Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
67
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
52.7%
Rwanda
Median
95.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
810
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 52.7% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.4%, and the mean is 90.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 178.3%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 47.3%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2010 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2005 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2013 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2008 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2013 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 100.0% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2010 | up 178.3% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2009 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 16 | Senegal | 99.8% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Guatemala | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Maldives | 99.5% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 99.5% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 20 | Singapore | 99.4% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 99.1% | 2011 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Jamaica | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Belarus | 98.9% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.7% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 98.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 98.6% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 28 | Seychelles | 98.0% | 2016 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 29 | Guyana | 97.7% | 2012 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 30 | Ukraine | 97.7% | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 31 | Ireland | 96.3% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Niger | 96.3% | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 33 | Moldova | 95.4% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 95.4% | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 35 | Sweden | 95.2% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 94.3% | 2022 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 37 | Hungary | 92.7% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 38 | Germany | 92.7% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 92.3% | 2007 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 40 | Philippines | 91.4% | 2009 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 41 | United States | 91.4% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 42 | Slovakia | 91.2% | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 43 | Mongolia | 90.8% | 2017 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 44 | Poland | 89.6% | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 45 | Eritrea | 89.5% | 2005 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 89.5% | 2022 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 47 | France | 89.3% | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 48 | Czechia | 89.2% | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands | 88.8% | 2015 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | New Zealand | 87.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 51 | Norway | 87.7% | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 85.7% | 2022 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 85.2% | 2015 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 84.2% | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 55 | Malta | 84.0% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 56 | Hong Kong | 83.6% | 2012 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 57 | South Sudan | 82.6% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 58 | Madagascar | 78.3% | 2013 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 72.7% | 2020 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 60 | Kenya | 69.9% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 66.3% | 2014 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 64.9% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 63.4% | 2017 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 60.0% | 2022 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 59.2% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.0% | 2014 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 52.7% | 2022 | down 47.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release