Education spending
Which countries spend most on education?
Namibia leads with 9.1 %; 203 countries have data.
No data for 8 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 16.4 | 2023 |
| 2 | American Samoa | 14.7 | 2006 |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 12.8 | 2023 |
| 4 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 11.6 | 2020 |
| 5 | Namibia | 9.1 | 2024 |
| 6 | Algeria | 9.0 | 2024 |
| 7 | Cuba | 8.4 | 2022 |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 9 | Botswana | 8.1 | 2020 |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 7.7 | 2022 |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 12 | Mauritania | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Bolivia | 7.5 | 2024 |
| 14 | Sweden | 7.3 | 2022 |
| 15 | Iceland | 7.3 | 2022 |
| 16 | Venezuela, RB | 6.9 | 2009 |
| 17 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.8 | 2023 |
| 18 | Tunisia | 6.7 | 2023 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 6.6 | 2024 |
| 20 | Moldova | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 21 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.5 | 2023 |
| 22 | Kuwait | 6.4 | 2024 |
| 23 | Finland | 6.4 | 2022 |
| 24 | Denmark | 6.4 | 2022 |
| 25 | Belgium | 6.3 | 2022 |
| 26 | Senegal | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 27 | Eswatini | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 28 | South Africa | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 29 | Morocco | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 30 | Mozambique | 6.0 | 2022 |
| 31 | Israel | 5.9 | 2022 |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 5.9 | 2021 |
| 33 | Bhutan | 5.8 | 2023 |
| 34 | Naoero | 5.8 | 2023 |
| 35 | Brazil | 5.6 | 2022 |
| 36 | Jamaica | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 5.5 | 2023 |
| 38 | Samoa | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 39 | Curacao | 5.4 | 2024 |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 5.4 | 2023 |
| 41 | West Bank and Gaza | 5.4 | 2021 |
| 42 | Norway | 5.4 | 2022 |
| 43 | United States | 5.4 | 2021 |
| 44 | Korea, Rep. | 5.4 | 2022 |
| 45 | Dominica | 5.4 | 2024 |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 47 | France | 5.3 | 2022 |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 5.3 | 2023 |
| 49 | Tonga | 5.3 | 2022 |
| 50 | Slovenia | 5.3 | 2022 |
| 51 | Austria | 5.3 | 2022 |
| 52 | Colombia | 5.3 | 2020 |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 5.2 | 2023 |
| 54 | Germany | 5.2 | 2022 |
| 55 | New Zealand | 5.2 | 2023 |
| 56 | Mongolia | 5.2 | 2024 |
| 57 | Estonia | 5.2 | 2022 |
| 58 | Netherlands | 5.2 | 2022 |
| 59 | Maldives | 5.2 | 2023 |
| 60 | Yemen, Rep. | 5.2 | 2008 |
| 61 | Ukraine | 5.1 | 2021 |
| 62 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.1 | 2009 |
| 63 | Grenada | 5.1 | 2023 |
| 64 | Australia | 5.1 | 2022 |
| 65 | Belarus | 5.0 | 2024 |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 67 | Argentina | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 68 | Chile | 4.9 | 2022 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 70 | Switzerland | 4.9 | 2022 |
| 71 | Canada | 4.8 | 2022 |
| 72 | Uruguay | 4.8 | 2023 |
| 73 | Cyprus | 4.7 | 2022 |
| 74 | Malta | 4.7 | 2022 |
| 75 | Slovak Republic | 4.7 | 2022 |
| 76 | Belize | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 77 | Rwanda | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 78 | Spain | 4.6 | 2022 |
| 79 | Portugal | 4.6 | 2022 |
| 80 | Honduras | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 81 | Burundi | 4.5 | 2025 |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 4.5 | 2022 |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 84 | Seychelles | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 85 | Guyana | 4.5 | 2018 |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.4 | 2016 |
| 87 | Oman | 4.4 | 2022 |
| 88 | Peru | 4.4 | 2024 |
| 89 | Cabo Verde | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 4.3 | 2017 |
| 91 | Latvia | 4.3 | 2022 |
| 92 | Poland | 4.3 | 2022 |
| 93 | Czechia | 4.3 | 2022 |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 95 | Puerto Rico (US) | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 96 | Lithuania | 4.3 | 2022 |
| 97 | Mauritius | 4.2 | 2024 |
| 98 | Fiji | 4.2 | 2023 |
| 99 | Mali | 4.2 | 2023 |
| 100 | Russian Federation | 4.2 | 2023 |
| 101 | Togo | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 102 | India | 4.1 | 2022 |
| 103 | Croatia | 4.1 | 2021 |
| 104 | Niger | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 105 | Zambia | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 106 | Italy | 4.1 | 2022 |
| 107 | Mexico | 4.1 | 2022 |
| 108 | Kenya | 4.0 | 2024 |
| 109 | Georgia | 4.0 | 2024 |
| 110 | Philippines | 4.0 | 2025 |
| 111 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 112 | China | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 3.9 | 2021 |
| 114 | St. Lucia | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 115 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 116 | Hungary | 3.8 | 2022 |
| 117 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 3.8 | 2008 |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 119 | Djibouti | 3.8 | 2018 |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 3.7 | 2022 |
| 121 | Ecuador | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 122 | Nepal | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 124 | Aruba | 3.6 | 2021 |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 126 | Barbados | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 127 | Iraq | 3.6 | 1989 |
| 128 | Paraguay | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 129 | Malaysia | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 130 | Macao SAR, China | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 131 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 132 | Palau | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 133 | Serbia | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 134 | Greece | 3.4 | 2022 |
| 135 | Congo, Rep. | 3.3 | 2023 |
| 136 | Japan | 3.3 | 2021 |
| 137 | El Salvador | 3.3 | 2024 |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 3.3 | 2002 |
| 139 | Romania | 3.3 | 2022 |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 141 | Qatar | 3.2 | 2020 |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 143 | Jordan | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 144 | Benin | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 145 | Chad | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 147 | Tanzania | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 149 | Turkiye | 3.1 | 2022 |
| 150 | Albania | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 151 | Guatemala | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 152 | Madagascar | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 154 | Ghana | 2.9 | 2022 |
| 155 | Ireland | 2.9 | 2021 |
| 156 | San Marino | 2.9 | 2022 |
| 157 | Viet Nam | 2.9 | 2022 |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 159 | Suriname | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 160 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.8 | 2022 |
| 161 | Cameroon | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 162 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 163 | Gambia, The | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 164 | Malawi | 2.7 | 2022 |
| 165 | Bahamas, The | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 2.6 | 2023 |
| 167 | Uganda | 2.6 | 2022 |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 2.6 | 2011 |
| 169 | Thailand | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 170 | Angola | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 171 | Panama | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 172 | Armenia | 2.4 | 2023 |
| 173 | Comoros | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 174 | Gabon | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 176 | Liberia | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 177 | Libya | 2.3 | 1999 |
| 178 | Singapore | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2 | 1998 |
| 180 | Cambodia | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 181 | Eritrea | 2.1 | 2006 |
| 182 | Bangladesh | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 183 | Sudan | 2.0 | 2009 |
| 184 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.0 | 2013 |
| 185 | Myanmar | 2.0 | 2019 |
| 186 | Pakistan | 1.9 | 2023 |
| 187 | Andorra | 1.9 | 2023 |
| 188 | Bahrain | 1.9 | 2023 |
| 189 | Bermuda | 1.9 | 2023 |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 1.8 | 2023 |
| 191 | Sri Lanka | 1.8 | 2023 |
| 192 | Monaco | 1.7 | 2023 |
| 193 | Guinea | 1.7 | 2023 |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 1.6 | 2023 |
| 195 | South Sudan | 1.6 | 2016 |
| 196 | Indonesia | 1.3 | 2023 |
| 197 | Lao PDR | 1.2 | 2023 |
| 198 | Lebanon | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 199 | Haiti | 1.0 | 2023 |
| 200 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 201 | Zimbabwe | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 202 | Nigeria | 0.3 | 2023 |
| 203 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.0 | 2023 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Sweden
7.3%
51 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia
9.1%
48 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
Cuba
8.4%
40 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Kiribati
16.4%
32 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Algeria
9.0%
23 countries
South Asia
Bhutan
5.8%
6 countries
North America
United States
5.4%
3 countries
What changed
Fell the most
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.-55 pts1972 to 2020
- Naoero-10 pts2002 to 2023
- Marshall Islands-6 pts1999 to 2022
- Tonga-5 pts1984 to 2022
- Liberia-5 pts1978 to 2023
Rose the most
- Kiribati+10 pts1970 to 2023
- Mauritania+6 pts1997 to 2024
- Tuvalu+6 pts1990 to 2023
- Solomon Islands+5 pts1971 to 2023
- Mozambique+4 pts1998 to 2022
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 1989–2025