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DEFINITION:
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI.".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Cuba | 13.18 | 2008 | ||
2 | New Caledonia | 12.22 | 1984 | ||
3 | American Samoa | 11.76 | 1975 | ||
4 | Lesotho | 9.43 | 2008 | ||
5 | Uzbekistan | 9.37 | 2008 | ||
6 | Virgin Islands | 9.36 | 1975 | ||
7 | French Polynesia | 8.87 | 1984 | ||
8 | Guam | 8.32 | 1985 | ||
9 | Puerto Rico | 7.92 | 1975 | ||
10 | Denmark | 7.41 | 2008 | ||
11 | Iceland | 7.31 | 2008 | ||
12 | Namibia | 7.28 | 2008 | ||
13 | Saudi Arabia | 7.19 | 2008 | ||
14 | Zimbabwe | 6.87 | 2008 | ||
15 | Tunisia | 6.66 | 2008 | ||
16 | Kenya | 6.63 | 2008 | ||
17 | New Zealand | 6.62 | 2008 | ||
18 | Marshall Islands | 6.61 | 2008 | ||
19 | Botswana | 6.58 | 2008 | ||
20 | Moldova | 6.53 | 2008 | ||
21 | Cyprus | 6.5 | 2008 | ||
22 | Maldives | 6.48 | 2008 | ||
23 | Sweden | 6.41 | 2008 | ||
24 | Barbados | 6.39 | 2008 | ||
25 | Swaziland | 6.38 | 2008 | ||
26 | Papua New Guinea | 6.28 | 2008 | ||
=27 | Norway | 6.03 | 2008 | ||
=27 | Fiji | 6.03 | 2008 | ||
29 | Vanuatu | 5.95 | 2008 | ||
30 | Israel | 5.91 | 2008 | ||
31 | Ukraine | 5.86 | 2008 | ||
32 | Seychelles | 5.85 | 2008 | ||
33 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.82 | 2008 | ||
34 | Belgium | 5.81 | 2008 | ||
35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8 | 2008 | ||
36 | Guyana | 5.69 | 2008 | ||
37 | Finland | 5.64 | 2008 | ||
38 | Belize | 5.62 | 2008 | ||
39 | Jordan | 5.61 | 2008 | ||
40 | Latvia | 5.57 | 2008 | ||
41 | Saint Lucia | 5.46 | 2008 | ||
42 | Poland | 5.42 | 2008 | ||
43 | Hungary | 5.34 | 2008 | ||
44 | Slovenia | 5.31 | 2008 | ||
=45 | Portugal | 5.3 | 2008 | ||
=45 | Austria | 5.3 | 2008 | ||
47 | Jamaica | 5.28 | 2008 | ||
48 | Morocco | 5.22 | 2008 | ||
49 | Ireland | 5.17 | 2008 | ||
=50 | Grenada | 5.14 | 2008 | ||
=50 | South Africa | 5.14 | 2008 | ||
52 | Australia | 5.11 | 2008 | ||
53 | Burundi | 5.1 | 2008 | ||
54 | Kiribati | 5.09 | 1989 | ||
55 | United Kingdom | 5.06 | 2008 | ||
56 | France | 5.05 | 2008 | ||
57 | Costa Rica | 5.04 | 2008 | ||
58 | Cape Verde | 5.02 | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.02 | 2008 | |||
59 | Belarus | 4.93 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 4.89 | 2008 | |||
60 | Netherlands | 4.85 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 4.81 | 2008 | |||
=61 | United States | 4.79 | 2008 | ||
=61 | Thailand | 4.79 | 2008 | ||
=63 | European Union | 4.78 | 2008 | ||
=63 | Canada | 4.78 | 2008 | ||
65 | Brazil | 4.77 | 2008 | ||
66 | Mexico | 4.75 | 2008 | ||
67 | Ghana | 4.74 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 4.74 | 2008 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 4.73 | 2008 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.68 | 2008 | |||
68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.67 | 2008 | ||
69 | Bolivia | 4.66 | 2008 | ||
70 | Switzerland | 4.65 | 2008 | ||
71 | Malta | 4.64 | 2008 | ||
72 | Iraq | 4.63 | 1988 | ||
=73 | Rwanda | 4.61 | 2008 | ||
=73 | Mongolia | 4.61 | 2008 | ||
=73 | Estonia | 4.61 | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 4.61 | 2008 | |||
76 | Lithuania | 4.59 | 2008 | ||
77 | Argentina | 4.54 | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.52 | 2008 | |||
78 | Italy | 4.52 | 2008 | ||
79 | Senegal | 4.49 | 2008 | ||
80 | Algeria | 4.47 | 2008 | ||
81 | Panama | 4.42 | 2008 | ||
82 | Kazakhstan | 4.41 | 2008 | ||
83 | Bahrain | 4.36 | 2008 | ||
84 | Czech Republic | 4.35 | 2008 | ||
85 | Croatia | 4.34 | 2008 | ||
86 | Aruba | 4.33 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 4.32 | 2008 | |||
87 | Germany | 4.28 | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 4.19 | 2008 | |||
88 | Comoros | 4.19 | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 4.17 | 2008 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.17 | 2008 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.11 | 2008 | |||
89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.08 | 2008 | ||
90 | Bulgaria | 4.05 | 2008 | ||
91 | Malaysia | 4.04 | 2008 | ||
92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.01 | 2008 | ||
93 | Samoa | 3.98 | 2008 | ||
94 | Dominica | 3.91 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 3.91 | 2008 | |||
=95 | Sierra Leone | 3.9 | 2008 | ||
=95 | Spain | 3.9 | 2008 | ||
97 | Oman | 3.89 | 2008 | ||
98 | Paraguay | 3.87 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 3.86 | 2008 | |||
99 | The Bahamas | 3.84 | 2008 | ||
100 | Solomon Islands | 3.83 | 2008 | ||
101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.82 | 1986 | ||
102 | Tonga | 3.77 | 2008 | ||
103 | Mozambique | 3.75 | 2008 | ||
104 | Luxembourg | 3.72 | 2008 | ||
=105 | Ethiopia | 3.71 | 2008 | ||
=105 | Togo | 3.71 | 2008 | ||
107 | Slovakia | 3.7 | 2008 | ||
108 | Turkey | 3.68 | 2008 | ||
109 | Brunei | 3.64 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.64 | 2008 | |||
110 | Chile | 3.6 | 2008 | ||
=111 | Colombia | 3.58 | 2008 | ||
=111 | Mali | 3.58 | 2008 | ||
113 | Djibouti | 3.56 | 2008 | ||
114 | Honduras | 3.55 | 2008 | ||
=115 | Dominican Republic | 3.54 | 2008 | ||
=115 | Russia | 3.54 | 2008 | ||
117 | Venezuela | 3.53 | 2008 | ||
118 | Malawi | 3.51 | 2008 | ||
119 | Suriname | 3.44 | 2008 | ||
120 | Mauritius | 3.41 | 2008 | ||
121 | Romania | 3.4 | 2008 | ||
122 | Nepal | 3.39 | 2008 | ||
123 | Bhutan | 3.35 | 2008 | ||
124 | El Salvador | 3.31 | 2008 | ||
125 | Benin | 3.28 | 2008 | ||
126 | Uganda | 3.27 | 2008 | ||
127 | Burkina Faso | 3.26 | 2008 | ||
128 | Tajikistan | 3.2 | 2008 | ||
=129 | India | 3.17 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Japan | 3.17 | 2008 | ||
131 | Gabon | 3.06 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 3.05 | 2008 | |||
132 | Kuwait | 3.02 | 2008 | ||
133 | Nicaragua | 2.96 | 2008 | ||
134 | Guatemala | 2.88 | 2008 | ||
135 | Albania | 2.84 | 2008 | ||
136 | Vietnam | 2.81 | 2008 | ||
137 | Georgia | 2.78 | 2008 | ||
=138 | Mauritania | 2.75 | 2008 | ||
=138 | Greece | 2.75 | 2008 | ||
140 | Singapore | 2.71 | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 2.66 | 2008 | |||
=141 | Niger | 2.65 | 2008 | ||
=141 | Uruguay | 2.65 | 2008 | ||
143 | Madagascar | 2.64 | 2008 | ||
144 | Cameroon | 2.62 | 2008 | ||
145 | Syria | 2.6 | 2008 | ||
146 | Sri Lanka | 2.55 | 2008 | ||
147 | Peru | 2.5 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 2.48 | 1970 | |||
148 | Tanzania | 2.39 | 2008 | ||
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.29 | 2008 | ||
150 | Angola | 2.27 | 2008 | ||
151 | Congo, Republic of the | 2.25 | 2008 | ||
152 | Armenia | 2.22 | 2008 | ||
153 | Philippines | 2.19 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Pakistan | 2.14 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Libya | 2.14 | 1980 | ||
156 | The Gambia | 2.04 | 2008 | ||
157 | Azerbaijan | 2.03 | 2008 | ||
158 | Guinea | 2 | 2008 | ||
159 | Bermuda | 1.98 | 2008 | ||
160 | Bangladesh | 1.97 | 2008 | ||
=161 | Eritrea | 1.92 | 2008 | ||
=161 | Liberia | 1.92 | 1975 | ||
163 | Lebanon | 1.82 | 2008 | ||
164 | China | 1.8 | 2008 | ||
165 | Cambodia | 1.66 | 2008 | ||
166 | Afghanistan | 1.64 | 1981 | ||
167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6 | 2008 | ||
168 | Haiti | 1.46 | 2008 | ||
169 | Ecuador | 1.38 | 2008 | ||
170 | Zambia | 1.32 | 2008 | ||
171 | Qatar | 1.31 | 1975 | ||
172 | Central African Republic | 1.29 | 2008 | ||
173 | Laos | 1.18 | 2008 | ||
174 | Chad | 1.17 | 2008 | ||
=175 | Indonesia | 1.15 | 2008 | ||
=175 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.15 | 2008 | ||
177 | Somalia | 1.05 | 1970 | ||
178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.95 | 2008 | ||
179 | East Timor | 0.93 | 2008 | ||
180 | Sudan | 0.87 | 2008 | ||
181 | Nigeria | 0.85 | 2008 | ||
182 | Burma | 0.84 | 2008 |