Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
166
Highest
1.38 million millions
China (People's Republic of)
Lowest
23.44 millions
Marshall Islands
Median
4,253 millions
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,074
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 1.38 million millions in China (People's Republic of); the lowest is 23.44 millions in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,253 millions, and the mean is 42,278 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59,047.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 646.1%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 51.0%).
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People's Republic of) | 1.38 million millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 1.30 million millions | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 3 | India | 514,742 millions | 2021 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 302,764 millions | 2022 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 280,414 millions | 2018 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 243,349 millions | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 7 | France | 210,069 millions | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 205,379 millions | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | Korea | 158,139 millions | 2022 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 137,941 millions | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 126,740 millions | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 115,097 millions | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 114,936 millions | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 113,429 millions | 2015 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 106,366 millions | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 91,917 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 73,814 millions | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 18 | Netherlands | 72,448 millions | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 72,249 millions | 2008 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 68,539 millions | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 58,318 millions | 2013 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 55,822 millions | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 51,928 millions | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 50,483 millions | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 44,961 millions | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 44,411 millions | 2008 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 42,584 millions | 2021 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 38,864 millions | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 38,495 millions | 2018 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 38,091 millions | 2023 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 37,830 millions | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 34,293 millions | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 31,510 millions | 2022 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 30,644 millions | 2022 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 30,094 millions | 2022 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 28,085 millions | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 27,936 millions | 2022 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 27,193 millions | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 25,919 millions | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 24,891 millions | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 22,253 millions | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 22,145 millions | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 43 | Hong Kong (China) | 19,795 millions | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 18,765 millions | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 45 | Singapore | 16,970 millions | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 16,682 millions | 2022 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 47 | Philippines | 15,858 millions | 2009 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 14,853 millions | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 14,726 millions | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 14,536 millions | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 14,135 millions | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 13,048 millions | 2018 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 12,665 millions | 2019 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 12,281 millions | 2009 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovak Republic | 10,871 millions | 2022 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 10,682 millions | 2022 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 10,352 millions | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 58 | Qatar | 10,335 millions | 2020 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 10,226 millions | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 10,078 millions | 2015 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 61 | Oman | 9,154 millions | 2022 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 8,791 millions | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Côte d’Ivoire | 8,621 millions | 2024 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 64 | Angola | 8,556 millions | 2010 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 8,238 millions | 2018 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 8,235 millions | 2014 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 7,943 millions | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 68 | Myanmar | 7,668 millions | 2019 | up 376.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 7,614 millions | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 70 | Tanzania | 7,103 millions | 2018 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 7,056 millions | 2018 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 7,045 millions | 2006 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 6,498 millions | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 6,481 millions | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 6,405 millions | 2024 | up 201.8% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 6,197 millions | 2022 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 77 | Slovenia | 5,916 millions | 2022 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 5,565 millions | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 5,418 millions | 2018 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 5,080 millions | 2017 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 4,931 millions | 2022 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 4,429 millions | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 4,388 millions | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 84 | Sudan | 4,118 millions | 2009 | up 202.9% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 4,082 millions | 2018 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 4,048 millions | 2018 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 3,947 millions | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 3,579 millions | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 89 | Georgia | 3,455 millions | 2023 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Zambia | 3,448 millions | 2018 | up 646.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Estonia | 3,443 millions | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 92 | Mongolia | 3,426 millions | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 93 | Latvia | 3,297 millions | 2022 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 2,955 millions | 2007 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 2,884 millions | 2018 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Moldova | 2,860 millions | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania | 2,793 millions | 2024 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Macau (China) | 2,769 millions | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 99 | El Salvador | 2,722 millions | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 100 | Mozambique | 2,671 millions | 2018 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 2,546 millions | 2021 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 102 | Lebanon | 2,544 millions | 2013 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 103 | Cyprus | 2,448 millions | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 104 | Uganda | 2,333 millions | 2018 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,254 millions | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 2,113 millions | 2024 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Iceland | 2,086 millions | 2022 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 108 | Bahrain | 1,989 millions | 2017 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 109 | Namibia | 1,865 millions | 2010 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 110 | Albania | 1,805 millions | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,762 millions | 2017 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 112 | Cambodia | 1,752 millions | 2018 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 1,733 millions | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 114 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 1,681 millions | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,640 millions | 2016 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 1,629 millions | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia | 1,557 millions | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 118 | Malta | 1,539 millions | 2022 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,531 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1,495 millions | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 121 | Madagascar | 1,457 millions | 2018 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 1,449 millions | 2015 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 1,386 millions | 2014 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | 1,337 millions | 2018 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 1,324 millions | 2022 | up 266.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea | 1,319 millions | 2020 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Benin | 1,271 millions | 2018 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 128 | Congo | 1,186 millions | 2018 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 1,172 millions | 2014 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 130 | Malawi | 1,036 millions | 2018 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 131 | Chad | 971.58 millions | 2021 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 132 | Togo | 916.08 millions | 2018 | up 188.5% | rising |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 824.03 millions | 2002 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 134 | Eswatini | 796.85 millions | 2014 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 135 | Haiti | 694.3 millions | 2018 | — | rising |
| 136 | Bhutan | 687.6 millions | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 137 | Burundi | 566.41 millions | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 138 | Guyana | 507.51 millions | 2018 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 139 | Lesotho | 492.27 millions | 2018 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 140 | Fiji | 435.14 millions | 2013 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 408.32 millions | 2018 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 142 | Maldives | 348.47 millions | 2016 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 143 | Aruba | 238.7 millions | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 229.48 millions | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 145 | Cabo Verde | 216.55 millions | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 146 | Barbados | 210.9 millions | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 147 | Liberia | 200.2 millions | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 148 | Gambia | 167.03 millions | 2018 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 149 | Seychelles | 126.36 millions | 2016 | up 40.7% | flat |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 120.59 millions | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 118.65 millions | 2010 | up 365.3% | rising |
| 152 | Andorra | 110.12 millions | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 153 | Cayman Islands | 99.42 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.17 millions | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 88.05 millions | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 85.16 millions | 2011 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 157 | Bermuda | 84 millions | 2017 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 81.96 millions | 2013 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.46 millions | 2018 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 160 | Comoros | 63.75 millions | 2015 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 161 | Dominica | 57.12 millions | 2020 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 162 | Samoa | 55.36 millions | 2016 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38.86 millions | 2021 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.72 millions | 2022 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 165 | Tonga | 26.52 millions | 2004 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 23.44 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release