Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
107
Highest
44.8%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Togo
Median
5.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,421
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 8.0%.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 2,753.8%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 44.8% | 2020 | up 2,561.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 27.4% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 3 | El Salvador | 27.2% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 26.5% | 2011 | up 2,753.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 25.0% | 2014 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | Gabon | 21.4% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Albania | 20.5% | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 18.5% | 2014 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 18.5% | 2021 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 17.1% | 2009 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Jordan | 16.3% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 16.2% | 2022 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 15.5% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 15.2% | 2021 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Monaco | 14.0% | 2024 | up 494.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Latvia | 13.4% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.1% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 12.4% | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 20 | New Zealand | 12.2% | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 11.9% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 22 | Japan | 11.6% | 2021 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 11.4% | 2016 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan | 11.0% | 2024 | up 287.2% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.9% | 2021 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 10.7% | 2009 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 10.4% | 2017 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 28 | United States of America | 10.1% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 29 | France | 10.0% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 9.9% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 31 | Canada | 9.9% | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.7% | 2014 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 9.5% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 9.5% | 2017 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Ireland | 9.4% | 2021 | up 72.9% | falling |
| 36 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.4% | 2022 | up 67.7% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 9.3% | 2022 | up 367.4% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 9.3% | 2015 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 39 | Indonesia | 9.1% | 2015 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 8.7% | 2022 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 8.3% | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Lebanon | 8.2% | 2011 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 7.8% | 2022 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 7.7% | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 7.4% | 2022 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 46 | Türkiye | 7.2% | 2022 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 47 | Seychelles | 7.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 6.7% | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 49 | Sweden | 6.7% | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 6.6% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 6.4% | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.3% | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 53 | Hungary | 5.7% | 2022 | up 124.1% | falling |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 5.7% | 2022 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 5.7% | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 56 | India | 5.5% | 2005 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 5.4% | 2022 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Poland | 5.3% | 2022 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 59 | Brazil | 5.2% | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 5.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 5.0% | 2013 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Oman | 4.8% | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Ghana | 4.8% | 2014 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 64 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 65 | Portugal | 4.7% | 2022 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Italy | 4.7% | 2022 | up 194.7% | falling |
| 67 | Croatia | 4.6% | 2021 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 4.5% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 4.3% | 2022 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 4.3% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.3% | 2023 | up 445.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 4.3% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 4.2% | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 4.2% | 2022 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Ukraine | 4.0% | 2021 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 4.0% | 2022 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominica | 3.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 3.6% | 2016 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Belgium | 3.5% | 2022 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 80 | Uruguay | 3.5% | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 3.4% | 2016 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 82 | Niger | 3.1% | 2017 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2024 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 2.8% | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Mali | 2.4% | 2021 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2022 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 2.1% | 2013 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Andorra | 2.1% | 2023 | up 97.1% | falling |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 2.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Austria | 2.0% | 2022 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Greece | 1.9% | 2022 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2020 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Cuba | 1.8% | 2010 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mexico | 1.7% | 2022 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 96 | Iceland | 1.5% | 2022 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 1.4% | 2022 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 1.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Maldives | 0.7% | 2019 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 102 | San Marino | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release