Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education

This key economic indicator for the Higher Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Iran increased 23.4points of Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education in 2014, compared to the previous year.
  2. Since 2009 Sierra Leone Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education jumped by 9.2points year on year at 30.73 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education.
  3. In 2014 Barbados was ranked number 1 in Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education.
  4. In 2014 New Zealand was number 5 in Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education close to 24.95 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education, compared to 26 in 2013.

Top Countries in Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education

Percent of Government Expenditure on Education - 1998 to 2015

# 33 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Barbados
39.28 % 2014 +6.1 % +5.6 % View data
2 #2
Sierra Leone
30.73 % 2014 +18.5 % +9.2 % View data
3 #3
Iran
28.31 % 2014 +23.4 % +5.2 % View data
4 #4
Bolivia
26.21 % 2014 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
5 #5
New Zealand
24.95 % 2014 NA -3.4 % View data
6 #6
Turks and Caicos Islands
22.42 % 2015 NA NA View data
7 #7
Togo
21.69 % 2014 -2.3 % +8.5 % View data
8 #8
Costa Rica
21.68 % 2014 +5.7 % +2.7 % View data
9 #9
Mali
21.59 % 2014 +13.4 % +6.4 % View data
10 #10
Malawi
21.55 % 2014 -24.0 % NA View data
11 #11
Tanzania
21.40 % 2014 NA -8.7 % View data
12 #12
Ivory Coast
21.02 % 2014 NA NA View data
13 #13
Japan
20.76 % 2014 +3.8 % NA View data
14 #14
Colombia
20.76 % 2014 +17.1 % +1.2 % View data
15 #15
Benin
20.35 % 2014 -3.3 % +1.9 % View data
16 #16
Bermuda
18.23 % 2014 NA NA View data
17 #17
Jamaica
17.49 % 2014 -0.7 % -2.9 % View data
18 #18
Moldova
17.19 % 2014 NA -1.0 % View data
19 #19
Belarus
16.89 % 2014 -3.9 % -3.4 % View data
20 #20
Indonesia
15.05 % 2014 -8.3 % +4.3 % View data
21 #21
Peru
14.22 % 2014 -15.5 % -0.2 % View data
22 #22
Niger
13.92 % 2014 -14.4 % +7.1 % View data
23 #23
Armenia
13.62 % 2014 +32.0 % +7.8 % View data
24 #24
Burkina Faso
12.29 % 2014 -43.4 % NA View data
25 #25
South Africa
12.19 % 2014 -1.8 % -0.6 % View data
26 #26
Nepal
11.41 % 2014 NA -1.0 % View data
27 #27
Bhutan
10.33 % 2014 -43.3 % -4.8 % View data
28 #28
Tajikistan
9.95 % 2015 NA -0.3 % View data
29 #29
Sao Tome and Principe
9.60 % 2014 +16.3 % NA View data
30 #30
Cook Islands
7.35 % 2014 -3.8 % NA View data
31 #31
Mauritius
7.06 % 2014 -12.0 % -10.8 % View data
32 #32
Andorra
6.08 % 2014 +32.4 % +11.1 % View data
33 #33
East Timor
4.11 % 2014 +4.8 % -12.8 % View data

Source: United Nations Statistical Office

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