Brazil vs India: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage

Brazil
1.0%
in 2022
India
1.0%
in 2022
Brazil rank
20th
India rank
21st

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage over time

  • Brazil
  • India
00.250.50.7511.2199820102022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 20th and India ranks 21st of 122 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% India
2000s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% India
2010s 1.1% 1.0% 0.1% Brazil
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage, Brazil or India?
Brazil, at 1.0% against 1.0% in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage between Brazil and India?
0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Brazil ranks 20th and India ranks 21st of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,708 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release