Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education by country
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
31.9%
Mauritania
Lowest
0.0%
South Sudan
Median
12.7%
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
4,043
What the numbers show
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 31.9% in Mauritania; the lowest is 0.0% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.7%, and the mean is 13.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,490.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 115 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 471.8%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 99.9%).
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 31.9% | 2024 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Kenya | 28.5% | 2025 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 27.6% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 25.2% | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | Namibia | 24.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 6 | Morocco | 23.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 23.2% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | Bhutan | 22.2% | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 22.1% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 22.0% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 11 | Botswana | 21.5% | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 12 | Senegal | 20.9% | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 20.9% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 20.5% | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 20.4% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 20.4% | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 20.3% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia | 20.2% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 19 | Kiribati | 20.1% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 19.3% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 19.3% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 23 | Eswatini | 19.2% | 2025 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 19.2% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 25 | Syria | 19.2% | 2009 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 19.1% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 27 | Belize | 18.9% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 28 | Iran | 18.8% | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 29 | Micronesia (country) | 18.6% | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 18.4% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.1% | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 18.0% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 33 | Madagascar | 18.0% | 2019 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 17.9% | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 35 | Jamaica | 17.9% | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 17.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.6% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 38 | Tunisia | 17.3% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 17.3% | 2025 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 40 | Cuba | 17.0% | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 41 | Tuvalu | 16.8% | 2025 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 16.7% | 2024 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 43 | Chad | 16.5% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 44 | Curacao | 16.4% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 45 | Panama | 16.3% | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.2% | 2013 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 47 | Israel | 16.1% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 48 | Malawi | 16.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 49 | Moldova | 16.0% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 16.0% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 51 | El Salvador | 15.9% | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 15.7% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 15.7% | 2017 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 54 | Iceland | 15.7% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 15.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 15.6% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 57 | Algeria | 15.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 15.5% | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 59 | Vietnam | 15.4% | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 15.4% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Sweden | 15.3% | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 15.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 63 | Congo | 14.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 64 | North Korea | 14.6% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 65 | Zambia | 14.5% | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 66 | Djibouti | 14.5% | 2018 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 14.5% | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 68 | Russia | 14.3% | 2018 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 14.2% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 70 | Gambia | 14.2% | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritius | 14.2% | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 72 | Barbados | 14.2% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 73 | Oman | 14.2% | 2022 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 74 | Denmark | 14.2% | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 75 | India | 14.2% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 76 | Malaysia | 14.1% | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 77 | Rwanda | 13.9% | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 78 | Kuwait | 13.8% | 2025 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 79 | Cameroon | 13.8% | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 80 | Fiji | 13.8% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 13.8% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 82 | British Virgin Islands | 13.6% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 83 | Gabon | 13.6% | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 13.4% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 85 | Tanzania | 13.4% | 2024 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 86 | Argentina | 13.2% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 87 | Ghana | 13.2% | 2022 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 88 | Haiti | 13.2% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 89 | Colombia | 13.2% | 1999 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.1% | 2017 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 13.0% | 2022 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 92 | San Marino | 13.0% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 93 | Brazil | 12.9% | 2022 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 12.8% | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 12.7% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 96 | New Zealand | 12.7% | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 97 | Ukraine | 12.7% | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 98 | Australia | 12.6% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.6% | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 12.6% | 2025 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.6% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 102 | Malta | 12.5% | 2022 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 103 | Cyprus | 12.5% | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 104 | Belarus | 12.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | Ireland | 12.3% | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 106 | Macao | 12.3% | 2022 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 107 | Georgia | 12.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 108 | Andorra | 12.1% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 109 | Finland | 12.1% | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 110 | Belgium | 12.0% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 111 | Singapore | 12.0% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 12.0% | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 113 | Netherlands | 12.0% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 11.9% | 2025 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 115 | China | 11.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 11.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 11.8% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 118 | Lithuania | 11.7% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 119 | Samoa | 11.7% | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 120 | Paraguay | 11.7% | 2025 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 121 | Togo | 11.6% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 122 | Cambodia | 11.6% | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 123 | Comoros | 11.5% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 124 | Grenada | 11.4% | 2025 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 125 | Brunei | 11.4% | 2016 | up 115.8% | falling |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 11.3% | 2022 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 127 | Turkey | 11.3% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 128 | United States | 11.3% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 129 | Slovenia | 11.1% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 11.0% | 2024 | down 52.2% | rising |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.0% | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 132 | Aruba | 11.0% | 2021 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 133 | Egypt | 10.9% | 2008 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 10.9% | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 135 | Slovakia | 10.8% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 136 | Sudan | 10.8% | 2009 | up 18.3% | flat |
| 137 | Nepal | 10.8% | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 138 | Seychelles | 10.7% | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 139 | Germany | 10.7% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 140 | Canada | 10.7% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 10.6% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 142 | Indonesia | 10.6% | 2025 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 143 | Portugal | 10.4% | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 144 | Lesotho | 10.4% | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 145 | Burundi | 10.3% | 2025 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 146 | Anguilla | 10.3% | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 147 | Czechia | 10.0% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 10.0% | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 149 | Poland | 10.0% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 150 | Japan | 10.0% | 1998 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 151 | Austria | 10.0% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 152 | Latvia | 9.9% | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 153 | Spain | 9.9% | 2022 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.8% | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 155 | Jordan | 9.8% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 156 | Pakistan | 9.8% | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 157 | Maldives | 9.6% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 158 | Tonga | 9.3% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 159 | Qatar | 9.3% | 2020 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 160 | Cook Islands | 9.2% | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea | 9.2% | 2025 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 162 | Palau | 9.1% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 163 | France | 9.1% | 2022 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 164 | Romania | 8.8% | 2022 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 165 | Armenia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 166 | Lebanon | 8.6% | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 167 | Gibraltar | 8.6% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 168 | Suriname | 8.6% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 169 | Croatia | 8.5% | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 170 | Uganda | 8.5% | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 8.5% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 172 | Serbia | 8.4% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 173 | Bahrain | 8.3% | 2025 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 174 | Laos | 8.2% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 175 | Somalia | 8.1% | 2025 | up 471.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Hungary | 7.8% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 177 | Bermuda | 7.8% | 2017 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 178 | Monaco | 7.7% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 179 | Italy | 7.4% | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 180 | Liberia | 7.4% | 2021 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 181 | Guyana | 7.2% | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 7.2% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 183 | Nauru | 6.6% | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 184 | Angola | 6.5% | 2025 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 185 | Greece | 6.4% | 2022 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.9% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 187 | Dominica | 5.8% | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 188 | Montserrat | 5.7% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 189 | Niue | 5.6% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 190 | Eritrea | 5.4% | 2006 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 191 | East Timor | 4.3% | 2025 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 3.5% | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Nigeria | 3.0% | 2024 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 194 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.