Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
145
Highest
65,585 millions
Russia
Lowest
0 millions
Zambia
Median
0.2714 millions
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,702
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 65,585 millions in Russia; the lowest is 0 millions in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2714 millions, and the mean is 914.45 millions.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 629,243.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on education … Government not specified level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 65,585 millions | 2018 | up 645.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 42,460 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3,944 millions | 2015 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 3,905 millions | 2022 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 5 | Mexico | 1,699 millions | 2022 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 1,406 millions | 2013 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 1,405 millions | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 1,049 millions | 2022 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 1,045 millions | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Macao | 1,014 millions | 2019 | up 629,243.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 787.6 millions | 2022 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 777.79 millions | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 693.3 millions | 2022 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 593.85 millions | 2015 | up 2,077.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Panama | 577.69 millions | 2022 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 569.74 millions | 2022 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 520.07 millions | 2022 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 480.42 millions | 2023 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 437.4 millions | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 389.73 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 379.01 millions | 2014 | up 333,593.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mongolia | 239.43 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Guatemala | 217.81 millions | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 207.8 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Georgia | 200.79 millions | 2021 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 191.99 millions | 1989 | up 945.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 141.94 millions | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 128.49 millions | 2023 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Malta | 125.68 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 125.48 millions | 2023 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 112.84 millions | 2015 | up 1,414.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 110.62 millions | 2021 | up 417.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 108.49 millions | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Myanmar | 103.24 millions | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Kuwait | 91.34 millions | 2011 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 36 | India | 89.12 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Moldova | 71.74 millions | 2023 | up 2,499.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 62.01 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 52.46 millions | 2022 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Angola | 46.67 millions | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Rwanda | 46.34 millions | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 41.36 millions | 2022 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Madagascar | 37.28 millions | 2012 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 44 | Bahrain | 34.2 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 45 | Lebanon | 33.94 millions | 2013 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Iceland | 30.14 millions | 2022 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritius | 27.92 millions | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Aruba | 24.81 millions | 2016 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 49 | Andorra | 17.61 millions | 2023 | up 124.2% | rising |
| 50 | Guyana | 15.62 millions | 2012 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Bolivia | 14.55 millions | 2024 | up 607.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | 13.93 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.06 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Vanuatu | 12.39 millions | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 11.45 millions | 2021 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Malawi | 11.32 millions | 2016 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 10.74 millions | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Armenia | 8.29 millions | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 8.01 millions | 2018 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Liechtenstein | 7.85 millions | 2011 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.32 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 4.27 millions | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 3.46 millions | 2019 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 3.45 millions | 2020 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 2.35 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Congo | 1.74 millions | 2010 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 67 | San Marino | 1.45 millions | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 68 | Eswatini | 1.21 millions | 2014 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.04 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 0.7136 millions | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5941 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 0.416 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 0.2714 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 0 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Argentina | 0 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 0 millions | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Benin | 0 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 0 millions | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 0 millions | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Bermuda | 0 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Barbados | 0 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Bhutan | 0 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Canada | 0 millions | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 0 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Comoros | 0 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 0 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Denmark | 0 millions | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Algeria | 0 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Egypt | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Estonia | 0 millions | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 0 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 0 millions | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | France | 0 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 0 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea | 0 millions | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Greece | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 0 millions | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Ireland | 0 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Iran | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 0 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Jamaica | 0 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 0 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | South Korea | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Laos | 0 millions | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0 millions | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 0 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Morocco | 0 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Monaco | 0 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 0 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Mauritania | 0 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 0 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Niger | 0 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Nepal | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | New Zealand | 0 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Oman | 0 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Philippines | 0 millions | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Poland | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Paraguay | 0 millions | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Senegal | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 0 millions | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | El Salvador | 0 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0 millions | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovenia | 0 millions | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Seychelles | 0 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Syria | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Togo | 0 millions | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Turkey | 0 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 0 millions | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Ukraine | 0 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Venezuela | 0 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 0 millions | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release