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Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%) by country

Current expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional). Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if...

Countries reporting
112
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
49.2%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
93.4%
Years covered
22
1998–2019
Data points
1,409

What the numbers show

Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 49.2% in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 93.4%, and the mean is 91.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 24.3%).

Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Aruba 100.0% 2016 up 3.3% rising
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 2010 up 38.9% rising
3 Lebanon 99.8% 2012 up 3.7% falling
4 Sierra Leone 99.5% 2014 up 1.7% flat
5 Cambodia 99.5% 2014 down 0.5% flat
6 Maldives 99.3% 2016 down 0.5% flat
7 Andorra 99.2% 2019 up 1.7% flat
8 Cuba 99.1% 2010 up 7.6% rising
9 Vanuatu 98.8% 2017 up 0.0% rising
10 Azerbaijan 98.7% 2018 up 1.7% flat
11 Jamaica 98.4% 2019 down 1.6% rising
12 Costa Rica 98.1% 2019 — flat
13 Burundi 98.1% 2012 up 8.6% flat
14 Guinea 98.0% 2019 up 4.3% rising
15 Italy 98.0% 2017 up 3.8% rising
16 Niger 97.6% 2017 up 19.2% rising
17 Mexico 97.6% 2017 up 0.7% flat
18 Togo 97.6% 2016 down 0.5% rising
19 Brazil 97.5% 2017 up 4.5% flat
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.5% 2017 up 3.8% flat
21 Mali 97.0% 2017 up 19.9% rising
22 Malawi 96.9% 2016 up 2.0% flat
23 Madagascar 96.9% 2013 up 42.1% rising
24 Serbia 96.8% 2018 up 0.9% flat
25 Uruguay 96.3% 2018 up 2.2% flat
26 Portugal 96.3% 2017 down 0.2% flat
27 Timor-Leste 96.0% 2014 up 21.2% rising
28 Sweden 95.8% 2017 up 2.3% flat
29 South Africa 95.8% 2019 down 0.4% flat
30 Croatia 95.8% 2017 up 1.2% flat
31 Barbados 95.6% 2017 up 0.7% flat
32 Bulgaria 95.5% 2017 up 15.9% flat
33 Kazakhstan 95.5% 2018 up 5.5% flat
34 Djibouti 95.4% 2007 down 4.0% flat
35 Iceland 95.4% 2017 up 5.7% rising
36 India 95.2% 2005 down 3.0% flat
37 Romania 95.2% 2017 up 19.3% flat
38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 95.1% 2018 down 0.1% flat
39 Cape Verde 95.1% 2016 up 21.0% rising
40 Senegal 95.0% 2016 up 9.1% flat
41 Spain 94.9% 2017 up 8.1% rising
42 Belgium 94.9% 2017 down 1.1% flat
43 Seychelles 94.8% 2016 up 9.6% flat
44 Ireland 94.7% 2017 up 4.8% flat
45 Guatemala 94.7% 2019 up 7.0% flat
46 Côte d'Ivoire 94.6% 2018 up 0.5% rising
47 Lithuania 94.5% 2017 up 6.6% flat
48 Slovakia 94.5% 2017 down 1.4% flat
49 Denmark 94.4% 2017 down 0.6% flat
50 Belarus 94.4% 2017 up 0.7% flat
51 Thailand 94.3% 2014 — flat
52 Albania 93.9% 2018 up 2.7% flat
53 Saint Lucia 93.8% 2018 up 27.4% falling
54 Paraguay 93.8% 2016 up 2.2% flat
55 Chile 93.5% 2017 down 1.9% rising
56 Poland 93.5% 2017 up 1.7% flat
57 Austria 93.3% 2017 down 3.1% flat
58 El Salvador 93.3% 2018 up 4.2% flat
59 Slovenia 93.1% 2017 up 1.5% flat
60 Germany 93.1% 2017 up 0.4% flat
61 Kenya 92.5% 2015 — flat
62 Malaysia 92.4% 2019 up 9.3% rising
63 Ukraine 92.3% 2017 down 4.3% flat
64 Cyprus 92.3% 2017 up 3.8% rising
65 Canada 92.2% 2013 down 4.8% falling
66 Singapore 91.8% 2013 — flat
67 Philippines 91.8% 2009 down 1.8% flat
68 Russian Federation 91.7% 2017 up 0.9% flat
69 Benin 91.7% 2015 up 6.3% rising
70 Ghana 91.4% 2014 up 2.5% flat
71 Czechia 91.2% 2017 up 2.1% flat
72 Luxembourg 91.1% 2017 up 4.1% rising
73 Mongolia 91.1% 2017 down 4.2% flat
74 Finland 91.0% 2017 down 2.3% flat
75 Estonia 90.9% 2017 up 0.5% flat
76 Israel 90.1% 2017 down 3.7% flat
77 Malta 90.0% 2017 down 2.8% falling
78 Hungary 89.9% 2017 down 4.4% flat
79 Tunisia 89.6% 2010 up 4.8% flat
80 Türkiye 89.4% 2006 up 11.3% flat
81 Switzerland 89.4% 2016 down 2.3% flat
82 Argentina 89.1% 2017 down 8.0% falling
83 Netherlands 89.1% 2017 up 2.8% flat
84 Nepal 89.0% 2015 up 2.1% flat
85 Japan 88.8% 2017 down 2.4% flat
86 Latvia 88.6% 2017 up 4.7% falling
87 Republic of Moldova 88.4% 2018 up 2.0% flat
88 Indonesia 88.1% 2015 down 2.9% flat
89 Armenia 87.6% 2017 up 37.0% rising
90 Jordan 87.5% 2019 — rising
91 Uganda 87.4% 2014 up 16.9% rising
92 Colombia 87.4% 2018 down 12.6% falling
93 Norway 87.0% 2017 down 1.6% flat
94 Rwanda 87.0% 2016 down 7.9% rising
95 Cameroon 86.4% 2013 up 1.7% rising
96 Guyana 85.4% 2012 up 0.8% flat
97 Peru 85.2% 2019 up 5.4% falling
98 Kyrgyzstan 85.1% 2017 down 2.5% falling
99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.0% 2014 up 13.5% rising
100 Hong Kong, China 81.8% 2012 down 4.9% flat
101 Macau, China 81.2% 2018 down 10.4% rising
102 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% 2018 down 2.4% rising
103 Eritrea 80.4% 2006 up 65.5% rising
104 Afghanistan 80.4% 2015 down 1.6% flat
105 Greece 78.3% 2005 down 0.9% flat
106 Viet Nam 78.1% 2013 — rising
107 Sri Lanka 74.7% 2018 down 17.8% falling
108 Monaco 73.3% 2019 down 24.3% falling
109 Bangladesh 71.0% 2019 down 12.3% falling
110 Ethiopia 64.6% 2015 down 8.9% rising
111 Gambia 57.8% 2012 — flat
112 Guinea-Bissau 49.2% 2013 up 42.4% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 1,409 data points, 1998–2019
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Current expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional). Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Divide all current expenditure in public institutions by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/