Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.XPD.TERT.ZS•nan•1970 → 2019•194 countries
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Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
194
Frequency
—
Range
1970 \u2192 2019
Latest
2018
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2018)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 9.8%
9.8% – 14.75%
14.75% – 18.72%
18.72% – 21.92%
21.92% – 25.15%
25.15% – 31.78%
> 31.78%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
194 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Countries
194
Median
20.6%
Mean
20.8%
25th pctl
13.7%
75th pctl
26%
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Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LibyaLBY | 52.73% | 1999 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 50.6% | 2014 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 47.85% | 2015 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 46.36% | 2018 | |
| EcuadorECU | 43.51% | 2015 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 43.49% | 2007 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 43.06% | 1975 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 41.51% | 2009 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 40.43% | 1977 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 39.62% | 1996 | |
| GabonGAB | 37.83% | 2014 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 37.12% | 2017 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 36.78% | 2014 | |
| GuineaGIN | 36.68% | 2017 | |
| LesothoLSO | 36.38% | 2008 | |
| GreeceGRC | 36.1% | 2005 | |
| CanadaCAN | 35.6% | 2011 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 35.28% | 2013 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 35.07% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 33.28% | 2016 | |
| SamoaWSM | 33.22% | 2001 | |
| SenegalSEN | 32.84% | 2018 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 32.6% | 2006 | |
| AustriaAUT | 32.49% | 2016 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 31.93% | 2016 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 31.92% | 2014 | |
| EritreaERI | 31.9% | 2004 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 31.9% | 2006 | |
| ChadTCD | 31.7% | 2013 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 31.56% | 2012 | |
| South SudanSSD | 31.46% | 2017 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 30.68% | 2014 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 30.13% | 1998 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 29.93% | 2017 | |
| American SamoaASM | 29.44% | 1976 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 29.39% | 2018 | |
| LebanonLBN | 28.74% | 2013 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 28.54% | 2017 | |
| IndiaIND | 28.53% | 2013 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 28.24% | 2018 | |
| United StatesUSA | 27.5% | 2014 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 27.29% | 2011 | |
| EstoniaEST | 27.12% | 2016 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 26.97% | 2008 | |
| OmanOMN | 26.88% | 2009 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 26.82% | 2016 | |
| NorwayNOR | 26.72% | 2016 | |
| FinlandFIN | 26.54% | 2016 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 26.05% | 2010 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 26.03% | 2017 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 26% | 2016 | |
| GermanyDEU | 25.99% | 2016 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 25.91% | 2005 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 25.62% | 2016 | |
| MaltaMLT | 25.33% | 2015 | |
| ChileCHL | 25.15% | 2017 | |
| CubaCUB | 25.12% | 2007 | |
| UkraineUKR | 24.99% | 2017 | |
| UruguayURY | 24.8% | 2017 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 24.44% | 2018 | |
| BahrainBHR | 24.4% | 2013 | |
| BurundiBDI | 24.23% | 2013 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 24.22% | 2009 | |
| SwedenSWE | 24.09% | 2016 | |
| ChinaCHN | 23.98% | 1999 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 23.94% | 2015 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 23.81% | 2015 | |
| RomaniaROU | 23.78% | 2016 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 23.74% | 2016 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 23.33% | 2016 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 23.31% | 2018 | |
| NigerNER | 23.26% | 2017 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 23.14% | 2018 | |
| MalawiMWI | 23.11% | 2016 | |
| PolandPOL | 22.84% | 2016 | |
| JordanJOR | 22.75% | 2018 | |
| FijiFJI | 22.56% | 2013 | |
| IraqIRQ | 22.32% | 1989 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 22.28% | 2016 | |
| PanamaPAN | 22.24% | 2011 | |
| BeninBEN | 22.15% | 2015 | |
| PakistanPAK | 22.11% | 2017 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 22.08% | 2017 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 21.86% | 2013 | |
| SpainESP | 21.79% | 2016 | |
| TongaTON | 21.72% | 2004 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 21.64% | 2016 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 21.61% | 2016 | |
| BrazilBRA | 21.45% | 2015 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 21.4% | 2014 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 21.35% | 2018 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 21.3% | 2016 | |
| MexicoMEX | 21.09% | 2016 | |
| CyprusCYP | 20.78% | 2016 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 20.74% | 2018 | |
| PalauPLW | 20.66% | 2001 | — |
| SudanSDN | 20.61% | 1981 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 20.59% | 2016 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 20.52% | 2016 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 20.45% | 2016 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 20.43% | 1977 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 20.18% | 2009 | |
| IcelandISL | 19.91% | 2016 | |
| GuamGUM | 19.88% | 1976 | |
| RwandaRWA | 19.82% | 2018 | |
| JapanJPN | 19.8% | 2016 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 19.74% | 2016 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 19.6% | 2018 | |
| IrelandIRL | 19.58% | 2016 | |
| ItalyITA | 19.12% | 2016 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 18.85% | 2017 | |
| ArubaABW | 18.39% | 2016 | |
| PortugalPRT | 18.3% | 2015 | |
| GhanaGHA | 18.27% | 2014 | |
| TogoTGO | 17.74% | 2017 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 17.73% | 2016 | |
| FranceFRA | 17.58% | 1999 | |
| MaliMLI | 17.29% | 2017 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 17.15% | 2017 | |
| BermudaBMU | 16.98% | 2017 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 16.94% | 1998 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 16.83% | 2014 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 16.5% | 2010 | |
| BelarusBLR | 16.48% | 2017 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 16.4% | 2017 | |
| UgandaUGA | 16.3% | 2014 | |
| HungaryHUN | 16.08% | 2016 | |
| LatviaLVA | 16.04% | 2016 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 15.95% | 2015 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 15.92% | 2013 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 15.8% | 2015 | |
| PeruPER | 15.77% | 2018 | |
| ThailandTHA | 15.55% | 2013 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 15.36% | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 15.25% | 2018 | |
| IsraelISR | 15.16% | 2016 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 15.01% | 2002 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 15.01% | 2013 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 14.7% | 2002 | — |
| MyanmarMMR | 14.63% | 2019 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 14.54% | 2007 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 13.89% | 2018 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 13.81% | 2014 | |
| HondurasHND | 13.69% | 2015 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 13.69% | 2013 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 13.66% | 1991 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 13.65% | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 13.58% | 2017 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 13.33% | 2014 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 13.1% | 2015 | |
| KenyaKEN | 13.07% | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 12.99% | 2017 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 12.6% | 2016 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 11.96% | 2009 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 11.9% | 2018 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 11.51% | 1990 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 11.33% | 2015 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 10.96% | 2016 | |
| NepalNPL | 10.8% | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 10.46% | 2001 | |
| ComorosCOM | 10.41% | 2015 | |
| BhutanBTN | 10.33% | 2014 | |
| CameroonCMR | 10.21% | 2013 | |
| HaitiHTI | 10.16% | 1991 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 10.08% | 2017 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 9.95% | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 9.6% | 2014 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 9.57% | 1972 | — |
| BelizeBLZ | 9.47% | 2017 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 9.44% | 1974 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 9.38% | 2018 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 9.23% | 2012 | — |
| El SalvadorSLV | 9.17% | 2018 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 9.09% | 2007 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 8.92% | 2017 | |
| DominicaDMA | 8.86% | 2015 | |
| AngolaAGO | 8.7% | 2006 | |
| QatarQAT | 7.61% | 1978 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 7.35% | 2009 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 7.01% | 2010 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 6.83% | 2017 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 6.42% | 2018 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 6.1% | 2013 | |
| AndorraAND | 5.64% | 2018 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 5.25% | 2013 | — |
| GuyanaGUY | 5.06% | 2012 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 5.01% | 2011 | |
| MonacoMCO | 4.37% | 2004 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 4.11% | 2014 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.9% | 2013 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 3.03% | 2017 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 2.9% | 1972 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 0.01% | 2017 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0% | 1990 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)