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Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) by country

Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Countries reporting
149
Highest
71.6%
Tunisia
Lowest
0.8%
Djibouti
Median
33.3%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,100

What the numbers show

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 71.6% in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.8% in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 33.3%, and the mean is 32.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 86.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 888.8%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 97.8%).

Expenditure on secondary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tunisia 71.6% 2015 up 72.2% rising
2 Bangladesh 64.3% 2016 up 48.1% rising
3 Mauritius 62.7% 2018 up 29.0% rising
4 Brunei Darussalam 60.8% 2016 up 30.1% falling
5 Congo 53.3% 2010 up 76.8% flat
6 Cameroon 52.6% 2012 up 1.1% rising
7 France 50.0% 1999 up 7.9% rising
8 Liechtenstein 47.4% 2011 up 11.4% rising
9 Armenia 46.9% 2017 down 7.5% flat
10 Sri Lanka 45.7% 2018 down 5.1% falling
11 Bermuda 44.4% 2017 down 15.1% rising
12 Bahrain 44.2% 2015 — rising
13 Cambodia 44.1% 2014 up 291.8% rising
14 Italy 42.7% 2015 down 8.1% rising
15 Portugal 42.6% 2015 up 4.5% rising
16 Slovakia 42.2% 2016 down 9.1% rising
17 Belgium 42.1% 2013 — falling
18 Morocco 41.9% 2009 down 3.0% falling
19 Kenya 41.8% 2015 up 78.4% rising
20 Bhutan 41.5% 2015 down 18.6% falling
21 Brazil 41.4% 2015 up 6.7% rising
22 Malaysia 41.4% 2018 up 46.5% flat
23 India 41.4% 2013 down 0.8% falling
24 Germany 41.3% 2016 down 12.4% falling
25 Cyprus 40.9% 2016 down 6.6% falling
26 Luxembourg 40.7% 2015 — flat
27 Netherlands 40.5% 2016 — rising
28 Saint Lucia 40.3% 2018 down 8.7% rising
29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.2% 2015 — falling
30 Hungary 40.2% 2016 down 0.4% rising
31 Denmark 40.0% 2014 up 14.5% rising
32 Belize 40.0% 2017 down 1.0% rising
33 Cape Verde 39.9% 2017 up 2.4% rising
34 Austria 39.6% 2016 down 14.9% falling
35 Viet Nam 39.6% 2013 up 10.6% flat
36 Argentina 39.5% 2017 up 0.7% rising
37 Turks and Caicos Islands 39.4% 2018 down 17.2% rising
38 Barbados 39.3% 2016 up 24.0% falling
39 Romania 39.1% 2016 up 100.2% rising
40 Bulgaria 38.9% 2013 down 12.8% falling
41 Republic of Korea 38.7% 2016 — rising
42 Lithuania 38.6% 2016 down 23.9% falling
43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.6% 2014 up 103.2% falling
44 Myanmar 38.4% 2019 up 63.0% rising
45 Rwanda 38.3% 2018 up 53.1% rising
46 Colombia 38.1% 2018 down 5.4% rising
47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.8% 2016 down 12.6% rising
48 Jamaica 37.7% 2018 down 11.5% rising
49 Malta 37.5% 2015 down 5.8% falling
50 China 37.4% 1999 up 2.3% flat
51 Pakistan 37.4% 2015 — rising
52 Spain 37.3% 2016 down 4.8% rising
53 Mali 37.0% 2017 down 15.0% rising
54 Ghana 37.0% 2014 up 8.3% flat
55 Finland 36.9% 2016 down 12.4% falling
56 Syrian Arab Republic 36.9% 2009 up 17.9% rising
57 Trinidad and Tobago 36.8% 2003 down 2.0% rising
58 Kuwait 36.2% 2006 up 153.4% volatile
59 Republic of Moldova 36.0% 2018 down 3.6% falling
60 New Zealand 35.6% 2016 — rising
61 Switzerland 35.6% 2015 down 5.6% falling
62 Ireland 35.5% 2016 up 2.2% falling
63 Côte d'Ivoire 35.1% 2018 up 12.2% falling
64 British Virgin Islands 35.1% 2017 down 7.1% falling
65 San Marino 34.7% 2017 down 12.1% rising
66 Uruguay 34.7% 2017 down 3.6% rising
67 Slovenia 34.5% 2016 down 25.9% falling
68 Jordan 34.5% 2018 — flat
69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.4% 2018 down 29.6% rising
70 Peru 34.2% 2018 up 2.8% rising
71 Eswatini 34.1% 2014 up 21.6% falling
72 El Salvador 34.0% 2018 up 54.3% rising
73 Greece 33.9% 2005 up 1.7% rising
74 Latvia 33.4% 2016 down 22.4% falling
75 Nepal 33.3% 2015 up 51.0% rising
76 Guyana 33.3% 2012 up 41.4% falling
77 Aruba 33.2% 2016 up 24.2% rising
78 Mexico 32.9% 2016 up 10.6% rising
79 Vanuatu 32.9% 2017 down 0.1% falling
80 Gambia 32.8% 2015 up 42.2% rising
81 Botswana 32.7% 2009 — rising
82 Oman 32.1% 2013 down 25.6% rising
83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.5% 2018 down 0.7% rising
84 Monaco 31.5% 2016 down 31.3% falling
85 Hong Kong, China 31.3% 2018 down 8.0% rising
86 Poland 31.3% 2016 down 18.1% flat
87 Paraguay 31.3% 2016 down 11.5% rising
88 Australia 31.3% 2016 down 21.0% falling
89 Israel 30.8% 2016 up 6.7% flat
90 South Africa 30.8% 2018 down 1.1% falling
91 Ukraine 30.7% 2017 up 7.6% rising
92 Tonga 30.1% 2004 up 30.5% falling
93 Lesotho 30.1% 2018 up 46.5% falling
94 Thailand 29.8% 2013 up 24.3% flat
95 Philippines 29.7% 2009 up 36.2% rising
96 Mongolia 29.2% 2017 down 11.0% falling
97 Cuba 29.1% 2010 down 23.3% falling
98 Czechia 29.0% 2016 down 38.6% falling
99 Gabon 28.9% 2014 — falling
100 Malawi 28.8% 2016 up 36.2% falling
101 Costa Rica 28.7% 2018 down 7.5% rising
102 Norway 28.6% 2016 down 18.7% rising
103 Chile 28.5% 2017 down 25.8% rising
104 Comoros 27.7% 2015 down 31.0% falling
105 Sweden 27.4% 2016 down 29.0% rising
106 Iceland 27.3% 2016 down 18.9% falling
107 Seychelles 27.1% 2016 down 6.1% falling
108 Indonesia 27.0% 2015 up 7.5% falling
109 Zimbabwe 26.9% 2014 — flat
110 Burundi 26.8% 2013 down 16.1% falling
111 Mauritania 25.9% 2016 up 1.1% falling
112 Andorra 25.3% 2018 up 2.7% rising
113 Honduras 25.3% 2013 — rising
114 Estonia 25.2% 2016 down 42.4% falling
115 Chad 24.7% 2013 down 32.9% rising
116 Puerto Rico 24.6% 2014 — volatile
117 Uganda 24.5% 2014 up 41.8% falling
118 Central African Republic 24.0% 2010 — rising
119 Benin 23.7% 2015 down 27.7% falling
120 North Macedonia 23.3% 1996 — flat
121 Zambia 23.3% 2017 up 61.0% falling
122 Singapore 23.0% 2013 down 10.3% falling
123 Serbia 22.9% 2015 down 5.6% falling
124 Panama 22.4% 2011 down 15.0% rising
125 Afghanistan 22.3% 2017 down 16.6% falling
126 Burkina Faso 22.1% 2015 up 114.0% falling
127 Türkiye 22.0% 1995 down 1.8% falling
128 Maldives 21.6% 2016 down 45.9% falling
129 Albania 21.6% 2017 — rising
130 Haiti 21.1% 1991 down 9.5% rising
131 Guinea 20.9% 2018 up 49.6% falling
132 Sierra Leone 20.5% 2018 down 18.1% falling
133 Madagascar 19.3% 2012 up 2.2% falling
134 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.0% 2009 up 888.8% volatile
135 South Sudan 18.5% 2017 up 56.6% rising
136 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.3% 2014 up 104.6% falling
137 Ethiopia 18.1% 2015 down 25.4% falling
138 Dominican Republic 18.0% 2007 up 40.8% falling
139 Niger 17.6% 2017 down 9.4% falling
140 Lebanon 17.1% 2013 — volatile
141 Senegal 16.8% 2018 down 30.1% falling
142 Togo 16.0% 2016 down 51.8% falling
143 Fiji 15.9% 2011 down 51.1% falling
144 Namibia 15.3% 2014 down 40.7% falling
145 Qatar 14.7% 2009 — falling
146 Nicaragua 13.2% 2010 — falling
147 Guatemala 13.2% 2018 up 2.8% falling
148 Ecuador 12.1% 2015 up 12.8% volatile
149 Djibouti 0.8% 2016 down 97.8% volatile

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
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit
% of government expenditure on education
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,100 data points, 1970–2019
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Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.