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Education > Public spending per student > Primary level: Countries Compared

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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 LithuaniaLithuania 61.4 2002
2 BelarusBelarus 45.8 1995
3 SudanSudan 45.6 1997
4 UkraineUkraine 42.4 1997
5 DjiboutiDjibouti 35.8 2002
6 CubaCuba 34.7 2000
7 EthiopiaEthiopia 33.6 1995
8 NorwayNorway 29.2 2002
9 LesothoLesotho 27 2002
10 PolandPoland 26.5 2002
11 AustriaAustria 25.1 2002
12 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 24.8 2002
13 EstoniaEstonia 24.5 2002
=14 LatviaLatvia 23.6 2000
=14 KuwaitKuwait 23.6 1995
16 SwedenSweden 23.5 2002
17 DenmarkDenmark 23.4 2002
18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 23.2 2002
19 BarbadosBarbados 22.9 2000
20 NigerNiger 22.3 2000
21 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 22.2 1997
22 JapanJapan 21.3 2002
=23 ItalyItaly 21.2 2002
=23 IsraelIsrael 21.2 2002
25 NamibiaNamibia 20.7 2002
26 SloveniaSlovenia 20.6 1995
=27 NicaraguaNicaragua 20.5 2002
=27 PortugalPortugal 20.5 2002
=27 MoroccoMorocco 20.5 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 20.03 2002
=30 New ZealandNew Zealand 19.9 2000
=30 RomaniaRomania 19.9 1997
32 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 19.1 1997
33 SpainSpain 18.8 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 18.37 2002
34 CyprusCyprus 18.3 2002
35 FranceFrance 18 2002
36 United StatesUnited States 17.9 2002
37 GermanyGermany 17.8 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 17.77 2002
38 HungaryHungary 17.7 2002
=39 TurkeyTurkey 17.6 2002
=39 ArubaAruba 17.6 2000
41 FinlandFinland 17.3 2002
42 BelgiumBelgium 17 2002
43 FijiFiji 16.5 2002
=44 TunisiaTunisia 16.2 2002
=44 JamaicaJamaica 16.2 2002
=44 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 16.2 2000
47 GreeceGreece 16 2002
48 AustraliaAustralia 15.9 2000
49 PanamaPanama 15.8 2000
50 NetherlandsNetherlands 15.4 2002
51 BulgariaBulgaria 15.2 2002
52 Costa RicaCosta Rica 14.9 2000
53 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 14.7 2000
54 BelizeBelize 14.4 2000
55 PhilippinesPhilippines 14.3 2002
56 NepalNepal 14.2 2000
=57 South AfricaSouth Africa 14 2002
=57 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 14 2002
59 ChileChile 13.9 2002
=60 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 13.8 2000
=60 MaldivesMaldives 13.8 1997
=60 SeychellesSeychelles 13.8 1995
=63 MaliMali 13.7 2002
=63 JordanJordan 13.7 2002
65 SenegalSenegal 13.6 2002
66 The GambiaThe Gambia 13.5 1995
=67 IrelandIreland 13.3 2002
=67 BoliviaBolivia 13.3 2000
=69 ZimbabweZimbabwe 13.2 2000
=69 VanuatuVanuatu 13.2 2000
=69 IcelandIceland 13.2 1997
72 SyriaSyria 12.9 2000
73 ComorosComoros 12.6 2002
=74 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 12.5 2002
=74 ThailandThailand 12.5 2002
=74 BrazilBrazil 12.5 2002
=74 ArgentinaArgentina 12.5 2002
=74 MaltaMalta 12.5 2002
=79 MauritaniaMauritania 11.7 2002
=79 MexicoMexico 11.7 2002
81 TogoTogo 11.6 2000
82 EritreaEritrea 11.5 1995
83 OmanOman 11.4 2002
84 MalaysiaMalaysia 11.2 2002
85 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 11.1 2002
=86 BurundiBurundi 10.9 2000
=86 ParaguayParaguay 10.9 1997
=88 SlovakiaSlovakia 10.8 2002
=88 MauritiusMauritius 10.8 1995
90 LebanonLebanon 10.5 2002
91 BeninBenin 10.3 2000
92 MacauMacau 10.1 2000
=93 ChadChad 9.5 2002
=93 GuineaGuinea 9.5 2000
=93 AlbaniaAlbania 9.5 1997
96 BahrainBahrain 8.9 2002
=97 SwazilandSwaziland 8.5 2002
=97 United Arab EmiratesUAE 8.5 2002
=97 SamoaSamoa 8.5 2000
100 CameroonCameroon 8.3 2002
=101 UruguayUruguay 8.2 2002
=101 MalawiMalawi 8.2 1995
103 PeruPeru 8 2002
104 UgandaUganda 7.7 1997
105 VietnamVietnam 7.5 1995
106 BangladeshBangladesh 7.3 2000
107 IndiaIndia 7.2 2002
108 RwandaRwanda 6.9 2000
109 ChinaChina 6.1 2002
110 BruneiBrunei 5.3 1997
111 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.9 2002
112 ZambiaZambia 4.7 1995
113 GabonGabon 4.6 2000
114 EcuadorEcuador 4.3 2000
115 ArmeniaArmenia 4 2000
116 MadagascarMadagascar 3.9 2002
=117 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.2 2002
=117 CambodiaCambodia 3.2 2002
119 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.8 1997
120 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.1 1995
121 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2 2002
122 BurmaBurma 1.6 2002
123 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.4 2000
124 MoldovaMoldova 1.3 2000
125 GuyanaGuyana 1 2002
126 KenyaKenya 0.4 2002

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Interesting observations about Education > Public spending per student > Primary level

  • Norway ranked first for public spending per student > primary level amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
  • Lithuania ranked first for public spending per student > primary level amongst European Union in 2002.
  • United Kingdom ranked last for public spending per student > primary level amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • Austria ranked first for public spending per student > primary level amongst Eurozone in 2002.
  • All of the top 2 countries by public spending per student > primary level are Former Soviet.
  • Ukraine ranked second for public spending per student > primary level amongst Emerging markets in 1997.
  • China ranked last for public spending per student > primary level amongst Non-religious countries in 2002.
  • All of the top 2 countries by public spending per student > primary level are Cold countries'.
  • Sudan ranked first for public spending per student > primary level amongst Heavily indebted countries in 1997.
  • Belarus ranked second for public spending per student > primary level amongst Europe in 1995.
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