Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.XPD.PRIM.ZS•nan•1970 → 2019•186 countries
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Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
186
Frequency
—
Range
1970 \u2192 2019
Latest
2018
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2018)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 23.09%
23.09% – 28.96%
28.96% – 32.25%
32.25% – 37.01%
37.01% – 44.61%
44.61% – 53.55%
> 53.55%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
186 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Countries
186
Median
34.2%
Mean
37.2%
25th pctl
27.9%
75th pctl
45.5%
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Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GuamGUM | 90.1% | 1973 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 89% | 1978 | |
| LebanonLBN | 80.93% | 1996 | |
| American SamoaASM | 70.56% | 1976 | |
| NauruNRU | 67.49% | 2002 | — |
| ZambiaZMB | 67.35% | 2017 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 64.89% | 2014 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 64.42% | 2013 | |
| TogoTGO | 64.06% | 2016 | |
| GuineaGIN | 61.65% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 61.59% | 2013 | |
| UgandaUGA | 59.16% | 2014 | |
| HaitiHTI | 58.92% | 1991 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 58.68% | 2007 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 57.87% | 2015 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 57.61% | 2017 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 56.29% | 1991 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 56.22% | 1997 | |
| LesothoLSO | 55.96% | 2018 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 55.9% | 2016 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 55.84% | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 55.82% | 2014 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 55.6% | 2018 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 54.98% | 2009 | |
| ComorosCOM | 54.61% | 2015 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 54.51% | 1996 | |
| NepalNPL | 53.77% | 2015 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 53.26% | 2010 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 50.79% | 2014 | |
| BeninBEN | 49.81% | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 49.29% | 1998 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 49.25% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 49.15% | 2014 | |
| HondurasHND | 48.9% | 2013 | |
| South SudanSSD | 48.58% | 2017 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 48.45% | 2014 | |
| NigerNER | 48.12% | 2017 | |
| QatarQAT | 48.06% | 1978 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 47.77% | 2014 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 47.35% | 2012 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 47.29% | 2018 | |
| ChadTCD | 46.7% | 2012 | |
| IraqIRQ | 46.17% | 1989 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 46.16% | 2018 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 45.97% | 2006 | |
| DominicaDMA | 45.83% | 2015 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 45.47% | 2002 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 45.43% | 2013 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 45.34% | 2015 | |
| SudanSDN | 45.08% | 1981 | |
| PalauPLW | 44.86% | 2001 | — |
| MaliMLI | 44.67% | 2017 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 44.64% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 44.6% | 2012 | |
| TongaTON | 44.44% | 2004 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 44.19% | 2017 | |
| MalawiMWI | 43.92% | 2016 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 43.81% | 1973 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 43.61% | 1980 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 43.03% | 1995 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 42.84% | 2016 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 42.6% | 2015 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 42.39% | 2018 | |
| JordanJOR | 42.24% | 2018 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 41.61% | 2009 | |
| ThailandTHA | 41.11% | 2013 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 40.64% | 2014 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 40.01% | 2010 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 39.81% | 2010 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 39.18% | 2003 | |
| LibyaLBY | 39.05% | 1977 | — |
| IsraelISR | 38.91% | 2016 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 38.87% | 2009 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 38.75% | 2018 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 38.62% | 2011 | |
| FijiFJI | 38.6% | 2013 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 38.09% | 2017 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 37.73% | 2009 | |
| IrelandIRL | 37.32% | 2016 | |
| SamoaWSM | 37.05% | 2016 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 36.9% | 2018 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 36.44% | 2016 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 36.4% | 2016 | |
| KenyaKEN | 36.34% | 2015 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 36.33% | 2019 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 36.1% | 2015 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 35.75% | 1972 | — |
| JapanJPN | 35.12% | 2016 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 35.07% | 2018 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 34.93% | 1998 | — |
| San MarinoSMR | 34.44% | 2017 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 34.34% | 2012 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 34.33% | 2001 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 34.16% | 2018 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 34.04% | 2018 | |
| PeruPER | 33.88% | 2018 | |
| CameroonCMR | 33.88% | 2013 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 33.07% | 2018 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 32.99% | 2016 | |
| BahrainBHR | 32.99% | 2015 | |
| OmanOMN | 32.95% | 2009 | |
| CyprusCYP | 32.75% | 2016 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 32.71% | 2018 | |
| ChinaCHN | 32.6% | 1999 | |
| MexicoMEX | 32.45% | 2016 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 32.33% | 2016 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 32.22% | 2017 | |
| BermudaBMU | 32.16% | 2017 | |
| LatviaLVA | 32.02% | 2016 | |
| BhutanBTN | 31.97% | 2014 | |
| PolandPOL | 31.7% | 2016 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 31.7% | 2016 | |
| SenegalSEN | 31.67% | 2018 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 31.6% | 2015 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 31.55% | 2009 | |
| AngolaAGO | 31.43% | 2006 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 31.38% | 2017 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 31.32% | 2017 | |
| PakistanPAK | 31.05% | 2015 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 31.02% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 31% | 2010 | |
| United StatesUSA | 30.96% | 2014 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 30.57% | 2016 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 30.56% | 2012 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 30.07% | 1977 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 29.86% | 2017 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 29.86% | 2018 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 29.69% | 2013 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 29.61% | 2016 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 29.59% | 2017 | |
| GabonGAB | 29.24% | 2014 | |
| CubaCUB | 29.04% | 2010 | |
| PortugalPRT | 28.96% | 2015 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 28.95% | 2016 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 28.77% | 2016 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 28.67% | 2018 | |
| RwandaRWA | 28.56% | 2018 | |
| IndiaIND | 28.4% | 2013 | |
| IcelandISL | 27.94% | 2016 | |
| ChileCHL | 27.91% | 2017 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 27.66% | 2008 | |
| ArubaABW | 27.53% | 2016 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 27.47% | 2013 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 27.45% | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 27.21% | 2014 | |
| GreeceGRC | 27.01% | 1991 | |
| SpainESP | 26.94% | 2016 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 26.13% | 2016 | |
| BrazilBRA | 25.62% | 2015 | |
| EstoniaEST | 24.97% | 2016 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 24.8% | 2003 | |
| MaltaMLT | 24.27% | 2015 | |
| SwedenSWE | 24.11% | 2016 | |
| ItalyITA | 23.95% | 2016 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 23.81% | 2016 | |
| PanamaPAN | 23.47% | 2011 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 23.33% | 2018 | |
| EcuadorECU | 23.26% | 2015 | |
| UruguayURY | 23.12% | 2017 | |
| EritreaERI | 23.07% | 2004 | |
| NorwayNOR | 22.84% | 2016 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 22.83% | 2018 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 22.22% | 2016 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 22.08% | 2018 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 22% | 2014 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 21.98% | 2013 | |
| GhanaGHA | 21.7% | 2014 | |
| UkraineUKR | 21.68% | 2017 | |
| AndorraAND | 21.42% | 2018 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 21.22% | 2016 | |
| FinlandFIN | 20.51% | 2016 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 20.42% | 2006 | |
| FranceFRA | 20.1% | 1999 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 19.7% | 2013 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 19.52% | 2016 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 19.37% | 2017 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 18.89% | 2016 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 17.82% | 2009 | |
| AustriaAUT | 16.6% | 2016 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 16.35% | 1975 | |
| HungaryHUN | 16.22% | 2016 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 13.24% | 2016 | |
| GermanyDEU | 12.92% | 2016 | |
| MonacoMCO | 12.7% | 2016 | |
| RomaniaROU | 12.5% | 2016 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.66% | 2018 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)