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Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MacauMacau 59.53% 2011
2 LibyaLibya 52.73% 1999
3 BotswanaBotswana 41.51% 2009
4 SingaporeSingapore 38.04% 2012
5 LesothoLesotho 36.38% 2008
6 GreeceGreece 36.1% 2005
7 IndiaIndia 35.89% 2011
8 CanadaCanada 35.39% 2010
9 CubaCuba 34.83% 2010
10 MalaysiaMalaysia 34.45% 2010
11 UkraineUkraine 34.41% 2011
12 GuineaGuinea 33.39% 2012
13 SamoaSamoa 33.22% 2001
14 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 33.11% 2007
15 Hong KongHong Kong 33.02% 2012
16 KuwaitKuwait 32.6% 2006
17 SeychellesSeychelles 32.51% 2011
18 BarbadosBarbados 32.51% 2010
19 EritreaEritrea 31.9% 2004
20 TurkeyTurkey 31.9% 2006
21 FinlandFinland 31.85% 2010
22 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 31.42% 2002
23 NorwayNorway 29.63% 2010
24 SerbiaSerbia 29.19% 2011
25 SwedenSweden 29.02% 2010
26 BoliviaBolivia 28.76% 2011
27 TanzaniaTanzania 28.3% 2010
28 RomaniaRomania 28.28% 2009
29 TunisiaTunisia 28.17% 2010
30 NetherlandsNetherlands 28.05% 2010
31 AustriaAustria 27.71% 2010
32 DenmarkDenmark 27.64% 2009
33 IranIran 27.63% 2012
34 New ZealandNew Zealand 27.41% 2011
35 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 27.29% 2011
36 GermanyGermany 27.16% 2010
37 AlgeriaAlgeria 26.97% 2008
38 OmanOman 26.88% 2009
39 UruguayUruguay 26.83% 2011
40 EcuadorEcuador 26.66% 2012
41 MalawiMalawi 26.63% 2011
42 LebanonLebanon 26.49% 2011
43 NicaraguaNicaragua 26.05% 2010
44 GhanaGhana 25.95% 2010
45 ZambiaZambia 25.75% 2005
46 United StatesUnited States 25.65% 2010
47 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 25.31% 2010
48 SenegalSenegal 24.57% 2010
49 BruneiBrunei 24.38% 2010
50 SyriaSyria 24.22% 2009
51 SloveniaSlovenia 24.05% 2010
52 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 24% 2010
53 ChinaChina 23.98% 1999
54 LithuaniaLithuania 23.56% 2010
55 SpainSpain 23.43% 2010
56 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 23.22% 2012
57 RussiaRussia 23.11% 2008
58 NamibiaNamibia 23.09% 2010
59 ZimbabweZimbabwe 22.82% 2010
60 MaltaMalta 22.81% 2010
61 PolandPoland 22.77% 2010
62 FranceFrance 22.63% 2010
63 VenezuelaVenezuela 22.6% 2009
64 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 22.53% 2010
65 AustraliaAustralia 22.28% 2010
66 PanamaPanama 22.24% 2011
67 IrelandIreland 22.22% 2010
68 BelgiumBelgium 22.17% 2010
69 JamaicaJamaica 21.84% 2010
70 ChileChile 21.79% 2011
71 EstoniaEstonia 21.74% 2010
72 TongaTonga 21.72% 2004
73 IcelandIceland 21.46% 2010
74 MaliMali 21.31% 2011
75 PalauPalau 20.66% 2001
76 ColombiaColombia 20.61% 2011
77 BurundiBurundi 20.58% 2012
78 CyprusCyprus 20.46% 2010
79 MoroccoMorocco 20.18% 2009
80 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 20.18% 2011
81 PortugalPortugal 20.15% 2010
82 HungaryHungary 20.11% 2010
83 GuamGuam 19.88% 1976
84 ArgentinaArgentina 19.86% 2010
85 East TimorEast Timor 19.79% 2011
86 Costa RicaCosta Rica 19.71% 2009
87 MexicoMexico 19.66% 2010
88 SlovakiaSlovakia 19.63% 2010
89 JapanJapan 19.47% 2011
90 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 19.3% 1996
91 GeorgiaGeorgia 19.17% 2012
92 BurmaBurma 19.12% 2011
93 IndonesiaIndonesia 18.95% 2011
94 ItalyItaly 18.76% 2010
95 JordanJordan 18.66% 1999
96 ParaguayParaguay 18.54% 2010
97 CroatiaCroatia 18.32% 2010
98 BelarusBelarus 17.87% 2012
99 Sri LankaSri Lanka 17.76% 2011
100 MoldovaMoldova 17.56% 2012
101 PeruPeru 17.43% 2011
102 South KoreaSouth Korea 17.06% 2009
103 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 16.94% 1998
104 IsraelIsrael 16.88% 2010
105 Cape VerdeCape Verde 16.57% 2011
106 DjiboutiDjibouti 16.5% 2010
107 BrazilBrazil 16.4% 2010
108 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 16.39% 2010
109 ChadChad 16.28% 2011
110 TogoTogo 16.02% 2011
111 LatviaLatvia 15.88% 2010
112 BeninBenin 15.6% 2010
113 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 15.52% 2010
114 KenyaKenya 15.42% 2006
115 MadagascarMadagascar 15.2% 2012
116 CameroonCameroon 15.09% 2011
117 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 15.01% 2002
118 BulgariaBulgaria 14.81% 2010
119 VietnamVietnam 14.72% 2010
120 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 14.7% 2002
121 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 14.63% 2011
122 ComorosComoros 14.61% 2008
123 CambodiaCambodia 14.54% 2010
124 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14.54% 2007
125 NigerNiger 14.37% 2011
126 ThailandThailand 13.83% 2011
127 BangladeshBangladesh 13.5% 2009
128 BermudaBermuda 13.48% 2010
129 RwandaRwanda 13.27% 2012
130 ArubaAruba 13.22% 2011
131 KazakhstanKazakhstan 13.13% 2009
132 FijiFiji 12.96% 2011
133 SwazilandSwaziland 12.84% 2011
134 MauritaniaMauritania 12.83% 2011
135 GuatemalaGuatemala 12.83% 2012
136 LaosLaos 12.63% 2002
137 MozambiqueMozambique 12.14% 2006
138 PhilippinesPhilippines 11.96% 2009
139 South AfricaSouth Africa 11.88% 2010
140 UgandaUganda 11.45% 2012
141 ArmeniaArmenia 11.29% 2011
142 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 11.18% 2006
143 BhutanBhutan 11.04% 2011
144 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 11% 1978
145 San MarinoSan Marino 10.76% 2011
146 NepalNepal 10.65% 2010
147 GabonGabon 9.81% 1998
148 GrenadaGrenada 9.77% 2003
149 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 9.09% 2007
150 AngolaAngola 8.7% 2006
151 BelizeBelize 8.67% 2010
152 TajikistanTajikistan 8.4% 2011
153 El SalvadorEl Salvador 8.39% 2011
154 MauritiusMauritius 7.85% 2012
155 GambiaGambia 7.36% 2012
156 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 7.35% 2009
157 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 7.01% 2010
158 MaldivesMaldives 6.63% 2011
159 VanuatuVanuatu 5.86% 2008
160 MontserratMontserrat 5.51% 2001
161 GuyanaGuyana 5.06% 2012
162 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 5.01% 2011
163 MongoliaMongolia 3.83% 2011
164 LiberiaLiberia 3.56% 2012
165 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.54% 2010
166 AnguillaAnguilla 2.85% 2008
167 MartiniqueMartinique 1.51% 1993
168 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1.36% 1993
169 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 1.12% 1993
170 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1.09% 1993
171 French GuianaFrench Guiana 0.244% 1993
=172 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.0 2011
=172 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2011
=172 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2010
=172 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2005
=172 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2005
=172 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2002
=172 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2001
=172 DominicaDominica 0.0 2000
=172 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 1999
=172 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 0.0 1993

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Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > College and university > Share of total education spending

  • Macau has had the highest college and university > share of total education spending since 2010.
  • Guinea has ranked in the top 2 for college and university > share of total education spending since 2010.
  • Canada has ranked in the top 5 for college and university > share of total education spending since 1998.
  • New Caledonia has ranked in the top 2 for college and university > share of total education spending since 1992.
  • French Polynesia has ranked in the top 4 for college and university > share of total education spending since 1984.
  • Guam has ranked in the top 2 for college and university > share of total education spending since 1975.
  • Virgin Islands has ranked in the top 3 for college and university > share of total education spending since 1975.
  • Lesotho has ranked in the top 3 for college and university > share of total education spending since 2005.
  • India has ranked in the top 3 for college and university > share of total education spending since 2010.
  • Samoa has ranked in the top 3 for college and university > share of total education spending since 1999.
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