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People > Education expenditures: Countries Compared

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 CubaCuba 12.9% of GDP 2010
2 LesothoLesotho 12.4% of GDP 2008
3 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 11.8% of GDP 2004
4 KiribatiKiribati 11.6% of GDP 2002
5 PalauPalau 10.3% of GDP 2002
6 East TimorEast Timor 10.1% of GDP 2011
7 UzbekistanUzbekistan 9.4% of GDP 1991
8 DenmarkDenmark 8.7% of GDP 2009
9 MoldovaMoldova 8.6% of GDP 2011
10 DjiboutiDjibouti 8.4% of GDP 2007
11 NamibiaNamibia 8.3% of GDP 2010
=12 GhanaGhana 8.2% of GDP 2011
=12 SwazilandSwaziland 8.2% of GDP 2011
14 CyprusCyprus 7.9% of GDP 2009
=15 BotswanaBotswana 7.8% of GDP 2009
=15 IcelandIceland 7.8% of GDP 2009
=17 BoliviaBolivia 7.6% of GDP 2010
=17 ComorosComoros 7.6% of GDP 2008
19 BarbadosBarbados 7.5% of GDP 2010
=20 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 7.3% of GDP 2010
=20 NorwayNorway 7.3% of GDP 2009
=20 SwedenSweden 7.3% of GDP 2009
=20 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 7.3% of GDP 2000
=24 MaldivesMaldives 7.2% of GDP 2011
=24 New ZealandNew Zealand 7.2% of GDP 2010
26 FinlandFinland 6.8% of GDP 2009
=27 ArubaAruba 6.7% of GDP 2010
=27 KenyaKenya 6.7% of GDP 2010
=29 VietnamVietnam 6.6% of GDP 2010
=29 BelizeBelize 6.6% of GDP 2010
=29 BelgiumBelgium 6.6% of GDP 2009
32 IrelandIreland 6.5% of GDP 2009
33 JamaicaJamaica 6.4% of GDP 2010
34 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6.3% of GDP 2009
=35 TunisiaTunisia 6.2% of GDP 2010
=35 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 6.2% of GDP 2010
=35 TanzaniaTanzania 6.2% of GDP 2009
=38 BurundiBurundi 6.1% of GDP 2011
=38 EstoniaEstonia 6.1% of GDP 2009
=40 South AfricaSouth Africa 6% of GDP 2010
=40 AustriaAustria 6% of GDP 2009
=40 SudanSudan 6% of GDP 1991
=43 FranceFrance 5.9% of GDP 2009
=43 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.9% of GDP 2009
=43 IsraelIsrael 5.9% of GDP 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 5.86% of GDP 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 5.83% of GDP 2009
=46 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.8% of GDP 2010
=46 ArgentinaArgentina 5.8% of GDP 2010
=46 MontserratMontserrat 5.8% of GDP 2009
=46 PortugalPortugal 5.8% of GDP 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.71% of GDP 2009
=50 LithuaniaLithuania 5.7% of GDP 2009
=50 SloveniaSlovenia 5.7% of GDP 2009
=50 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 5.7% of GDP 2008
=53 Cape VerdeCape Verde 5.6% of GDP 2010
=53 SenegalSenegal 5.6% of GDP 2010
=53 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 5.6% of GDP 2009
=53 BrazilBrazil 5.6% of GDP 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 5.59% of GDP 2009
57 MongoliaMongolia 5.5% of GDP 2011
=58 MalawiMalawi 5.4% of GDP 2011
=58 BeninBenin 5.4% of GDP 2010
=58 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.4% of GDP 2009
=58 MoroccoMorocco 5.4% of GDP 2009
=58 United StatesUnited States 5.4% of GDP 2009
=58 MaltaMalta 5.4% of GDP 2009
=58 SamoaSamoa 5.4% of GDP 2008
=65 BelarusBelarus 5.3% of GDP 2011
=65 MexicoMexico 5.3% of GDP 2009
=65 UkraineUkraine 5.3% of GDP 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.28% of GDP 2009
=68 VanuatuVanuatu 5.2% of GDP 2009
=68 YemenYemen 5.2% of GDP 2008
=68 GrenadaGrenada 5.2% of GDP 2003
=68 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 5.2% of GDP 1999
=72 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 5.1% of GDP 2010
=72 MalaysiaMalaysia 5.1% of GDP 2010
=72 South KoreaSouth Korea 5.1% of GDP 2009
=72 PolandPoland 5.1% of GDP 2009
=72 SyriaSyria 5.1% of GDP 2009
=72 HungaryHungary 5.1% of GDP 2009
=72 GermanyGermany 5.1% of GDP 2009
=72 AustraliaAustralia 5.1% of GDP 2009
=80 LatviaLatvia 5% of GDP 2010
=80 SpainSpain 5% of GDP 2009
=80 CanadaCanada 5% of GDP 2009
=80 MozambiqueMozambique 5% of GDP 2006
=84 EcuadorEcuador 4.9% of GDP 2010
=84 JordanJordan 4.9% of GDP 1999
=86 RwandaRwanda 4.8% of GDP 2011
=86 MaliMali 4.8% of GDP 2011
=86 SeychellesSeychelles 4.8% of GDP 2006
=89 BhutanBhutan 4.7% of GDP 2011
=89 NicaraguaNicaragua 4.7% of GDP 2010
=89 NepalNepal 4.7% of GDP 2010
=89 IranIran 4.7% of GDP 2010
=89 SerbiaSerbia 4.7% of GDP 2010
=89 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.7% of GDP 2010
=89 ItalyItaly 4.7% of GDP 2009
=96 TogoTogo 4.6% of GDP 2011
=96 BulgariaBulgaria 4.6% of GDP 2009
=96 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4.6% of GDP 2008
=99 NigerNiger 4.5% of GDP 2011
=99 ColombiaColombia 4.5% of GDP 2011
=99 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 4.5% of GDP 2007
=102 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 4.4% of GDP 2011
=102 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.4% of GDP 2009
=102 CroatiaCroatia 4.4% of GDP 2009
=102 GreeceGreece 4.4% of GDP 2005
=106 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 4.3% of GDP 2010
=106 OmanOman 4.3% of GDP 2009
=106 RomaniaRomania 4.3% of GDP 2009
=106 AlgeriaAlgeria 4.3% of GDP 2008
=106 KosovoKosovo 4.3% of GDP 2008
=111 ChileChile 4.2% of GDP 2010
=111 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.2% of GDP 2007
=111 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4.2% of GDP 2002
=114 FijiFiji 4.1% of GDP 2011
=114 PanamaPanama 4.1% of GDP 2011
=114 ParaguayParaguay 4.1% of GDP 2010
=114 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.1% of GDP 2009
=114 RussiaRussia 4.1% of GDP 2008
119 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 4% of GDP 2010
=120 TajikistanTajikistan 3.9% of GDP 2011
=120 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.9% of GDP 2011
=120 MauritaniaMauritania 3.9% of GDP 2011
=120 TongaTonga 3.9% of GDP 2004
=120 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.9% of GDP 1991
=125 ThailandThailand 3.8% of GDP 2010
=125 JapanJapan 3.8% of GDP 2010
=125 EgyptEgypt 3.8% of GDP 2008
=125 KuwaitKuwait 3.8% of GDP 2006
=125 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3.8% of GDP 2001
=125 GabonGabon 3.8% of GDP 2000
=125 HondurasHonduras 3.8% of GDP 1991
=132 MauritiusMauritius 3.7% of GDP 2010
=132 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.7% of GDP 2007
=134 GuyanaGuyana 3.6% of GDP 2011
=134 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 3.6% of GDP 2011
=134 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3.6% of GDP 2000
=137 AngolaAngola 3.5% of GDP 2010
=137 DominicaDominica 3.5% of GDP 2010
=137 AnguillaAnguilla 3.5% of GDP 2008
=137 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3.5% of GDP 2002
=141 Hong KongHong Kong 3.4% of GDP 2011
=141 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.4% of GDP 2011
=143 SingaporeSingapore 3.3% of GDP 2012
=143 BruneiBrunei 3.3% of GDP 2012
=143 UgandaUganda 3.3% of GDP 2012
=143 LaosLaos 3.3% of GDP 2010
=143 IndiaIndia 3.3% of GDP 2010
=148 CameroonCameroon 3.2% of GDP 2011
=148 Cook IslandsCook Islands 3.2% of GDP 2011
=148 ArmeniaArmenia 3.2% of GDP 2010
=151 GuineaGuinea 3.1% of GDP 2011
=151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.1% of GDP 2009
153 IndonesiaIndonesia 3% of GDP 2010
=154 ChadChad 2.9% of GDP 2011
=154 AndorraAndorra 2.9% of GDP 2010
=154 BahrainBahrain 2.9% of GDP 2008
=154 TurkeyTurkey 2.9% of GDP 2006
=154 UruguayUruguay 2.9% of GDP 2006
=154 AlbaniaAlbania 2.9% of GDP 2002
=160 MadagascarMadagascar 2.8% of GDP 2011
=160 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.8% of GDP 2010
=160 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.8% of GDP 2010
=160 LiberiaLiberia 2.8% of GDP 2008
=164 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.7% of GDP 2011
=164 PhilippinesPhilippines 2.7% of GDP 2009
=164 LibyaLibya 2.7% of GDP 1999
=167 PeruPeru 2.6% of GDP 2011
=167 BermudaBermuda 2.6% of GDP 2010
=167 CambodiaCambodia 2.6% of GDP 2010
=167 MacauMacau 2.6% of GDP 2010
=167 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 2.6% of GDP 2006
=172 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.5% of GDP 2011
=172 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.5% of GDP 2010
=172 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.5% of GDP 2009
=172 QatarQatar 2.5% of GDP 2008
=176 PakistanPakistan 2.4% of GDP 2010
=176 EritreaEritrea 2.4% of GDP 2006
178 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.3% of GDP 2009
179 BangladeshBangladesh 2.2% of GDP 2009
180 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2.1% of GDP 2008
181 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2% of GDP 2010
182 ChinaChina 1.9% of GDP 1999
183 LebanonLebanon 1.7% of GDP 2011
=184 ZambiaZambia 1.4% of GDP 2008
=184 HaitiHaiti 1.4% of GDP 1991
=186 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.2% of GDP 2011
=186 MonacoMonaco 1.2% of GDP 2009
=186 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.2% of GDP 2009
189 NigeriaNigeria 0.9% of GDP 1991
190 BurmaBurma 0.8% of GDP 2011
191 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.6% of GDP 2003

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Interesting observations about People > Education expenditures

  • All of the top 2 countries by education expenditures are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by education expenditures are Hot countries.
  • 4 of the top 6 countries by education expenditures are East Asian and Pacific.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 2 for education expenditures since 2006.
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