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Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions) by country

Current expenditure is 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. Current expenditure is consumed within the current...

Countries reporting
123
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
49.2%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
92.3%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,964

What the numbers show

Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 49.2% in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 92.3%, and the mean is 90.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 41.6%).

Current education expenditure, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Aruba 100.0% 2016 up 3.3% rising
1 Ireland 100.0% 2021 up 7.2% rising
1 Kazakhstan 100.0% 2019 up 9.9% rising
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 2010 up 38.9% rising
1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% 2023 — rising
6 Turkmenistan 99.8% 2023 up 50.6% rising
7 Lebanon 99.8% 2012 up 3.7% falling
8 San Marino 99.6% 2023 down 0.4% flat
9 Jamaica 99.5% 2024 up 1.5% rising
10 Cambodia 99.5% 2014 down 0.5% flat
11 Vanuatu 99.4% 2020 up 1.1% rising
12 Maldives 99.3% 2016 down 0.4% flat
13 Niger 99.2% 2018 up 8.6% rising
14 Cuba 99.1% 2010 up 7.6% rising
15 Saint Lucia 98.7% 2023 up 8.2% flat
16 Andorra 98.6% 2023 down 0.8% flat
17 Guinea 98.6% 2020 up 6.9% rising
18 Burundi 98.1% 2012 up 8.6% flat
19 Mali 98.0% 2021 up 6.2% rising
20 Mexico 97.8% 2022 up 1.4% flat
21 Palestine, State of 97.8% 2021 up 2.5% flat
22 Togo 97.6% 2016 down 0.5% rising
23 Serbia 97.5% 2023 up 0.1% flat
24 South Africa 97.1% 2024 up 0.5% flat
25 Costa Rica 97.1% 2023 up 1.2% flat
26 Malawi 96.9% 2016 up 2.0% flat
27 Madagascar 96.9% 2013 up 42.1% rising
28 Ecuador 96.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
29 Paraguay 96.5% 2024 up 5.3% flat
30 Guatemala 96.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
31 Cyprus 96.3% 2022 up 7.3% rising
32 Ukraine 96.2% 2021 down 0.3% flat
33 Barbados 96.2% 2023 down 0.2% flat
34 Portugal 96.0% 2022 up 7.2% flat
35 Timor-Leste 96.0% 2014 up 21.2% rising
36 Argentina 95.9% 2023 up 1.9% flat
37 Belgium 95.4% 2022 down 0.2% flat
38 Djibouti 95.4% 2007 down 4.0% flat
39 Brazil 95.3% 2022 up 3.5% flat
40 India 95.2% 2005 down 3.0% flat
41 Cape Verde 95.1% 2016 up 21.0% rising
42 Chile 95.1% 2022 down 2.0% rising
43 Italy 95.0% 2022 down 1.0% flat
44 Seychelles 94.8% 2016 up 9.6% flat
45 Uruguay 94.5% 2023 down 1.3% flat
46 Croatia 94.4% 2021 down 1.9% flat
47 Malaysia 94.4% 2021 up 0.1% rising
48 Thailand 94.3% 2014 — flat
49 Iceland 94.3% 2022 up 0.0% rising
50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.3% 2024 up 13.1% rising
51 Sweden 93.7% 2022 down 0.7% flat
52 Lithuania 93.6% 2022 up 7.0% flat
53 Belarus 93.4% 2024 up 2.3% flat
54 Denmark 93.2% 2022 up 2.4% flat
55 Romania 93.2% 2022 up 1.2% rising
56 Spain 93.0% 2022 up 0.7% rising
57 Bulgaria 92.8% 2022 down 1.4% flat
58 Poland 92.7% 2022 up 0.4% flat
59 Kenya 92.5% 2015 — flat
60 Slovakia 92.5% 2022 up 0.2% flat
61 Russian Federation 92.4% 2018 up 1.7% flat
62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92.3% 2021 down 1.6% flat
63 Austria 92.2% 2022 down 4.0% flat
64 Hungary 92.0% 2022 down 3.8% flat
65 Armenia 92.0% 2023 up 18.9% rising
66 Singapore 91.8% 2013 — flat
67 Philippines 91.8% 2009 down 1.8% flat
68 Benin 91.7% 2015 up 6.3% rising
69 Azerbaijan 91.6% 2023 down 4.3% falling
70 Ghana 91.4% 2014 up 2.5% flat
71 Republic of Moldova 91.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
72 Mongolia 91.1% 2017 down 4.2% flat
73 Czechia 91.1% 2022 up 0.4% flat
74 France 91.0% 2022 down 1.5% flat
75 Finland 91.0% 2022 down 3.2% flat
76 Kyrgyzstan 90.9% 2021 down 3.2% flat
77 Canada 90.6% 2022 up 1.2% falling
78 Jordan 90.5% 2024 down 1.5% rising
79 United States of America 90.4% 2021 down 1.0% flat
80 Germany 90.2% 2022 down 2.4% flat
81 Luxembourg 90.0% 2022 up 2.9% rising
82 Israel 90.0% 2022 down 1.2% flat
83 Iran, Islamic Republic of 89.9% 2022 down 5.6% flat
84 Latvia 89.9% 2022 up 2.7% falling
85 Slovenia 89.7% 2022 down 2.0% flat
86 Tunisia 89.6% 2010 up 4.8% flat
87 Switzerland 89.4% 2016 down 2.3% flat
88 South Sudan 89.3% 2024 up 7.0% falling
89 Nepal 89.0% 2015 up 2.1% flat
90 Norway 88.9% 2022 down 2.1% flat
91 Netherlands 88.6% 2022 up 1.0% flat
92 Senegal 88.6% 2022 up 0.0% rising
93 Indonesia 88.1% 2015 down 2.9% flat
94 Estonia 88.1% 2022 up 1.7% flat
95 El Salvador 88.0% 2024 down 6.1% falling
96 Malta 87.9% 2022 up 0.8% falling
97 Türkiye 87.8% 2022 up 4.0% rising
98 Uganda 87.4% 2014 up 16.9% rising
99 Japan 87.4% 2021 down 0.1% flat
100 Cameroon 86.4% 2013 up 1.7% rising
101 Greece 86.1% 2022 up 0.5% rising
102 Oman 85.9% 2024 down 2.8% flat
103 Guyana 85.4% 2012 up 0.8% flat
104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.0% 2014 up 13.5% rising
105 Côte d'Ivoire 84.4% 2024 down 9.1% flat
106 Macau, China 84.2% 2023 up 14.9% rising
107 Republic of Korea 83.8% 2022 down 2.8% flat
108 Albania 82.5% 2023 down 9.8% falling
109 Hong Kong, China 81.8% 2012 down 4.9% flat
110 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% 2018 down 2.4% rising
111 Eritrea 80.4% 2006 up 65.5% rising
112 Afghanistan 80.4% 2015 down 1.6% flat
113 Rwanda 79.0% 2024 down 12.3% falling
114 Peru 78.5% 2024 down 1.3% falling
115 Viet Nam 78.1% 2013 — rising
116 Cayman Islands 75.8% 2023 — falling
117 Sierra Leone 75.5% 2022 down 23.7% falling
118 Sri Lanka 74.7% 2018 down 17.8% falling
119 Bangladesh 71.0% 2019 down 12.3% falling
120 Ethiopia 61.7% 2014 up 13.8% rising
121 Gambia 57.8% 2012 — flat
122 Monaco 53.5% 2024 down 41.6% falling
123 Guinea-Bissau 49.2% 2013 up 42.4% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions)
Unit
% of total expenditure in public institutions
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,964 data points, 1998–2024
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Current expenditure is 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. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).