Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) by country
Countries reporting
68
Highest
8.98
Algeria
Lowest
1.22
Lebanon
Median
4.43
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,951
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 8.98 in Algeria; the lowest is 1.22 in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.43, and the mean is 4.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 99.8%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 55.4%).
Government expenditure on education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 8.98 | 2024 | up 37.1% | falling |
| 2 | Sweden | 7.32 | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 7.31 | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.83 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Tunisia | 6.73 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 6 | Moldova | 6.56 | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Kuwait | 6.44 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 6.38 | 2022 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 6.36 | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 6.28 | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 6.02 | 2023 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.91 | 2021 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 5.47 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 5.44 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Palestine | 5.43 | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 5.43 | 2022 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | France | 5.32 | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 5.28 | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 5.28 | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 5.24 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 5.21 | 2022 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 5.18 | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 23 | Ukraine | 5.14 | 2021 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 24 | Syria | 5.13 | 2009 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 5.05 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 4.86 | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 4.86 | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 4.74 | 2022 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 4.71 | 2022 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 4.66 | 2022 | up 20.8% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 4.59 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 4.55 | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 4.5 | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 4.48 | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 4.38 | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 4.32 | 2022 | down 36.8% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 4.31 | 2022 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 38 | Czechia | 4.3 | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 4.29 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 4.25 | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 41 | Russia | 4.16 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 4.09 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Italy | 4.07 | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 3.98 | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 3.8 | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 3.76 | 2008 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 47 | Djibouti | 3.75 | 2018 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 3.74 | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 3.66 | 2023 | up 49.9% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 3.4 | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 51 | Greece | 3.38 | 2022 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 3.3 | 2002 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 3.28 | 2022 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.25 | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 55 | Qatar | 3.23 | 2020 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 3.23 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 57 | Turkey | 3.1 | 2022 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 58 | Albania | 3.09 | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 2.9 | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 60 | San Marino | 2.9 | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 61 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.82 | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 2.56 | 2011 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 63 | Armenia | 2.44 | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 64 | Sudan | 2.02 | 2009 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 65 | Andorra | 1.9 | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 66 | Bahrain | 1.89 | 2023 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 67 | Monaco | 1.73 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 68 | Lebanon | 1.22 | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |