Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) by country
Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets...
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 58.7% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0% in Barbados.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.5%, and the mean is 11.5%.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 4,925.6%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 58.7% | 2017 | up 2,075.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 50.8% | 2015 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 3 | Greece | 43.3% | 2017 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 42.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 39.8% | 2012 | up 879.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.8% | 2014 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 39.3% | 2018 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 8 | Cameroon | 36.8% | 2013 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 31.9% | 2015 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 25.8% | 2018 | up 291.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Cyprus | 25.6% | 2017 | up 55.1% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 23.6% | 2010 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 23.5% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 22.7% | 2014 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 22.2% | 2015 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 21.4% | 2006 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 17 | Jordan | 20.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Malta | 20.0% | 2017 | up 431.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Macau, China | 19.8% | 2018 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 19.7% | 2019 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 19.0% | 2019 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 18.9% | 2017 | up 100.6% | falling |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.9% | 2018 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 17.6% | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Peru | 17.2% | 2019 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 15.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 13.6% | 2017 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 12.5% | 2009 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 12.3% | 2017 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 12.1% | 2017 | up 106.6% | falling |
| 31 | Guatemala | 11.8% | 2019 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia | 11.4% | 2017 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 33 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.3% | 2018 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 11.3% | 2016 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Netherlands | 10.9% | 2017 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 36 | Canada | 10.4% | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 37 | Switzerland | 10.3% | 2016 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 38 | Japan | 10.1% | 2017 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 39 | Benin | 10.0% | 2015 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 9.9% | 2017 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 9.9% | 2016 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 42 | United States of America | 9.7% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 9.1% | 2017 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 8.8% | 2017 | up 1,625.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Uganda | 8.8% | 2014 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Croatia | 8.7% | 2017 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Austria | 8.6% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 8.5% | 2017 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 49 | Honduras | 8.0% | 2018 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 50 | Malawi | 7.8% | 2016 | up 280.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Republic of Moldova | 7.6% | 2018 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Lithuania | 7.5% | 2017 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 7.5% | 2017 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 7.1% | 2017 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 7.1% | 2017 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 7.0% | 2017 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 57 | Guyana | 6.9% | 2012 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 58 | Uruguay | 6.3% | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 59 | Italy | 6.3% | 2017 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 60 | Niger | 6.3% | 2017 | up 484.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 6.1% | 2017 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 6.0% | 2017 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Ukraine | 6.0% | 2017 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 5.9% | 2017 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 65 | Finland | 5.8% | 2017 | up 78.1% | falling |
| 66 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2017 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Portugal | 5.2% | 2017 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 4.9% | 2017 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 4.9% | 2016 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 4.8% | 2017 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2019 | up 4,925.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 4.6% | 2014 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Argentina | 4.6% | 2017 | up 397.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Thailand | 4.1% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 3.9% | 2018 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 3.8% | 2017 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 3.7% | 2017 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 3.6% | 2018 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Chile | 3.6% | 2017 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 80 | Denmark | 3.4% | 2017 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | 3.3% | 2019 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Burundi | 2.8% | 2013 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Brazil | 2.6% | 2017 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mali | 2.5% | 2017 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2018 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 86 | India | 2.5% | 2005 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 87 | Iceland | 2.4% | 2017 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Kenya | 2.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Singapore | 2.3% | 2018 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 2.3% | 2011 | up 442.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Ireland | 1.8% | 2017 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 92 | Armenia | 1.1% | 2017 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Andorra | 1.1% | 2019 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2018 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 0.8% | 2010 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2017 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2016 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of more than one year. It includes expenditure for construction, renovation and major repairs of buildings and the purchase of heavy equipment or vehicles. Divide capital expenditure in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/