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Education > Spending per student > High school: Countries Compared

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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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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 VanuatuVanuatu 100.22 2001
2 MozambiqueMozambique 83.67 2006
3 BurundiBurundi 58.21 2008
4 CubaCuba 51.86 2008
5 LesothoLesotho 50.19 2008
6 NigerNiger 49.55 2008
7 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 41.99 2000
8 SwazilandSwaziland 41.13 2006
9 CyprusCyprus 40.98 2007
10 MoroccoMorocco 38.35 2007
11 BotswanaBotswana 38.28 2007
12 MaliMali 34.49 2008
13 DenmarkDenmark 34.36 2006
14 RwandaRwanda 34.32 2008
15 PortugalPortugal 33.96 2006
16 BelgiumBelgium 33.68 2007
17 MoldovaMoldova 32.4 2008
18 SwedenSweden 31.19 2007
19 BhutanBhutan 31.11 2009
20 FinlandFinland 30.89 2007
21 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 30.27 2007
22 MaldivesMaldives 29.35 2006
23 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 29.23 2002
24 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 28.64 2007
25 GhanaGhana 28.29 2006
26 BeninBenin 28.21 2004
27 ChadChad 28.15 2005
28 CameroonCameroon 26.9 2008
29 JamaicaJamaica 26.79 2008
30 FranceFrance 26.63 2006
31 AustriaAustria 26.52 2007
32 NorwayNorway 26.47 2007
33 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 26.44 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 26.26 2005
34 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 25.79 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 25.63 2005
35 ComorosComoros 25.45 2002
36 NetherlandsNetherlands 25.41 2006
37 ItalyItaly 25.38 2007
38 SenegalSenegal 25.21 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 25.04 2006
39 SloveniaSlovenia 24.86 2003
40 BarbadosBarbados 24.81 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 24.63 2006
41 United StatesUnited States 24.56 2007
42 EstoniaEstonia 24.42 2007
43 MauritaniaMauritania 24.2 2005
44 TunisiaTunisia 24.19 2005
=45 European UnionEuropean Union 24.15 2007
=45 LatviaLatvia 24.15 2007
47 SpainSpain 24.13 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 23.66 2004
48 IrelandIreland 23.3 2007
49 HungaryHungary 23.21 2006
50 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 23.11 2006
51 JapanJapan 22.32 2007
52 BulgariaBulgaria 22.27 2007
53 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 22.22 2006
54 IcelandIceland 22.15 2007
55 ThailandThailand 22.13 2008
56 CroatiaCroatia 22.09 2003
57 PolandPoland 22.01 2007
58 KenyaKenya 21.99 2006
59 ArgentinaArgentina 21.93 2007
60 MalawiMalawi 21.08 2003
61 BelizeBelize 21.03 2007
62 ZimbabweZimbabwe 20.98 2001
63 GreeceGreece 20.95 2005
64 GermanyGermany 20.66 2006
65 IsraelIsrael 20.5 2007
66 UgandaUganda 20.31 2009
67 LithuaniaLithuania 20.25 2007
68 Cape VerdeCape Verde 20.15 2004
69 New ZealandNew Zealand 19.83 2007
70 TogoTogo 19.14 2007
71 LuxembourgLuxembourg 19.04 2007
72 DominicaDominica 18.96 2008
73 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 18.7 2007
74 MaltaMalta 18.54 2004
75 BrazilBrazil 18.46 2007
76 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 17.66 2004
77 ArubaAruba 17.5 2007
78 SeychellesSeychelles 17.47 2004
79 VietnamVietnam 17.26 2008
80 BahrainBahrain 17.2 2002
81 AlgeriaAlgeria 17.15 2003
82 GuyanaGuyana 17.06 2007
83 Costa RicaCosta Rica 17.05 2004
84 RomaniaRomania 16.98 2007
85 JordanJordan 16.88 2007
86 SingaporeSingapore 16.64 2009
87 MauritiusMauritius 16.43 2008
88 KuwaitKuwait 16.33 2008
89 ParaguayParaguay 16.27 2007
90 IndiaIndia 16.18 2006
91 FijiFiji 16.16 2004
92 South AfricaSouth Africa 16 2008
93 NamibiaNamibia 15.96 2008
94 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 15.86 2002
95 GeorgiaGeorgia 15.43 2008
96 AustraliaAustralia 15.11 2007
97 ColombiaColombia 14.78 2008
98 SlovakiaSlovakia 14.76 2007
99 MongoliaMongolia 14.69 2007
100 BoliviaBolivia 14.49 2006
101 BangladeshBangladesh 14.3 2008
102 MalaysiaMalaysia 14.19 2007
103 SyriaSyria 14 2007
104 IndonesiaIndonesia 13.93 2007
105 MexicoMexico 13.48 2007
106 ChileChile 13.45 2007
107 OmanOman 13.22 2005
108 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 13.21 2002
109 MadagascarMadagascar 12.95 2008
110 GrenadaGrenada 12.84 2003
111 ChinaChina 11.55 1999
112 NepalNepal 11.21 2008
113 TurkeyTurkey 10.95 2004
114 UruguayUruguay 10.4 2006
115 SamoaSamoa 10.22 2001
116 PeruPeru 9.98 2008
=117 PanamaPanama 9.95 2008
=117 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 9.95 2007
119 PalauPalau 9.59 2001
120 The GambiaThe Gambia 9.4 2004
121 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.2 2005
122 TongaTonga 9.12 2004
123 El SalvadorEl Salvador 9.09 2008
124 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.87 2007
125 LiberiaLiberia 8.4 2007
126 EritreaEritrea 8.13 2006
127 VenezuelaVenezuela 8.11 2007
128 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 8.01 2006
129 ZambiaZambia 7.76 2005
130 BermudaBermuda 7.13 2006
131 United Arab EmiratesUAE 6.9 2006
132 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6.45 2008
133 CambodiaCambodia 6.36 2001
134 GuatemalaGuatemala 6.21 2008
135 EcuadorEcuador 6.13 2000
136 LaosLaos 5.05 2005
137 NicaraguaNicaragua 4.5 2006
138 GuineaGuinea 4.4 2008
139 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.9 2001
140 BurmaBurma 2.74 2003
141 HondurasHonduras 1.08 2008

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Interesting observations about Education > Spending per student > High school

  • 12 of the top 18 countries by spending per student > high school are Christian.
  • 6 of the top 8 countries by spending per student > high school are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 5 of the top 8 countries by spending per student > high school are Hot countries.
  • Bhutan has ranked in the top 2 for spending per student > high school since 2000.
  • 7 of the top 14 countries by spending per student > high school are Landlocked.
  • Lesotho has ranked in the top 3 for spending per student > high school since 1999.
  • Mozambique has ranked in the top 2 for spending per student > high school since 2004.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 2 for spending per student > high school since 2007.
  • 29 of the top 78 countries by spending per student > high school are Heavily indebted.
  • Niger has ranked in the top 4 for spending per student > high school since 2001.
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