Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
107
Highest
100.0%
Cayman Islands
Lowest
55.2%
Bangladesh
Median
94.3%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,426
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cayman Islands; the lowest is 55.2% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.3%, and the mean is 92.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 90.3%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 43.9%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2018 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 5 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2015 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | San Marino | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Jamaica | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 11 | Cambodia | 98.8% | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 13 | Senegal | 98.6% | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 98.5% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 98.3% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 16 | Cuba | 98.2% | 2010 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 98.2% | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 98.1% | 2022 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 98.0% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 97.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Andorra | 97.9% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Madagascar | 97.9% | 2013 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 97.7% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 24 | Mali | 97.6% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 97.2% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Kenya | 97.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 27 | Paraguay | 97.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 96.6% | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 96.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 96.5% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Malawi | 96.4% | 2016 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 32 | Dominica | 96.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 96.0% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Ukraine | 96.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 95.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 95.8% | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 37 | Denmark | 95.7% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Venezuela | 95.7% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 39 | Thailand | 95.7% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 95.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 95.5% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 95.4% | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 95.3% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 44 | Portugal | 95.3% | 2022 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 45 | South Africa | 95.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Ghana | 95.2% | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Gambia | 95.0% | 2013 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 94.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 94.8% | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 51 | Poland | 94.7% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 52 | Malta | 94.6% | 2022 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 53 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 54 | Guatemala | 94.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 94.3% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 56 | Hungary | 94.3% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | Bolivia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 58 | Switzerland | 93.6% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Moldova | 93.4% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Sweden | 93.3% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 61 | Czechia | 93.3% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 62 | Seychelles | 93.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 63 | Turkey | 92.8% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 92.6% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 92.3% | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 92.2% | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 91.8% | 2011 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 68 | Armenia | 91.7% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 69 | Germany | 91.3% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 70 | Indonesia | 90.9% | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Nepal | 90.7% | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 72 | Slovakia | 90.7% | 2022 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 73 | Iran | 90.6% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 74 | Ireland | 90.6% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 75 | Mongolia | 90.5% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 76 | Finland | 90.5% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 77 | Laos | 90.3% | 2014 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 90.1% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 90.1% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 80 | France | 90.0% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 81 | United States | 89.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 89.6% | 2017 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 83 | Philippines | 89.3% | 2009 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 89.1% | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 85 | South Sudan | 89.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 88.6% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 87 | Japan | 88.4% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 88 | Netherlands | 88.1% | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 89 | New Zealand | 87.8% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 90 | Norway | 87.6% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 92 | Latvia | 86.6% | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 93 | Monaco | 86.0% | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 84.8% | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 84.5% | 2022 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 96 | South Korea | 83.8% | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 97 | Jordan | 83.7% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 98 | Morocco | 82.9% | 2009 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 99 | Chad | 81.5% | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 100 | Uganda | 81.5% | 2014 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 79.5% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 102 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 103 | Gabon | 78.6% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 75.0% | 2014 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 105 | El Salvador | 72.8% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 106 | Vietnam | 72.6% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 55.2% | 2020 | down 43.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release