Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
113
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
41.2%
Jordan
Median
91.3%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,590
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 41.2% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.3%, and the mean is 88.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 64.2%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 57.5%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Togo | 99.6% | 2017 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Guatemala | 99.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 11 | El Salvador | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Cuba | 99.2% | 2010 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 99.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 98.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 16 | South Sudan | 98.6% | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 17 | Barbados | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 98.2% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.0% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 20 | San Marino | 97.9% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 97.6% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 22 | Iceland | 97.6% | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 23 | India | 97.5% | 2005 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 97.4% | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 97.4% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Burundi | 97.2% | 2013 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 97.0% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Serbia | 96.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Andorra | 96.8% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Brazil | 96.8% | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 31 | Niger | 96.7% | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Sweden | 96.5% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Armenia | 96.1% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 34 | Thailand | 95.9% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 95.5% | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 95.4% | 2014 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 37 | Ukraine | 95.4% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 38 | Madagascar | 95.2% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 95.0% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 94.7% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 41 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.5% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 94.4% | 2019 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 94.1% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 94.1% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 45 | Paraguay | 93.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 46 | Guyana | 93.1% | 2012 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 93.1% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 93.0% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 49 | Uruguay | 92.9% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Belarus | 92.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Malawi | 92.2% | 2016 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 52 | Chile | 92.1% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 53 | United States of America | 91.7% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 54 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 91.7% | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 91.4% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 91.3% | 2022 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 91.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 58 | Uganda | 91.2% | 2014 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 59 | Germany | 90.8% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 60 | Italy | 90.8% | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 61 | France | 90.4% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 62 | Austria | 90.4% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 63 | Norway | 90.3% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 64 | Mali | 90.2% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 65 | Benin | 90.0% | 2015 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 66 | Honduras | 90.0% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 90.0% | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 89.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 69 | Switzerland | 89.7% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 70 | Croatia | 89.2% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 71 | Slovakia | 89.0% | 2022 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 88.9% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 73 | Slovenia | 88.9% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Lithuania | 88.5% | 2022 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 75 | Netherlands | 88.1% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | New Zealand | 87.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 77 | Poland | 87.8% | 2022 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 78 | Philippines | 87.5% | 2009 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Latvia | 87.4% | 2022 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 87.3% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 81 | Japan | 87.3% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 82 | Türkiye | 86.8% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 83 | Spain | 85.9% | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 84 | Czechia | 85.7% | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 85 | Gambia | 84.8% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 83.7% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 82.6% | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 88 | Nepal | 82.4% | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 89 | Malaysia | 82.2% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 81.2% | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 80.6% | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.8% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 93 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 94 | Macau, China | 77.8% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 95 | Indonesia | 77.8% | 2015 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 96 | Ghana | 77.3% | 2014 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 76.5% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 76.4% | 2010 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 75.7% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 100 | Peru | 74.8% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 101 | Albania | 73.4% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 68.1% | 2015 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 103 | Cameroon | 63.2% | 2013 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 60.7% | 2018 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.2% | 2014 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 106 | Hong Kong, China | 60.2% | 2012 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 107 | Oman | 60.2% | 2024 | up 64.2% | falling |
| 108 | Senegal | 59.9% | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 109 | Greece | 55.7% | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 43.8% | 2014 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 111 | Mongolia | 41.3% | 2017 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 112 | Jordan | 41.2% | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release