Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
126
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
43.4%
Monaco
Median
94.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,690
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 43.4% in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.4%, and the mean is 91.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 50.3%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 55.8%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure … secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2018 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 9 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2015 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2014 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | San Marino | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Singapore | 99.4% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 99.1% | 2010 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 99.0% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Cambodia | 98.5% | 2014 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Cuba | 98.5% | 2010 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 98.5% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Mali | 98.4% | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 98.2% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 26 | Andorra | 98.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Madagascar | 98.1% | 2013 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 98.1% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 97.9% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 97.7% | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 97.7% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 97.4% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Kenya | 97.2% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 34 | Cameroon | 97.1% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 97.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 36 | Belgium | 96.8% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Namibia | 96.6% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | Austria | 96.6% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Malaysia | 96.5% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 96.5% | 2014 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 41 | Dominica | 96.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 96.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 96.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Italy | 95.9% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 45 | South Africa | 95.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Argentina | 95.8% | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 47 | Venezuela | 95.8% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 95.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 49 | Chile | 95.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 95.7% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 95.7% | 2012 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 52 | Romania | 95.5% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 53 | Portugal | 95.3% | 2022 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 54 | Brazil | 95.3% | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 55 | Iceland | 95.3% | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 95.2% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 58 | Gambia | 95.0% | 2013 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 94.9% | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 60 | Uruguay | 94.9% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 61 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 62 | Lithuania | 94.5% | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 63 | Malta | 94.5% | 2022 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 64 | Benin | 94.4% | 2015 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 94.3% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 66 | Slovakia | 94.1% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 67 | Guatemala | 93.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 93.9% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 69 | East Timor | 93.8% | 2014 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 93.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 72 | Czechia | 93.1% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 73 | Seychelles | 93.0% | 2016 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 74 | Indonesia | 92.8% | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 75 | Armenia | 92.6% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 76 | Sweden | 92.5% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Switzerland | 92.2% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 78 | Moldova | 91.9% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Barbados | 91.7% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 91.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | Slovenia | 91.5% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 91.5% | 2023 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 83 | Iran | 90.9% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 84 | Germany | 90.8% | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 85 | Guyana | 90.7% | 2012 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 90.5% | 2016 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 87 | Israel | 90.5% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Ireland | 90.3% | 2021 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 89 | Mongolia | 90.2% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 90.1% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | France | 90.1% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 92 | Turkey | 90.0% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 93 | Nepal | 89.9% | 2015 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 94 | United States | 89.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 89.4% | 2017 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 96 | Philippines | 89.3% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 89.2% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 98 | Finland | 89.0% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 99 | South Sudan | 88.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 100 | Netherlands | 88.5% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 101 | Burundi | 87.9% | 2013 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 102 | Japan | 87.8% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 103 | Latvia | 87.7% | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 104 | Estonia | 87.5% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 105 | Norway | 87.1% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 106 | Laos | 86.4% | 2014 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 107 | New Zealand | 86.2% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 108 | South Korea | 83.3% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 83.0% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 110 | Morocco | 82.6% | 2009 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 82.4% | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 112 | El Salvador | 81.8% | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 113 | Gabon | 81.5% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 80.8% | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 115 | Uganda | 79.6% | 2014 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 116 | Albania | 79.5% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 117 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 118 | Zambia | 77.3% | 2017 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 119 | Vietnam | 77.3% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 120 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 75.3% | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 121 | Peru | 75.0% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 71.7% | 2014 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 57.2% | 2020 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51.5% | 2021 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 125 | Eritrea | 43.7% | 2005 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 126 | Monaco | 43.4% | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release