Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
44
Highest
13.9%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
1.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
412
What the numbers show
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 13.9% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4%, and the mean is 2.2%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 403.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 13.9% | 2022 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ecuador | 9.1% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 8.3% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 4 | Barbados | 5.6% | 2022 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 4.6% | 2017 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 6 | Rwanda | 4.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Jordan | 4.4% | 2024 | up 403.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 4.0% | 2014 | up 376.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Armenia | 3.9% | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 3.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Cayman Islands | 2.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 2.3% | 2019 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 2.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2010 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2014 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 1.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 1.9% | 2021 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 1.9% | 2015 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 20 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.7% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 21 | Jamaica | 1.6% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 1.5% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% | 2014 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 24 | Oman | 1.3% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 25 | Malaysia | 1.3% | 2021 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 1.2% | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1.1% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2022 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2010 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 31 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2017 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 32 | San Marino | 0.4% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.3% | 2022 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 0.2% | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Andorra | 0.2% | 2023 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2020 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release