Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Hong Kong, China or Lebanon?

Hong Kong, China, at 29.4% against 28.7% in Lebanon as of 2018.

What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Hong Kong, China and Lebanon?

0.7%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lebanon?

11 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Lebanon: Expenditure on tertiary education

Hong Kong, China

29.4%

in 2018

Lebanon

28.7%

in 2013

Hong Kong, China rank

24th

Lebanon rank

25th

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

Hong Kong, China
Lebanon

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 29.4% against 28.7% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and Lebanon ranks 25th of 160 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.0%	19.1%	21.0%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	32.6%	27.0%	5.6%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	32.0%	28.3%	3.7%	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Hong Kong, China or Lebanon?: Hong Kong, China, at 29.4% against 28.7% in Lebanon as of 2018.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Hong Kong, China and Lebanon?: 0.7%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lebanon?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2013.
How do Hong Kong, China and Lebanon rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?: Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and Lebanon ranks 25th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.