Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) by country
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is...
Countries reporting
195
Highest
1.05 trillion current US$
United States
Lowest
13.74 million current US$
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
1.29 billion current US$
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
8,370
What the numbers show
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 1.05 trillion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 13.74 million current US$ in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.29 billion current US$, and the mean is 18.81 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76,194.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 686.8%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 95.5%).
Adjusted savings: education expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.05 trillion current US$ | 2021 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 314.55 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 199.97 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 158.89 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 146.12 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 135.88 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 96.31 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 93.09 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 88.42 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 82.64 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 76.94 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 76.93 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 70.32 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 57.43 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 53.04 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 51.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 46.54 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 46.29 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 37.71 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 35.63 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 34.88 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 33.95 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 33.22 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela | 31.19 billion current US$ | 2014 | up 686.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 29.34 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 26.73 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 26.70 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 25.72 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 24.06 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 23.49 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 19.04 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 18.10 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Finland | 17.32 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 17.28 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 16.51 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Vietnam | 15.88 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 15.23 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 14.10 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 13.34 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 13.25 billion current US$ | 2019 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Iran | 12.01 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 11.58 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 11.50 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 11.19 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 10.02 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 9.79 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Singapore | 9.64 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 9.51 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Iraq | 9.47 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 7.51 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 7.33 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 7.28 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 7.12 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 6.97 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 6.85 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 6.70 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 6.35 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 5.90 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 5.65 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 5.34 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 5.29 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Kuwait | 4.93 billion current US$ | 2019 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 4.75 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 64 | Qatar | 4.33 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 4.12 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 3.79 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 3.60 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 3.43 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 3.40 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 3.33 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 3.21 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 2.93 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 2.91 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovenia | 2.82 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 75 | Tunisia | 2.66 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 2.58 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 2.53 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania | 2.52 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 2.52 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 2.48 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 81 | Bolivia | 2.39 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 2.26 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia | 2.24 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 84 | Angola | 2.22 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.16 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 2.08 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 1.76 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Iceland | 1.75 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Estonia | 1.74 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 1.66 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 1.66 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 1.58 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 1.49 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 1.42 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 1.39 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Macao | 1.36 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 1.35 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 1.29 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Paraguay | 1.23 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 1.19 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Namibia | 1.08 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.07 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Nepal | 1.06 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | 1.05 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 1.01 billion current US$ | 2019 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 967.45 million current US$ | 2021 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahrain | 939.06 million current US$ | 2020 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Libya | 922.73 million current US$ | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 908.91 million current US$ | 2021 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Palestine | 874.12 million current US$ | 2021 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 831.11 million current US$ | 2021 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 825.27 million current US$ | 2021 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 806.74 million current US$ | 2021 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Moldova | 778.75 million current US$ | 2021 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Yemen | 777.22 million current US$ | 2018 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 761.15 million current US$ | 2021 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 743.93 million current US$ | 2021 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 720.82 million current US$ | 2021 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Sudan | 719.00 million current US$ | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Uganda | 601.23 million current US$ | 2021 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Mongolia | 597.34 million current US$ | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Malawi | 573.11 million current US$ | 2021 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei | 562.46 million current US$ | 2021 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Mauritius | 558.10 million current US$ | 2021 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 537.69 million current US$ | 2021 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 528.54 million current US$ | 2021 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 521.80 million current US$ | 2021 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Benin | 516.23 million current US$ | 2021 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 502.82 million current US$ | 2021 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Niger | 497.55 million current US$ | 2021 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Lebanon | 466.87 million current US$ | 2021 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Laos | 462.27 million current US$ | 2021 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Cambodia | 450.78 million current US$ | 2021 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 431.74 million current US$ | 2021 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 414.97 million current US$ | 2021 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahamas | 401.76 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 386.86 million current US$ | 2021 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 381.21 million current US$ | 2021 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 366.37 million current US$ | 2021 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea | 339.95 million current US$ | 2021 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 322.12 million current US$ | 2021 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Eswatini | 307.55 million current US$ | 2021 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Georgia | 307.29 million current US$ | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 144 | Haiti | 306.47 million current US$ | 2021 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Barbados | 302.46 million current US$ | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 146 | Togo | 301.27 million current US$ | 2021 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 294.78 million current US$ | 2021 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 288.60 million current US$ | 2021 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 283.67 million current US$ | 2021 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Syria | 275.64 million current US$ | 2020 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Rwanda | 273.76 million current US$ | 2021 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Djibouti | 267.06 million current US$ | 2021 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Guyana | 223.51 million current US$ | 2021 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Chad | 200.94 million current US$ | 2021 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Maldives | 195.96 million current US$ | 2021 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 191.97 million current US$ | 2019 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 178.29 million current US$ | 2021 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 158 | South Sudan | 175.84 million current US$ | 2015 | — | rising |
| 159 | Aruba | 174.47 million current US$ | 2021 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 163.95 million current US$ | 2021 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 160.02 million current US$ | 2021 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | 154.23 million current US$ | 2021 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Burundi | 144.29 million current US$ | 2021 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Bhutan | 138.47 million current US$ | 2021 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Curacao | 136.60 million current US$ | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 166 | Liberia | 120.67 million current US$ | 2021 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 167 | Bermuda | 108.52 million current US$ | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 168 | Micronesia (country) | 105.18 million current US$ | 2021 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 98.98 million current US$ | 2021 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.48 million current US$ | 2021 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Suriname | 89.28 million current US$ | 2021 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Somalia | 75.19 million current US$ | 2021 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Seychelles | 63.15 million current US$ | 2021 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 174 | East Timor | 60.19 million current US$ | 2021 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 53.73 million current US$ | 2021 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 176 | Gambia | 52.86 million current US$ | 2021 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.53 million current US$ | 2021 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Grenada | 39.63 million current US$ | 2021 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 37.41 million current US$ | 2021 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 180 | Samoa | 35.13 million current US$ | 2021 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 35.11 million current US$ | 2011 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 32.98 million current US$ | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.73 million current US$ | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 30.91 million current US$ | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 27.79 million current US$ | 2021 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Kiribati | 22.94 million current US$ | 2021 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 187 | American Samoa | 22.31 million current US$ | 1985 | up 180.2% | rising |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21.85 million current US$ | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 21.55 million current US$ | 2000 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 21.30 million current US$ | 2021 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.03 million current US$ | 2021 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.53 million current US$ | 2021 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 193 | Tonga | 14.52 million current US$ | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 194 | New Caledonia | 14.48 million current US$ | 2000 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.74 million current US$ | 2021 | down 50.1% | volatile |
About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.