COUNTRY COMPARISON :: EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
Education expenditures compares the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.
| Rank | Country | (% OF GDP) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 13.00 | 2008 |
| 2 | Cuba | 12.80 | 2010 |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 12.20 | 2003 |
| 4 | Kiribati | 12.00 | 2001 |
| 5 | Botswana | 9.50 | 2009 |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.50 | 2010 |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 9.40 | 2011 |
| 8 | Denmark | 8.70 | 2009 |
| 9 | Namibia | 8.40 | 2010 |
| 10 | Moldova | 8.40 | 2012 |
| 11 | Djibouti | 8.40 | 2007 |
| 12 | Swaziland | 8.30 | 2011 |
| 13 | Ghana | 8.10 | 2011 |
| 14 | Iceland | 7.60 | 2010 |
| 15 | Comoros | 7.60 | 2008 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 7.40 | 2012 |
| 17 | Palau | 7.30 | 2002 |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 7.30 | 2010 |
| 19 | Cyprus | 7.30 | 2010 |
| 20 | Sweden | 7.00 | 2010 |
| 21 | Norway | 6.90 | 2010 |
| 22 | Venezuela | 6.90 | 2009 |
| 23 | Malta | 6.90 | 2010 |
| 24 | Bolivia | 6.90 | 2011 |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.80 | 2011 |
| 26 | Maldives | 6.80 | 2011 |
| 27 | Finland | 6.80 | 2010 |
| 28 | Kenya | 6.70 | 2010 |
| 29 | Belize | 6.60 | 2010 |
| 30 | Belgium | 6.60 | 2010 |
| 31 | Ireland | 6.40 | 2010 |
| 32 | Argentina | 6.30 | 2011 |
| 33 | Vietnam | 6.30 | 2010 |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 6.30 | 2009 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 6.20 | 2011 |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 6.20 | 2010 |
| 37 | Tanzania | 6.20 | 2010 |
| 38 | Tunisia | 6.20 | 2012 |
| 39 | Congo, Republic of the | 6.20 | 2010 |
| 40 | Jamaica | 6.10 | 2012 |
| 41 | Aruba | 6.00 | 2011 |
| 42 | South Africa | 6.00 | 2010 |
| 43 | France | 5.90 | 2010 |
| 44 | Austria | 5.90 | 2010 |
| 45 | Netherlands | 5.90 | 2011 |
| 46 | Malaysia | 5.90 | 2011 |
| 47 | Thailand | 5.80 | 2011 |
| 48 | Samoa | 5.80 | 2008 |
| 49 | Brazil | 5.80 | 2010 |
| 50 | Burundi | 5.80 | 2012 |
| 51 | Slovenia | 5.70 | 2010 |
| 52 | Estonia | 5.70 | 2010 |
| 53 | Senegal | 5.60 | 2010 |
| 54 | Barbados | 5.60 | 2012 |
| 55 | Portugal | 5.60 | 2010 |
| 56 | Australia | 5.60 | 2010 |
| 57 | Israel | 5.60 | 2011 |
| 58 | Mongolia | 5.50 | 2011 |
| 59 | Morocco | 5.40 | 2009 |
| 60 | Malawi | 5.40 | 2011 |
| 61 | Lithuania | 5.40 | 2010 |
| 62 | Canada | 5.40 | 2011 |
| 63 | United States | 5.40 | 2010 |
| 64 | Benin | 5.30 | 2010 |
| 65 | Poland | 5.20 | 2010 |
| 66 | Switzerland | 5.20 | 2010 |
| 67 | Yemen | 5.20 | 2008 |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 5.10 | 2008 |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.10 | 2010 |
| 70 | Syria | 5.10 | 2009 |
| 71 | Belarus | 5.10 | 2012 |
| 72 | Mexico | 5.10 | 2009 |
| 73 | Rwanda | 5.10 | 2013 |
| 74 | Germany | 5.10 | 2010 |
| 75 | Korea, South | 5.00 | 2009 |
| 76 | Cabo Verde | 5.00 | 2011 |
| 77 | Latvia | 5.00 | 2010 |
| 78 | Mozambique | 5.00 | 2006 |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 5.00 | 2009 |
| 80 | Spain | 5.00 | 2010 |
| 81 | Hungary | 4.90 | 2010 |
| 82 | Serbia | 4.80 | 2011 |
| 83 | Mali | 4.80 | 2011 |
| 84 | Paraguay | 4.80 | 2011 |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 4.70 | 2010 |
| 86 | Bhutan | 4.70 | 2011 |
| 87 | Nepal | 4.70 | 2010 |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 4.60 | 2010 |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.60 | 2008 |
| 90 | Chile | 4.50 | 2012 |
| 91 | Togo | 4.50 | 2011 |
| 92 | Uruguay | 4.50 | 2011 |
| 93 | Italy | 4.50 | 2010 |
| 94 | Ecuador | 4.40 | 2012 |
| 95 | Colombia | 4.40 | 2012 |
| 96 | British Virgin Islands | 4.40 | 2010 |
| 97 | Algeria | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 98 | Kosovo | 4.30 | 2008 |
| 99 | Croatia | 4.30 | 2010 |
| 100 | Oman | 4.30 | 2009 |
| 101 | Niger | 4.20 | 2011 |
| 102 | Fiji | 4.20 | 2011 |
| 103 | Slovakia | 4.20 | 2010 |
| 104 | Romania | 4.20 | 2009 |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.20 | 2007 |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 4.20 | 2010 |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 4.10 | 2012 |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 4.10 | 2010 |
| 109 | Gambia, The | 4.10 | 2012 |
| 110 | Russia | 4.10 | 2008 |
| 111 | Greece | 4.10 | 2005 |
| 112 | Grenada | 3.90 | 2003 |
| 113 | Tonga | 3.90 | 2004 |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 3.90 | 2011 |
| 115 | Japan | 3.80 | 2011 |
| 116 | Kuwait | 3.80 | 2006 |
| 117 | Egypt | 3.80 | 2008 |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 3.70 | 2001 |
| 119 | Iran | 3.70 | 2012 |
| 120 | Mauritania | 3.70 | 2011 |
| 121 | Seychelles | 3.60 | 2011 |
| 122 | Panama | 3.50 | 2011 |
| 123 | Mauritius | 3.50 | 2012 |
| 124 | Hong Kong | 3.50 | 2012 |
| 125 | Dominica | 3.50 | 2010 |
| 126 | Brunei | 3.50 | 2013 |
| 127 | Angola | 3.50 | 2010 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 3.40 | 2011 |
| 129 | El Salvador | 3.40 | 2011 |
| 130 | Albania | 3.30 | 2007 |
| 131 | Uganda | 3.30 | 2012 |
| 132 | Armenia | 3.30 | 2012 |
| 133 | Cameroon | 3.20 | 2011 |
| 134 | India | 3.20 | 2011 |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.20 | 2003 |
| 136 | Guyana | 3.20 | 2012 |
| 137 | Cook Islands | 3.10 | 2011 |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 3.10 | 2009 |
| 139 | Guatemala | 3.00 | 2012 |
| 140 | Singapore | 3.00 | 2013 |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 2.90 | 2012 |
| 142 | Turkey | 2.90 | 2006 |
| 143 | Indonesia | 2.80 | 2011 |
| 144 | Liberia | 2.80 | 2012 |
| 145 | Peru | 2.80 | 2012 |
| 146 | Anguilla | 2.80 | 2008 |
| 147 | Laos | 2.80 | 2010 |
| 148 | Macau | 2.70 | 2011 |
| 149 | Philippines | 2.70 | 2009 |
| 150 | Madagascar | 2.70 | 2012 |
| 151 | Bermuda | 2.60 | 2010 |
| 152 | Cambodia | 2.60 | 2010 |
| 153 | Bahrain | 2.60 | 2012 |
| 154 | Qatar | 2.50 | 2008 |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 2.50 | 2010 |
| 156 | Guinea | 2.50 | 2012 |
| 157 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.50 | 2010 |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 2.40 | 2011 |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.40 | 2009 |
| 160 | Chad | 2.30 | 2011 |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 2.20 | 2009 |
| 162 | Lebanon | 2.20 | 2012 |
| 163 | Dominican Republic | 2.20 | 2012 |
| 164 | Pakistan | 2.10 | 2012 |
| 165 | Eritrea | 2.10 | 2006 |
| 166 | Liechtenstein | 2.10 | 2008 |
| 167 | Georgia | 2.00 | 2012 |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 1.70 | 2012 |
| 169 | Monaco | 1.60 | 2011 |
| 170 | Zambia | 1.30 | 2008 |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 1.20 | 2011 |
| 172 | Burma | 0.80 | 2011 |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.60 | 2002 |