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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).".
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1 LesothoLesotho 1,182.39 2006
2 EritreaEritrea 1,120.39 2004
3 EthiopiaEthiopia 642.73 2007
4 MozambiqueMozambique 569.7 2004
5 BurundiBurundi 563.9 2008
6 NigerNiger 397.96 2008
7 SwazilandSwaziland 347.51 2006
8 BotswanaBotswana 313.38 2005
9 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 308.27 2007
10 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 305.22 2006
11 VanuatuVanuatu 295.98 2001
12 ChadChad 294.56 2005
13 KenyaKenya 273.42 2004
14 The GambiaThe Gambia 238.49 2004
15 RwandaRwanda 222.78 2008
16 BelizeBelize 216.9 2004
17 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 213.58 2002
18 SamoaSamoa 208.82 2001
19 GhanaGhana 207.49 2005
20 ZimbabweZimbabwe 192.99 2000
21 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 192.67 2000
22 BhutanBhutan 167.19 2008
23 SenegalSenegal 166.86 2008
24 ZambiaZambia 164.56 2000
25 TogoTogo 155.22 2007
26 TongaTonga 154.87 2004
27 BeninBenin 153.45 2006
28 MadagascarMadagascar 137.22 2008
29 UgandaUganda 121.07 2008
30 NamibiaNamibia 117.79 2006
31 MaliMali 114.82 2008
32 ChinaChina 90.07 1999
33 KuwaitKuwait 82.83 2006
34 PalauPalau 81.94 2001
35 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 81.66 2001
36 AngolaAngola 80.8 2006
37 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 77.71 2002
38 MoroccoMorocco 72.13 2008
39 GuineaGuinea 71.55 2008
40 NepalNepal 65.39 2003
41 CyprusCyprus 63.66 2007
42 FijiFiji 62.88 2004
43 VietnamVietnam 61.67 2008
44 CubaCuba 58.77 2008
45 TunisiaTunisia 55.39 2007
46 IndiaIndia 54.98 2006
47 DenmarkDenmark 53.41 2006
48 MalaysiaMalaysia 49.36 2007
49 Cape VerdeCape Verde 48.2 2008
50 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 47.8 2007
51 AustriaAustria 47.4 2007
52 NorwayNorway 47.15 2007
53 BarbadosBarbados 46.35 2007
54 CanadaCanada 44 1998
55 NetherlandsNetherlands 43.92 2006
56 CambodiaCambodia 43.74 2001
57 JamaicaJamaica 42.41 2008
58 BangladeshBangladesh 39.77 2007
59 MauritaniaMauritania 39.18 2005
60 SwedenSweden 38.99 2007
61 MoldovaMoldova 38.91 2008
62 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 37.37 2006
63 MexicoMexico 37.13 2007
64 AlbaniaAlbania 36.58 2002
65 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 36.38 2007
66 GuyanaGuyana 36.29 2007
67 BoliviaBolivia 36.05 2003
68 Costa RicaCosta Rica 35.94 2004
69 QatarQatar 35.82 2005
70 BelgiumBelgium 35.7 2007
71 FranceFrance 33.51 2006
72 CameroonCameroon 33.4 2008
73 FinlandFinland 31.84 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 30.95 2006
74 BrazilBrazil 30.37 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 29.97 2005
75 New ZealandNew Zealand 29.24 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 29.07 2004
76 ArubaAruba 29.05 2007
77 PortugalPortugal 28.83 2006
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 28.55 2004
78 TurkeyTurkey 28.09 2006
79 IcelandIceland 27.94 2007
80 BurmaBurma 27.52 2001
81 LaosLaos 27.38 2005
82 MaltaMalta 27.18 2004
83 SingaporeSingapore 26.86 2009
84 CroatiaCroatia 26.78 2003
85 RomaniaRomania 26.68 2007
86 PanamaPanama 26.54 2004
87 IrelandIreland 26.3 2007
88 ColombiaColombia 25.99 2008
89 ParaguayParaguay 25.96 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 25.29 2004
90 UkraineUkraine 25.14 2007
91 SpainSpain 24.99 2007
92 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 24.79 2007
93 GreeceGreece 24.65 2005
94 LibyaLibya 23.92 1999
95 HungaryHungary 23.8 2006
96 European UnionEuropean Union 23.54 2007
97 IsraelIsrael 23.37 2007
98 ThailandThailand 23.03 2008
99 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 22.84 2007
100 ItalyItaly 22.28 2007
101 United StatesUnited States 22.04 2007
102 TajikistanTajikistan 21.8 2008
103 EstoniaEstonia 21.28 2007
104 SloveniaSlovenia 21.12 2007
105 AustraliaAustralia 21.04 2007
106 MongoliaMongolia 20.23 2004
107 BulgariaBulgaria 20.12 2007
108 JapanJapan 20.07 2007
109 SlovakiaSlovakia 19.54 2007
110 GuatemalaGuatemala 18.98 2007
111 BelarusBelarus 18.13 2007
112 UruguayUruguay 18.12 2006
113 MauritiusMauritius 17.94 2008
114 LithuaniaLithuania 17.23 2007
115 PolandPoland 16.6 2007
116 LatviaLatvia 16.35 2007
117 IndonesiaIndonesia 16.15 2007
118 ArgentinaArgentina 15.64 2007
119 OmanOman 14.58 2005
120 El SalvadorEl Salvador 13.71 2007
121 RussiaRussia 13.18 2006
122 United Arab EmiratesUAE 12.87 2008
123 LebanonLebanon 12.48 2008
124 PhilippinesPhilippines 11.57 2005
125 ChileChile 11.48 2007
126 GeorgiaGeorgia 11.36 2008
127 PeruPeru 10.87 2006
128 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9.25 2008
129 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7.89 2007
=130 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2008
=130 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2006
=130 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2005
=130 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2004
=130 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2003

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