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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 YemenYemen 32.8% 2000
2 LesothoLesotho 29.8% 2005
3 KenyaKenya 29.2% 2004
4 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 27.6% 2004
5 United Arab EmiratesUAE 27.4% 2005
6 DjiboutiDjibouti 27.3% 2005
7 MoroccoMorocco 27.2% 2005
8 VanuatuVanuatu 26.7% 2001
=9 MexicoMexico 25.6% 2004
=9 GuineaGuinea 25.6% 2000
11 Cape VerdeCape Verde 25.4% 2005
12 MadagascarMadagascar 25.3% 2005
13 MalaysiaMalaysia 25.2% 2004
14 ThailandThailand 25% 2005
15 MalawiMalawi 24.6% 1999
16 OmanOman 24.2% 2005
17 ComorosComoros 24.1% 2002
18 Hong KongHong Kong 23% 2005
19 IranIran 22.8% 2005
=20 BotswanaBotswana 21.5% 2005
=20 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 21.5% 2000
22 MoldovaMoldova 21.1% 2005
23 NamibiaNamibia 21% 2000
24 New ZealandNew Zealand 20.9% 2003
25 TunisiaTunisia 20.8% 2005
26 JordanJordan 20.6% 1999
=27 El SalvadorEl Salvador 20% 2002
=27 FijiFiji 20% 2002
29 The BahamasThe Bahamas 19.7% 2000
30 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 19.6% 2005
31 MozambiqueMozambique 19.5% 2004
=32 SenegalSenegal 18.9% 2005
=32 UkraineUkraine 18.9% 2005
34 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 18.6% 2001
=35 Costa RicaCosta Rica 18.5% 2004
=35 ChileChile 18.5% 2004
37 UgandaUganda 18.3% 2004
=38 BelizeBelize 18.1% 2003
=38 BoliviaBolivia 18.1% 2003
=38 BurmaBurma 18.1% 2001
41 TajikistanTajikistan 18% 2005
42 South AfricaSouth Africa 17.9% 2005
43 BurundiBurundi 17.7% 2005
44 EthiopiaEthiopia 17.5% 2006
45 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 16.9% 2005
=46 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16.6% 2005
=46 CubaCuba 16.6% 2005
=46 NorwayNorway 16.6% 2004
=46 IcelandIceland 16.6% 2004
50 South KoreaSouth Korea 16.5% 2004
=51 BarbadosBarbados 16.4% 2005
=51 PhilippinesPhilippines 16.4% 2004
53 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 16.1% 2005
54 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 15.8% 2003
55 LithuaniaLithuania 15.6% 2004
=56 ArubaAruba 15.4% 2005
=56 LatviaLatvia 15.4% 2003
=58 United StatesUnited States 15.3% 2004
=58 DenmarkDenmark 15.3% 2004
=60 MaldivesMaldives 15% 2005
=60 NicaraguaNicaragua 15% 2002
=62 EstoniaEstonia 14.9% 2004
=62 NepalNepal 14.9% 2003
=64 MaliMali 14.8% 2005
=64 ZambiaZambia 14.8% 2004
66 CambodiaCambodia 14.6% 2000
=67 GuyanaGuyana 14.5% 2005
=67 TokelauTokelau 14.5% 2003
69 CyprusCyprus 14.4% 2004
70 MauritiusMauritius 14.3% 2005
71 BangladeshBangladesh 14.2% 2005
72 BeninBenin 14.1% 2005
=73 IrelandIreland 14% 2004
=73 MacauMacau 14% 2004
=75 PeruPeru 13.7% 2005
=75 IsraelIsrael 13.7% 2003
=75 SamoaSamoa 13.7% 2002
78 TogoTogo 13.6% 2002
79 TongaTonga 13.5% 2003
80 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 13.4% 2001
81 AustraliaAustralia 13.3% 2000
=82 GeorgiaGeorgia 13.1% 2004
=82 ArgentinaArgentina 13.1% 2004
=82 Cook IslandsCook Islands 13.1% 1999
=85 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 13% 2003
=85 ChinaChina 13% 1999
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 12.92% 2003
=87 SwedenSweden 12.9% 2004
=87 RussiaRussia 12.9% 2004
=87 GrenadaGrenada 12.9% 2003
=87 BhutanBhutan 12.9% 2001
=91 FinlandFinland 12.8% 2004
=91 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 12.8% 2001
=93 KuwaitKuwait 12.7% 2005
=93 PolandPoland 12.7% 2004
=93 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 12.7% 2003
96 SloveniaSlovenia 12.6% 2003
97 CanadaCanada 12.5% 2001
98 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 12.4% 2005
=99 RwandaRwanda 12.2% 2005
=99 BelgiumBelgium 12.2% 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 12.16% 2003
=101 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 12.1% 2004
=101 KazakhstanKazakhstan 12.1% 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 11.97% 2003
103 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 11.9% 1999
104 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 11.8% 2005
105 LaosLaos 11.7% 2005
106 PortugalPortugal 11.5% 2004
107 BelarusBelarus 11.3% 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 11.25% 2004
108 NetherlandsNetherlands 11.2% 2004
=109 ColombiaColombia 11.1% 2005
=109 HungaryHungary 11.1% 2004
=111 LebanonLebanon 11% 2005
=111 SpainSpain 11% 2004
=113 PakistanPakistan 10.9% 2005
=113 FranceFrance 10.9% 2004
=113 BrazilBrazil 10.9% 2002
=116 SlovakiaSlovakia 10.8% 2004
=116 AustriaAustria 10.8% 2004
=116 ParaguayParaguay 10.8% 2003
119 IndiaIndia 10.7% 2003
=120 ChadChad 10.1% 2005
=120 MaltaMalta 10.1% 2002
=120 NiueNiue 10.1% 2002
=123 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 10% 2004
=123 CroatiaCroatia 10% 2003
=125 JapanJapan 9.8% 2004
=125 GermanyGermany 9.8% 2004
127 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9.7% 2005
128 ItalyItaly 9.6% 2004
129 BruneiBrunei 9.1% 2000
130 IndonesiaIndonesia 9% 2002
=131 PanamaPanama 8.9% 2004
=131 The GambiaThe Gambia 8.9% 2002
133 JamaicaJamaica 8.8% 2005
134 CameroonCameroon 8.6% 2005
=135 GreeceGreece 8.5% 2004
=135 LuxembourgLuxembourg 8.5% 1999
137 AlbaniaAlbania 8.4% 2002
138 MauritaniaMauritania 8.3% 2005
139 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 8.1% 2005
140 EcuadorEcuador 8% 2000
141 UruguayUruguay 7.9% 2003
142 AngolaAngola 6.4% 1999
143 MonacoMonaco 5.1% 1999
144 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 4% 2003
145 MontserratMontserrat 3.2% 2001

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Interesting observations about Education > Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government

  • 14 of the top 18 countries by education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government are Hot countries.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government are Christian.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government are Sub-Saharan African.
  • Saudi Arabia has ranked in the top 3 for education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government since 2002.
  • Morocco has ranked in the top 4 for education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government since 2001.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 5 for education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government since 2001.
  • Thailand has ranked in the top 7 for education expenditure of government > as percentage of total government since 1999.
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