Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
103
Highest
71.4%
Monaco
Lowest
0.0%
Kazakhstan
Median
6.2%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,388
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 71.4% in Monaco; the lowest is 0.0% in Kazakhstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 8.7%.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 7,137.9%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 71.4% | 2024 | up 6,798.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 39.9% | 2020 | up 2,099.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 30.3% | 2014 | up 158.7% | rising |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 22.2% | 2022 | up 2,907.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Kuwait | 21.8% | 2011 | up 2,533.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 21.1% | 2014 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | up 7,137.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Albania | 20.5% | 2023 | up 151.7% | rising |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 20.2% | 2021 | up 407.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 19.2% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.1% | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 17.8% | 2009 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 17.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 14 | Gabon | 17.2% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 17.2% | 2022 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.7% | 2014 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 17 | New Zealand | 15.2% | 2023 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 13.5% | 2022 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 13.3% | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 20 | Japan | 12.8% | 2021 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 12.3% | 2022 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 11.4% | 2022 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 11.1% | 2022 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 11.0% | 2015 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 10.7% | 2017 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 10.7% | 2009 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.6% | 2021 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 28 | United States of America | 10.1% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 10.1% | 2022 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 10.0% | 2021 | up 82.5% | falling |
| 31 | Mongolia | 9.9% | 2017 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 9.9% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 33 | France | 9.8% | 2022 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 9.5% | 2022 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 9.4% | 2022 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% | 2023 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 9.0% | 2022 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 9.0% | 2022 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 39 | Chad | 8.9% | 2024 | up 1,797.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.9% | 2022 | up 67.8% | falling |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 8.7% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 42 | El Salvador | 8.7% | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Sweden | 8.3% | 2022 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 8.3% | 2016 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Iceland | 7.3% | 2022 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 7.1% | 2022 | down 26.2% | flat |
| 47 | Seychelles | 7.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 6.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Armenia | 6.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 6.7% | 2022 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.6% | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 6.2% | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 6.1% | 2022 | up 115.1% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 5.9% | 2015 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 5.9% | 2023 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Guyana | 5.8% | 2011 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Malta | 5.7% | 2022 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 58 | India | 5.5% | 2005 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 59 | Jordan | 5.2% | 2024 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 60 | Romania | 5.0% | 2022 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Gambia | 5.0% | 2013 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Oman | 4.8% | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 4.7% | 2022 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 4.6% | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 66 | Austria | 4.6% | 2022 | up 156.7% | flat |
| 67 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2022 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 68 | Brazil | 4.3% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 69 | Chile | 4.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.2% | 2023 | up 439.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 4.1% | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 4.0% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 4.0% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 74 | Dominica | 3.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Spain | 3.7% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 3.2% | 2022 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 77 | South Africa | 3.1% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Italy | 3.0% | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 80 | Cyprus | 2.9% | 2022 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Belgium | 2.6% | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 82 | Niger | 2.3% | 2017 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Kenya | 2.2% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | 2.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Togo | 1.9% | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2020 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Malawi | 1.8% | 2016 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Ghana | 1.8% | 2014 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Andorra | 1.7% | 2023 | up 50.4% | falling |
| 91 | Cambodia | 1.7% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2013 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 93 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 1.2% | 2010 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Mali | 0.8% | 2021 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Maldives | 0.7% | 2019 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Greece | 0.1% | 2022 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 100 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release