102	12.9
54 ↓	Malaysia	16.37	2021	46	16.76
55 ↓	Algeria	16.21	2021	51	16.55
55 ↑	Samoa	16.21	2020	65	15.6
57 ↓	Brazil	16.15	2018	52	16.5
58 ↓	Mauritius	16.12	2020	32	18.68
59 ↓	New Zealand	16.08	2018	50	16.64
60 ↓	Togo	15.99	2016	48	16.66
61 ↑	Mali	15.96	2021	82	14.47
62 ↑	Ukraine	15.81	2020	99	13.14
63 ↑	Israel	15.7	2017	68	15.44
64 ↓	Cyprus	15.68	2017	59	16.02
65 ↓	Sweden	15.67	2018	63	15.69
65 ↑	Madagascar	15.67	2021	85	14.32
67 ↓	Norway	15.63	2018	62	15.94
68 ↑	Palau	15.54	2002	70	15.31
69 ↓	Switzerland	15.53	2018	67	15.46
70 ↓	Faroe Islands	15.41	2019	42	17.37
71 ↓	Botswana	15.35	2019	64	15.61
72 ↑	Denmark	15.34	2017	91	13.83
73 ↑	Chad	15.13	2021	120	11.67
74 ↑	Gabon	15.12	2021	75	15.03
75 ↓	Cape Verde	15.11	2021	45	17.09
76 ↓	Uruguay	15.08	2019	72	15.19
76 ↓	Ivory Coast	15.08	2020	41	17.38
78 ↑	San Marino	15.06	2019	80	14.49
79 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	15	2017	145	10
80 ↑	Cameroon	14.89	2021	84	14.39
81 ↑	Vietnam	14.82	2021	83	14.41
82 ↓	Haiti	14.64	2018	71	15.2
83 ↑	Saint Lucia	14.47	2021	85	14.32
84 ↓	Fiji	14.46	2021	53	16.39
85 ↑	Colombia	14.14	2019	104	12.84
86 ↑	Kazakhstan	14.11	2019	90	13.88
87 ↓	Nepal	14.1	2018	44	17.1
88	India	14.05	2013	88	13.99
89 ↑	Grenada	14.04	2017	132	10.81
90 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	14.01	2017	76	14.64
91 ↑	Djibouti	13.99	2018	97	13.25
92	Lesotho	13.66	2021	92	13.79
93 ↑	Australia	13.48	2018	94	13.6
94 ↑	Russia	13.47	2017	129	10.99
95 ↑	Albania	13.44	2019	111	12.39
96 ↑	Estonia	13.39	2018	106	12.75
97 ↓	Malta	13.37	2017	87	14.17
98 ↓	Comoros	13.35	2015	31	18.89
99 ↓	United Kingdom	13.34	2018	93	13.76
100 ↓	Ireland	13.2	2018	98	13.2
101	Georgia	12.95	2018	101	12.95
102 ↑	Netherlands	12.91	2018	110	12.42
103 ↑	Bulgaria	12.73	2017	122	11.44
104 ↓	Tonga	12.65	2021	66	15.53
105 ↑	Argentina	12.53	2019	109	12.52
106 ↓	Yemen	12.49	2008	1	30.32
107 ↑	Sudan	12.48	2021	134	10.78
108 ↑	Turkey	12.41	2018	170	8.02
109 ↓	Kiribati	12.39	2019	74	15.14
110 ↑	Belgium	12.22	2018	113	12.35
110 ↑	Canada	12.22	2011	114	12.34
112 ↓	Oman	12.2	2020	107	12.7
113 ↑	Panama	11.97	2021	142	10.24
114 ↓	Niger	11.95	2021	96	13.33
115	Guinea	11.92	2021	115	12.29
116 ↑	Maldives	11.91	2021	137	10.51
117 ↓	Laos	11.76	2014	95	13.34
118 ↑	Kuwait	11.75	2018	125	11.14
118 ↓	Finland	11.75	2018	117	11.86
120 ↓	Lithuania	11.74	2018	119	11.77
121 ↓	Bangladesh	11.69	2021	118	11.84
122 ↓	Pakistan	11.59	2019	78	14.54
123 ↓	Zambia	11.51	2021	112	12.38
124 ↓	Malawi	11.5	2020	77	14.59
125 ↑	Azerbaijan	11.48	2021	138	10.5
126 ↓	Ecuador	11.47	2020	121	11.62
127 ↓	China	11.45	2018	116	12.16
128 ↑	Slovenia	11.34	2018	131	10.85
129 ↓	Sri Lanka	11.33	2018	79	14.5
130 ↓	Uganda	11.25	2018	104	12.84
131 ↑	Gambia	11.19	2018	140	10.36
132 ↓	Latvia	11.15	2018	103	12.89
133 ↓	Poland	11.12	2018	126	11.06
134 ↓	Egypt	10.94	2008	124	11.21
135 ↓	Germany	10.91	2016	128	11
136 ↑	Afghanistan	10.88	2021	141	10.25
137 ↓	Portugal	10.81	2018	126	11.06
138 ↓	Rwanda	10.76	2019	133	10.8
139 ↓	Austria	10.73	2018	130	10.93
140 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	10.56	2019	139	10.39
141 ↑	Czech Republic	10.51	2018	151	9.76
142 ↑	Seychelles	10.48	2021	159	9.17
143 ↑	Romania	10.46	2018	155	9.51
144 ↑	United Arab Emirates	10.27	2019	180
145 ↑	Andorra	10.26	2021	161	8.99
146 ↓	Bahamas	10.12	2021	123	11.24
147 ↓	Suriname	10.11	2021	89	13.94
148 ↓	Hungary	10.08	2018	147	9.94
149 ↓	Spain	10.03	2018	144	10.21
150 ↑	Lebanon	9.9	2020	169	8.14
150 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	9.9	2021	162	8.94
152 ↓	Jordan	9.86	2019	149	9.83
153 ↓	Mauritania	9.75	2020	143	10.23
154 ↑	Brunei	9.73	2012	158	9.18
155 ↓	France	9.72	2018	152	9.65
156 ↓	Paraguay	9.64	2021	148	9.84
157 ↓	Slovakia	9.51	2018	154	9.52
158 ↓	Cambodia	9.39	2018	153	9.6
159 ↑	Qatar	9.32	2020	165	8.64
160 ↓	Papua New Guinea	9.23	2018	135	10.7
161 ↓	Central African Republic	9.09	2021	150	9.78
162 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	8.93	2021	157	9.38
163 ↑	Italy	8.8	2018	168	8.3
164 ↓	Japan	8.73	1999	146	9.95
165 ↑	Luxembourg	8.68	2018	166	8.47
166 ↓	Croatia	8.64	2017	156	9.46
166 ↑	Macedonia	8.64	2002	180
168 ↓	Serbia	8.6	2019	163	8.8
169 ↓	Dominica	8.29	2021	136	10.67
170 ↓	Armenia	8.28	2021	164	8.68
171 ↓	Liberia	8.15	2018	167	8.34
172 ↑	Libya	8.14	1999	180
173 ↓	Bermuda	7.77	2017	160	9.02
174 ↓	Greece	7.43	2018	172	7.18
175 ↓	Bahrain	7.22	2017	171	7.33
176 ↓	Angola	6.92	2021	174	6.47
177	Morocco	5.98	2019	177	5.36
178 ↓	Nigeria	5.68	2021	176	5.62
179 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	5.25	1998	180
180 ↓	Eritrea	5.17	2006	175	5.74
181 ↓	Monaco	5.03	2019	173	6.98
182 ↓	Vanuatu	4.43	2020	178	4.68
183 ↓	Somalia	4.41	2020	179	4.26

Definition of Public Spending On Education

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.