Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
104
Highest
100.0%
Cayman Islands
Lowest
28.6%
Monaco
Median
93.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,396
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cayman Islands; the lowest is 28.6% in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.9%, and the mean is 91.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 59.9%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 71.1%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2018 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 5 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2015 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 8 | San Marino | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 99.9% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 10 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Mali | 99.2% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Cuba | 98.8% | 2010 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 98.4% | 2013 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Cambodia | 98.3% | 2014 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 18 | Andorra | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Ghana | 98.2% | 2014 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 20 | Malawi | 98.2% | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 98.2% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 22 | Togo | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 97.9% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 97.9% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Kenya | 97.8% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 97.4% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Cyprus | 97.1% | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 97.0% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Paraguay | 97.0% | 2024 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 30 | South Africa | 96.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 31 | Slovakia | 96.8% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 32 | Spain | 96.3% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Dominica | 96.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 96.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 96.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Argentina | 95.9% | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 95.8% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 38 | Chile | 95.8% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 39 | Brazil | 95.7% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | Hungary | 95.6% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Austria | 95.4% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 42 | Lithuania | 95.4% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 43 | Portugal | 95.3% | 2022 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 44 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 45 | Gambia | 95.0% | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 95.0% | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 47 | Jordan | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 49 | Malta | 94.3% | 2022 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 50 | Uruguay | 94.1% | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 94.1% | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Poland | 93.9% | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 53 | Guatemala | 93.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.4% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 93.3% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 56 | Armenia | 93.2% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 57 | Seychelles | 93.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 58 | Czechia | 92.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 59 | Iceland | 92.7% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 91.7% | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 91.7% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 62 | El Salvador | 91.3% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 91.3% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 91.1% | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 65 | Chad | 91.1% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 66 | Switzerland | 91.0% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 67 | Senegal | 91.0% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 90.9% | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 69 | Germany | 90.6% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 70 | Slovenia | 90.5% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 71 | France | 90.2% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 90.1% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 90.1% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 74 | Ireland | 90.0% | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 75 | Denmark | 89.9% | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 76 | United States of America | 89.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 77 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 89.4% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 78 | Philippines | 89.3% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 89.3% | 2017 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 80 | Nepal | 89.0% | 2015 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 81 | Latvia | 88.9% | 2022 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands | 88.6% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 83 | South Sudan | 88.2% | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 84 | Finland | 87.7% | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 85 | Japan | 87.2% | 2021 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 86 | Cameroon | 86.9% | 2013 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 87 | Türkiye | 86.7% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 88 | Norway | 86.5% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 89 | New Zealand | 84.8% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 83.3% | 2014 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | Republic of Korea | 82.8% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 92 | Gabon | 82.8% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 93 | Estonia | 82.7% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 94 | Morocco | 82.2% | 2009 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.9% | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 80.8% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 79.8% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 98 | Albania | 79.5% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 99 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 100 | Uganda | 78.9% | 2014 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 77.8% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 69.7% | 2014 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 60.1% | 2020 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 104 | Monaco | 28.6% | 2024 | down 71.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release