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Field Listing :: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.

Country Comparison Ranking

By Country Listing of the values for the Education expenditures field
Country Education expenditures
Afghanistan
3.2% of GDP (2015)
Albania
3.5% of GDP (2015)
Algeria
4.3% of GDP (2008)
American Samoa
NA
Andorra
3.3% of GDP (2016)
Angola
3.5% of GDP (2010)
Anguilla
2.8% of GDP (2008)
Antigua and Barbuda
2.5% of GDP (2009)
Argentina
5.9% of GDP (2015)
Armenia
2.8% of GDP (2016)
Aruba
6.5% of GDP (2015)
Australia
5.2% of GDP (2014)
Austria
5.4% of GDP (2014)
Azerbaijan
3% of GDP (2015)
Bahamas, The
NA
Bahrain
2.7% of GDP (2016)
Bangladesh
2.5% of GDP (2016)
Barbados
5.1% of GDP (2016)
Belarus
5% of GDP (2016)
Belgium
6.6% of GDP (2014)
Belize
7.4% of GDP (2017)
Benin
4.4% of GDP (2015)
Bermuda
1.5% of GDP (2017)
Bhutan
7.4% of GDP (2015)
Bolivia
7.3% of GDP (2014)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
NA
Botswana
9.6% of GDP (2009)
Brazil
5.9% of GDP (2014)
British Virgin Islands
6.3% of GDP (2015)
Brunei
4.4% of GDP (2016)
Bulgaria
4.1% of GDP (2013)
Burkina Faso
4.2% of GDP (2015)
Burma
0.8% of GDP (2011)
Burundi
5.4% of GDP (2013)
Cabo Verde
5.4% of GDP (2016)
Cambodia
1.9% of GDP (2014)
Cameroon
2.8% of GDP (2013)
Canada
5.3% of GDP (2011)
Cayman Islands
NA
Central African Republic
1.2% of GDP (2011)
Chad
2.9% of GDP (2013)
Chile
4.9% of GDP (2015)
China
NA
Colombia
4.5% of GDP (2016)
Comoros
4.3% of GDP (2015)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.3% of GDP (2015)
Congo, Republic of the
6.2% of GDP (2010)
Cook Islands
4.7% of GDP (2016)
Costa Rica
7.1% of GDP (2016)
Cote d'Ivoire
4.8% of GDP (2015)
Croatia
4.6% of GDP (2013)
Cuba
12.8% of GDP (2010)
Curacao
4.9% of GDP (2013)
Cyprus
6.1% of GDP (2014)
Czechia
4% of GDP (2014)
Denmark
7.6% of GDP (2014)
Djibouti
4.5% of GDP (2010)
Dominica
3.4% of GDP (2015)
Ecuador
5% of GDP (2015)
Egypt
3.8% of GDP (2008)
El Salvador
3.5% of GDP (2016)
Estonia
5.5% of GDP (2014)
Eswatini
7.1% of GDP (2014)
Ethiopia
4.5% of GDP (2013)
Fiji
3.9% of GDP (2013)
Finland
7.2% of GDP (2014)
France
5.5% of GDP (2014)
Gabon
2.7% of GDP (2014)
Gambia, The
2.8% of GDP (2013)
Gaza Strip
5.7% of GDP (2016)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Georgia
3.8% of GDP (2016)
Germany
4.9% of GDP (2014)
Ghana
6.2% of GDP (2014)
Gibraltar
NA
Grenada
10.3% of GDP (2016)
Guatemala
2.8% of GDP (2016)
Guinea
2.4% of GDP (2014)
Guinea-Bissau
2.1% of GDP (2013)
Guyana
3.2% of GDP (2012)
Haiti
NA
Holy See (Vatican City)
NA
Honduras
5.9% of GDP (2013)
Hong Kong
3.3% of GDP (2017)
Hungary
4.6% of GDP (2014)
Iceland
7.8% of GDP (2013)
India
3.8% of GDP (2013)
Indonesia
3.6% of GDP (2015)
Iran
3.4% of GDP (2016)
Iraq
NA
Ireland
4.9% of GDP (2014)
Israel
5.7% of GDP (2014)
Italy
4.1% of GDP (2014)
Jamaica
5.4% of GDP (2017)
Japan
3.6% of GDP (2014)
Jordan
3.9% of GDP (2016)
Kazakhstan
3% of GDP (2016)
Kenya
5.3% of GDP (2015)
Korea, North
NA
Korea, South
5.1% of GDP (2015)
Kyrgyzstan
6% of GDP (2015)
Laos
2.9% of GDP (2014)
Latvia
5.3% of GDP (2014)
Lebanon
2.5% of GDP (2013)
Lesotho
11.4% of GDP (2008)
Liberia
2.8% of GDP (2012)
Libya
NA
Liechtenstein
2.6% of GDP (2011)
Lithuania
4.5% of GDP (2014)
Luxembourg
4% of GDP (2014)
Macau
3% of GDP (2015)
Madagascar
2.1% of GDP (2013)
Malawi
4.7% of GDP (2016)
Malaysia
4.8% of GDP (2016)
Maldives
4.3% of GDP (2016)
Mali
3.8% of GDP (2015)
Malta
7.2% of GDP (2014)
Mauritania
2.6% of GDP (2016)
Mauritius
5.1% of GDP (2017)
Mexico
5.3% of GDP (2014)
Micronesia, Federated States of
12.5% of GDP (2015)
Moldova
6.7% of GDP (2016)
Monaco
1.4% of GDP (2016)
Mongolia
5.2% of GDP (2016)
Montenegro
NA
Montserrat
5.1% of GDP (2009)
Morocco
5.3% of GDP (2009)
Mozambique
6.5% of GDP (2013)
Namibia
8.3% of GDP (2010)
Nauru
NA
Nepal
3.7% of GDP (2015)
Netherlands
5.5% of GDP (2014)
New Zealand
6.3% of GDP (2015)
Nicaragua
4.5% of GDP (2010)
Niger
6% of GDP (2015)
Nigeria
NA
Niue
NA
Norway
7.7% of GDP (2014)
Oman
6.2% of GDP (2016)
Pakistan
2.8% of GDP (2017)
Panama
3.2% of GDP (2011)
Papua New Guinea
NA
Paraguay
5% of GDP (2012)
Peru
3.8% of GDP (2016)
Philippines
2.7% of GDP (2009)
Poland
4.9% of GDP (2014)
Portugal
5.1% of GDP (2014)
Puerto Rico
6% of GDP (2014)
Qatar
3.6% of GDP (2014)
Romania
3.1% of GDP (2014)
Russia
3.8% of GDP (2012)
Rwanda
3.5% of GDP (2016)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.8% of GDP (2015)
Saint Lucia
5.7% of GDP (2016)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5.8% of GDP (2016)
Samoa
4.1% of GDP (2016)
San Marino
2.4% of GDP (2011)
Sao Tome and Principe
3.7% of GDP (2014)
Saudi Arabia
5.1% of GDP (2008)
Senegal
7.1% of GDP (2015)
Serbia
4% of GDP (2015)
Seychelles
3.6% of GDP (2011)
Sierra Leone
2.9% of GDP (2016)
Singapore
2.9% of GDP (2013)
Slovakia
4.6% of GDP (2015)
Slovenia
5.3% of GDP (2014)
Solomon Islands
10% of GDP (2010)
Somalia
NA
South Africa
5.9% of GDP (2016)
South Sudan
1.8% of GDP (2016)
Spain
4.3% of GDP (2014)
Sri Lanka
3.5% of GDP (2016)
Sudan
2.2% of GDP (2009)
Suriname
NA
Sweden
7.7% of GDP (2014)
Switzerland
5.1% of GDP (2014)
Syria
5.1% of GDP (2009)
Tajikistan
5.2% of GDP (2015)
Tanzania
3.5% of GDP (2014)
Thailand
4.1% of GDP (2013)
Timor-Leste
7.5% of GDP (2014)
Togo
5.1% of GDP (2016)
Tokelau
NA
Tunisia
6.6% of GDP (2015)
Turkey
4.4% of GDP (2014)
Turkmenistan
3% of GDP (2012)
Turks and Caicos Islands
3.3% of GDP (2015)
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
2.3% of GDP (2014)
Ukraine
5.9% of GDP (2014)
United Arab Emirates
NA
United Kingdom
5.6% of GDP (2015)
United States
5% of GDP (2014)
Uruguay
4.4% of GDP (2011)
Uzbekistan
NA
Vanuatu
5.5% of GDP (2015)
Venezuela
6.9% of GDP (2009)
Vietnam
5.7% of GDP (2013)
West Bank
5.7% of GDP (2015)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Yemen
4.6% of GDP (2008)
Zambia
1.1% of GDP (2008)
Zimbabwe
8.4% of GDP (2014)