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DEFINITION: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
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COUNTRY
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DATE
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1 LesothoLesotho 12.98% 2008
2 CubaCuba 12.86% 2010
3 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 12.24% 2003
4 KiribatiKiribati 11.85% 2001
5 East TimorEast Timor 9.74% 2011
6 BotswanaBotswana 9.49% 2009
7 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 9.48% 2010
8 DenmarkDenmark 8.74% 2009
9 DjiboutiDjibouti 8.41% 2007
10 MoldovaMoldova 8.39% 2012
11 NamibiaNamibia 8.37% 2010
12 SwazilandSwaziland 8.25% 2011
13 GhanaGhana 8.14% 2011
14 ComorosComoros 7.61% 2008
15 IcelandIceland 7.6% 2010
16 TuvaluTuvalu 7.55% 1990
17 BarbadosBarbados 7.52% 2010
18 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7.39% 1977
19 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 7.27% 2010
20 CyprusCyprus 7.27% 2010
21 PalauPalau 7.27% 2002
22 New ZealandNew Zealand 7.26% 2011
23 SwedenSweden 6.98% 2010
24 MaltaMalta 6.91% 2010
25 BoliviaBolivia 6.89% 2011
26 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.87% 2009
27 NorwayNorway 6.87% 2010
28 VietnamVietnam 6.85% 2010
29 FinlandFinland 6.84% 2010
30 MaldivesMaldives 6.82% 2011
31 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6.79% 2011
32 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6.71% 2000
33 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 6.68% 1978
34 KenyaKenya 6.66% 2010
35 BelgiumBelgium 6.57% 2010
36 BelizeBelize 6.56% 2010
37 IrelandIreland 6.47% 2010
38 JamaicaJamaica 6.35% 2010
39 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.3% 2010
40 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6.27% 2009
41 TunisiaTunisia 6.21% 2010
42 TanzaniaTanzania 6.18% 2010
43 UkraineUkraine 6.15% 2011
44 ArubaAruba 6.04% 2011
45 South AfricaSouth Africa 5.96% 2010
46 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.96% 2010
47 AustriaAustria 5.89% 2010
48 FranceFrance 5.86% 2010
49 BrazilBrazil 5.82% 2010
50 BurundiBurundi 5.82% 2012
51 ThailandThailand 5.79% 2011
52 ArgentinaArgentina 5.78% 2010
53 SamoaSamoa 5.77% 2008
54 SloveniaSlovenia 5.68% 2010
55 EstoniaEstonia 5.68% 2010
56 SenegalSenegal 5.63% 2010
57 PortugalPortugal 5.62% 2010
58 United StatesUnited States 5.62% 2010
59 IsraelIsrael 5.59% 2010
60 AustraliaAustralia 5.59% 2010
61 CanadaCanada 5.5% 2010
62 MongoliaMongolia 5.48% 2011
63 MoroccoMorocco 5.38% 2009
64 LithuaniaLithuania 5.37% 2010
65 MalawiMalawi 5.35% 2011
66 BeninBenin 5.35% 2010
67 MexicoMexico 5.28% 2010
68 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 5.25% 1999
69 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.22% 2010
70 PolandPoland 5.17% 2010
71 YemenYemen 5.15% 2008
72 BelarusBelarus 5.15% 2012
73 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 5.14% 2008
74 SyriaSyria 5.13% 2009
75 MalaysiaMalaysia 5.13% 2010
76 IraqIraq 5.11% 1989
77 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 5.09% 2010
78 GermanyGermany 5.08% 2010
79 MontserratMontserrat 5.06% 2009
80 South KoreaSouth Korea 5.05% 2009
81 LatviaLatvia 5.02% 2010
82 VanuatuVanuatu 5.01% 2009
83 MozambiqueMozambique 5.01% 2006
84 DominicaDominica 4.99% 1999
85 SpainSpain 4.97% 2010
86 Cape VerdeCape Verde 4.95% 2011
87 JordanJordan 4.94% 1999
88 HungaryHungary 4.88% 2010
89 SerbiaSerbia 4.82% 2011
90 MaliMali 4.8% 2011
91 NepalNepal 4.72% 2010
92 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.69% 2010
93 BhutanBhutan 4.65% 2011
94 NicaraguaNicaragua 4.57% 2010
95 TogoTogo 4.52% 2011
96 ItalyItaly 4.5% 2010
97 UruguayUruguay 4.5% 2011
98 NigerNiger 4.48% 2011
99 ColombiaColombia 4.45% 2011
100 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 4.36% 2010
101 EcuadorEcuador 4.36% 2012
102 AlgeriaAlgeria 4.34% 2008
103 OmanOman 4.32% 2009
104 CroatiaCroatia 4.31% 2010
105 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 4.26% 2012
106 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.25% 2010
107 RomaniaRomania 4.24% 2009
108 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.22% 2010
109 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.22% 2007
110 RwandaRwanda 4.19% 2012
111 FijiFiji 4.13% 2011
112 RussiaRussia 4.1% 2008
113 BulgariaBulgaria 4.1% 2010
114 GreeceGreece 4.09% 2005
115 GambiaGambia 4.07% 2012
116 ChileChile 4.07% 2011
117 TajikistanTajikistan 3.94% 2011
118 TongaTonga 3.9% 2004
119 GrenadaGrenada 3.9% 2003
120 GabonGabon 3.83% 2000
121 JapanJapan 3.78% 2011
122 ParaguayParaguay 3.77% 2010
123 EgyptEgypt 3.76% 2008
124 KuwaitKuwait 3.76% 2006
125 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3.75% 2001
126 IranIran 3.71% 2012
127 AndorraAndorra 3.71% 1997
128 MauritaniaMauritania 3.69% 2011
129 SeychellesSeychelles 3.63% 2011
130 HondurasHonduras 3.58% 1995
131 Hong KongHong Kong 3.51% 2012
132 PanamaPanama 3.5% 2011
133 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3.5% 2002
134 MauritiusMauritius 3.48% 2012
135 AngolaAngola 3.48% 2010
136 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 3.43% 2011
137 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.42% 2011
138 San MarinoSan Marino 3.37% 1996
139 LaosLaos 3.31% 2010
140 UgandaUganda 3.28% 2012
141 BruneiBrunei 3.27% 2012
142 AlbaniaAlbania 3.27% 2007
143 Cook IslandsCook Islands 3.27% 2011
144 SingaporeSingapore 3.23% 2012
145 CameroonCameroon 3.21% 2011
146 GuyanaGuyana 3.19% 2012
147 IndiaIndia 3.17% 2011
148 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.16% 2003
149 ArmeniaArmenia 3.15% 2011
150 NigeriaNigeria 3.06% 1975
151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.06% 2009
152 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.97% 2012
153 BahrainBahrain 2.93% 2008
154 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.88% 2012
155 TurkeyTurkey 2.86% 2006
156 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2.85% 2000
157 AnguillaAnguilla 2.82% 2008
158 LiberiaLiberia 2.81% 2012
159 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.77% 2011
160 MadagascarMadagascar 2.72% 2012
161 MacauMacau 2.68% 2011
162 LibyaLibya 2.67% 1999
163 PhilippinesPhilippines 2.65% 2009
164 BermudaBermuda 2.64% 2010
165 CambodiaCambodia 2.6% 2010
166 ChadChad 2.59% 2011
167 PeruPeru 2.59% 2011
168 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.55% 2009
169 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.51% 2010
170 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.5% 2010
171 GuineaGuinea 2.47% 2012
172 QatarQatar 2.45% 2008
173 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.44% 2011
174 SudanSudan 2.24% 2009
175 BangladeshBangladesh 2.23% 2009
176 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.19% 2007
177 PakistanPakistan 2.17% 2012
178 EritreaEritrea 2.13% 2006
179 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2.11% 2008
180 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2% 2011
181 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.99% 2012
182 ChinaChina 1.91% 1999
183 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.73% 1982
184 LebanonLebanon 1.65% 2011
185 MonacoMonaco 1.59% 2011
186 ZambiaZambia 1.35% 2008
187 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.25% 2011
188 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.11% 1997
189 HaitiHaiti 1.07% 1991
190 BurmaBurma 0.773% 2011
191 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.603% 2002
192 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.555% 1993
193 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.525% 1993
194 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2012

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Interesting observations about Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP

  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 1999.
  • Lesotho has ranked in the top 2 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 1995.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 2 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 2004.
  • French Polynesia has ranked second last for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 1975.
  • East Timor has ranked in the top 2 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 2009.
  • New Caledonia has ranked third last for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 1989.
  • Botswana has ranked in the top 5 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 1992.
  • Moldova has ranked in the top 2 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 2011.
  • Marshall Islands has ranked in the top 3 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 1999.
  • Kiribati has ranked in the top 2 for government spending on education > proportion of GDP since 2000.
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