Education Expenditure by Country

Education Expenditure by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 180 countries for 2025, sourced from World Bank Open Data.

HighestKiribati16.4

LowestSomalia, Fed. Rep.0

Average4.3180 countries

Year2025latest available

💡 Education spending priorities vary from under 3% to well above 6% of GDP.

Top 10 countries

Kiribati16.4

Tuvalu12.8

Namibia9.1

Algeria9

Cuba8.4

Solomon Islands8.3

Marshall Islands7.7

Vanuatu7.6

Mauritania7.6

Bolivia7.5

Education Expenditure: full country ranking (2025)

#	Country	Education Expenditure
1	Kiribati	16.4
2	Tuvalu	12.8
3	Namibia	9.1
4	Algeria	9
5	Cuba	8.4
6	Solomon Islands	8.3
7	Marshall Islands	7.7
8	Vanuatu	7.6
9	Mauritania	7.6
10	Bolivia	7.5
11	Sweden	7.3
12	Iceland	7.3
13	Kyrgyz Republic	6.8
14	Tunisia	6.7
15	Lesotho	6.6
16	Moldova	6.6
17	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	6.5
18	Kuwait	6.4
19	Finland	6.4
20	Denmark	6.4
21	Belgium	6.3
22	Senegal	6.2
23	Eswatini	6
24	South Africa	6
25	Morocco	6
26	Mozambique	6
27	Israel	5.9
28	United Kingdom	5.9
29	Bhutan	5.8
30	Nauru	5.8
31	Brazil	5.6
32	Jamaica	5.5
33	Uzbekistan	5.5
34	Samoa	5.5
35	Curacao	5.4
36	Tajikistan	5.4
37	West Bank and Gaza	5.4
38	Norway	5.4
39	United States	5.4
40	Korea, Rep.	5.4
41	Dominica	5.4
42	Burkina Faso	5.3
43	France	5.3
44	Costa Rica	5.3
45	Tonga	5.3
46	Slovenia	5.3
47	Austria	5.3
48	Timor-Leste	5.2
49	Germany	5.2
50	New Zealand	5.2
51	Mongolia	5.2
52	Estonia	5.2
53	Netherlands	5.2
54	Maldives	5.2
55	Ukraine	5.1
56	Grenada	5.1
57	Australia	5.1
58	Belarus	5
59	Sao Tome and Principe	5
60	Argentina	5
61	Chile	4.9
62	Kazakhstan	4.9
63	Switzerland	4.9
64	Canada	4.8
65	Uruguay	4.8
66	Cyprus	4.7
67	Malta	4.7
68	Slovak Republic	4.7
69	Belize	4.6
70	Rwanda	4.6
71	Spain	4.6
72	Portugal	4.6
73	Honduras	4.5
74	Burundi	4.5
75	Bulgaria	4.5
76	Saudi Arabia	4.5
77	Seychelles	4.5
78	Oman	4.4
79	Peru	4.4
80	Cabo Verde	4.3
81	Latvia	4.3
82	Poland	4.3
83	Czechia	4.3
84	Turkmenistan	4.3
85	Puerto Rico (US)	4.3
86	Lithuania	4.3
87	Mauritius	4.2
88	Fiji	4.2
89	Mali	4.2
90	Russian Federation	4.2
91	Togo	4.1
92	India	4.1
93	Croatia	4.1
94	Niger	4.1
95	Zambia	4.1
96	Italy	4.1
97	Mexico	4.1
98	Kenya	4
99	Georgia	4
100	Philippines	4
101	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	3.9
102	China	3.9
103	United Arab Emirates	3.9
104	St. Lucia	3.8
105	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.8
106	Hungary	3.8
107	Dominican Republic	3.8
108	Luxembourg	3.7
109	Ecuador	3.7
110	Nepal	3.7
111	Azerbaijan	3.7
112	Aruba	3.6
113	Cote d'Ivoire	3.6
114	Barbados	3.6
115	Paraguay	3.5
116	Malaysia	3.5
117	Macao SAR, China	3.5
118	St. Kitts and Nevis	3.5
119	Palau	3.4
120	Serbia	3.4
121	Greece	3.4
122	Congo, Rep.	3.3
123	Japan	3.3
124	El Salvador	3.3
125	Romania	3.3
126	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.2
127	Trinidad and Tobago	3.2
128	Jordan	3.2
129	Benin	3.2
130	Chad	3.2
131	British Virgin Islands	3.2
132	Tanzania	3.2
133	Antigua and Barbuda	3.1
134	Turkiye	3.1
135	Albania	3.1
136	Guatemala	3.1
137	Madagascar	3
138	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.9
139	Ghana	2.9
140	Ireland	2.9
141	San Marino	2.9
142	Viet Nam	2.9
143	Nicaragua	2.9
144	Suriname	2.9
145	Congo, Dem. Rep.	2.8
146	Cameroon	2.8
147	Iran, Islamic Rep.	2.8
148	Gambia, The	2.8
149	Malawi	2.7
150	Bahamas, The	2.7
151	Sierra Leone	2.6
152	Uganda	2.6
153	Thailand	2.5
154	Angola	2.5
155	Panama	2.5
156	Armenia	2.4
157	Comoros	2.3
158	Gabon	2.3
159	Ethiopia	2.3
160	Liberia	2.3
161	Singapore	2.2
162	Cambodia	2.2
163	Bangladesh	2
164	Pakistan	1.9
165	Andorra	1.9
166	Bahrain	1.9
167	Bermuda	1.9
168	Central African Republic	1.8
169	Sri Lanka	1.8
170	Monaco	1.7
171	Guinea	1.7
172	Cayman Islands	1.6
173	Indonesia	1.3
174	Lao PDR	1.2
175	Lebanon	1.2
176	Haiti	0.96
177	Papua New Guinea	0.78
178	Zimbabwe	0.38
179	Nigeria	0.32
180	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0

Source: World Bank Open Data. Latest available year: 2025. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.

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