Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS•% of government expenditure•1980 → 2025•201 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
201
Frequency
yearly
Range
1980 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 8.68%
8.68% – 10.76%
10.76% – 12.18%
12.18% – 13.83%
13.83% – 15.73%
15.73% – 19.19%
> 19.19%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
201 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Countries
201
Median
12.9%
Mean
13.7%
25th pctl
10.4%
75th pctl
16.2%
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Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MauritaniaMRT | 31.89% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 30.32% | 2001 | |
| KenyaKEN | 28.54% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 27.62% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 25.23% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 24.58% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 23.28% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 23.16% | 2018 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 23.04% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 22.87% | 2021 | |
| BhutanBTN | 22.22% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 22.07% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 21.96% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 21.47% | 2020 | |
| SenegalSEN | 20.91% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 20.87% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 20.64% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 20.55% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 20.45% | 2021 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 20.38% | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 20.3% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 20.16% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 20.12% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 19.65% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 19.4% | 2019 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 19.31% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 19.26% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 19.21% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 19.21% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 19.18% | 2009 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 19.14% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 18.9% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 18.82% | 2022 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 18.61% | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 18.38% | 2022 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 18.09% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 18.02% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 17.95% | 2019 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 17.9% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 17.87% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 17.82% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 17.62% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 17.28% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 17.27% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 16.96% | 2022 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 16.79% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 16.7% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 16.48% | 2023 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 16.44% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 16.28% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 16.19% | 2013 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 16.15% | 2018 | |
| IsraelISR | 16.07% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 16% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 15.96% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 15.96% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 15.89% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 15.74% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 15.66% | 2017 | |
| IcelandISL | 15.66% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 15.64% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 15.61% | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 15.54% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 15.49% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 15.45% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 15.42% | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 15.28% | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 14.96% | 2019 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 14.76% | 2021 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 14.73% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 14.63% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 14.51% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 14.47% | 2018 | |
| NorwayNOR | 14.47% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 14.34% | 2018 | |
| MexicoMEX | 14.24% | 2022 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 14.21% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 14.19% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 14.19% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 14.18% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 14.16% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 14.16% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 14.1% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 13.93% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 13.85% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 13.83% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 13.79% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 13.78% | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 13.59% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 13.57% | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 13.41% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 13.41% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 13.22% | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 13.18% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 13.18% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 13.15% | 1999 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 13.15% | 2017 | |
| EstoniaEST | 13.03% | 2022 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 12.99% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 12.93% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 12.81% | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 12.75% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 12.73% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 12.7% | 2021 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 12.64% | 2022 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 12.63% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 12.62% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 12.57% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 12.5% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 12.48% | 2022 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 12.38% | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 12.34% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 12.33% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 12.21% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 12.13% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 12.11% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12.01% | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 11.99% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 11.98% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 11.97% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 11.92% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 11.91% | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 11.88% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 11.82% | 2021 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 11.73% | 2022 | |
| SamoaWSM | 11.71% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 11.65% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 11.65% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 11.55% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 11.52% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 11.45% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 11.44% | 2016 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 11.33% | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 11.29% | 2021 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 11.08% | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 11.04% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 11.01% | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 11% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 10.94% | 2008 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 10.86% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 10.83% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 10.78% | 2009 | |
| NepalNPL | 10.75% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 10.69% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 10.68% | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 10.65% | 2022 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 10.62% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 10.56% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 10.37% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 10.37% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 10.25% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 10.18% | 2021 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 10.01% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 9.99% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 9.97% | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 9.97% | 1998 | |
| AustriaAUT | 9.96% | 2022 | |
| LatviaLVA | 9.92% | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 9.88% | 2022 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 9.81% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 9.79% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 9.76% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 9.74% | 2019 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 9.65% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 9.33% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 9.32% | 2020 | |
| GuineaGIN | 9.2% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 9.13% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 9.12% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 8.78% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 8.71% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 8.64% | 2002 | |
| LebanonLBN | 8.59% | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 8.55% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 8.55% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 8.5% | 2021 | |
| UgandaUGA | 8.48% | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 8.45% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 8.38% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 8.34% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 8.24% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 8.14% | 1999 | — |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 8.13% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7.8% | 2022 | |
| BermudaBMU | 7.77% | 2017 | |
| MonacoMCO | 7.73% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 7.41% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 7.37% | 2021 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 7.22% | 2024 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 6.65% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 6.52% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 6.39% | 2022 | |
| DominicaDMA | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 5.45% | 2006 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 5.25% | 1998 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 4.33% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 3.54% | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 3.32% | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 2.98% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 0% | 1989 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)