Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Education & R&DUNESCO UISunesco_uis:SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS•% of GDP•2000 → 2025•204 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DUNESCO UIS
Coverage
204
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2025
Latest
2024
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2.47%
2.47% – 3.23%
3.23% – 3.89%
3.89% – 4.45%
4.45% – 5.21%
5.21% – 6.03%
> 6.03%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
Highest 15 countries
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
204 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
Distribution across countries
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Countries
204
Median
4.2%
Mean
4.4%
25th pctl
3.1%
75th pctl
5.3%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
Compare trends
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
South AfricaPeruMauritius
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| KiribatiKIR | 16.39% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 15.18% | 2021 | |
| American SamoaASM | 14.72% | 2006 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 12.85% | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 11.56% | 2020 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 9.24% | 2001 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 9.08% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 8.98% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 8.44% | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 8.29% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 8.06% | 2020 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 7.64% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 7.61% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 7.54% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 7.32% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 7.31% | 2022 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6.87% | 2009 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 6.83% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 6.73% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 6.62% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 6.56% | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 6.46% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6.44% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 6.38% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6.36% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6.28% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 6.16% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 6.14% | 2014 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 6.06% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 6.03% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 6.02% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6.02% | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 5.98% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 5.93% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5.91% | 2021 | |
| BhutanBTN | 5.85% | 2023 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 5.78% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 5.62% | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 5.51% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 5.47% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 5.46% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 5.44% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 5.44% | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 5.43% | 2021 | |
| NorwayNOR | 5.43% | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5.42% | 2021 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 5.41% | 2022 | |
| DominicaDMA | 5.39% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 5.33% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 5.32% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 5.31% | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 5.31% | 2022 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 5.28% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 5.28% | 2022 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 5.26% | 2020 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 5.24% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 5.24% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.21% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 5.21% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 5.21% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 5.18% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5.17% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 5.14% | 2021 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 5.13% | 2009 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 5.13% | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 5.06% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 5.05% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 5.03% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 5% | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 4.91% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 4.91% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 4.86% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 4.86% | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 4.84% | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 4.76% | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 4.74% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 4.71% | 2022 | |
| High incomeXD | 4.7% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 4.66% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 4.62% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 4.61% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 4.59% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 4.55% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 4.55% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 4.5% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 4.48% | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 4.45% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 4.45% | 2018 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 4.43% | 2016 | |
| OmanOMN | 4.38% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 4.36% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 4.35% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 4.34% | 2017 | |
| LatviaLVA | 4.32% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.31% | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 4.3% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 4.29% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 4.27% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.25% | 2022 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 4.25% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 4.25% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 4.18% | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 4.16% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 4.14% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 4.1% | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 4.09% | 2021 | |
| NigerNER | 4.07% | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 4.07% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 4.07% | 2022 | |
| MexicoMEX | 4.06% | 2022 | |
| KenyaKEN | 4.02% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 3.98% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 3.97% | 2025 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 3.92% | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 3.9% | 2023 | — |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 3.89% | 2021 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 3.85% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 3.81% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 3.8% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 3.76% | 2008 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 3.76% | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 3.75% | 2018 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 3.74% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 3.69% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 3.69% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 3.66% | 2023 | |
| Upper middle incomeXT | 3.62% | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 3.62% | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 3.61% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 3.56% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 3.53% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 3.51% | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 3.44% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| Lower middle incomeXN | 3.39% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 3.38% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 3.34% | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 3.34% | 2021 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 3.32% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 3.3% | 2002 | — |
| RomaniaROU | 3.28% | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 3.25% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 3.23% | 2020 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 3.23% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 3.23% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 3.23% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 3.17% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 3.16% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 3.11% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 3.1% | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 3.09% | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 3.08% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 3.05% | 2023 | |
| Low incomeXM | 2.98% | 2022 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 2.95% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 2.91% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 2.9% | 2021 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 2.9% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 2.89% | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 2.87% | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 2.87% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 2.84% | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 2.84% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 2.82% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 2.81% | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 2.75% | 2022 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 2.74% | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 2.56% | 2022 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 2.56% | 2011 | |
| ThailandTHA | 2.52% | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 2.51% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 2.47% | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 2.44% | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 2.34% | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 2.32% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 2.27% | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.19% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 2.18% | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 2.13% | 2006 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 2.03% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 2.02% | 2009 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 2.01% | 2013 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 2% | 2019 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.95% | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 1.89% | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.87% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 1.83% | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 1.83% | 2023 | |
| MonacoMCO | 1.73% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 1.72% | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.57% | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 1.57% | 2016 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 1.28% | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 1.23% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 1.22% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 0.96% | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.78% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 0.32% | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 0% | 2023 |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)