Government expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
31.17
Costa Rica
Lowest
5.8
Dominica
Median
13.18
Years covered
42
1984–2025
Data points
649
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 31.17 in Costa Rica; the lowest is 5.8 in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.18, and the mean is 14.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Montserrat (up 40.4%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 48.3%).
Government expenditure on education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 31.17 | 2021 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.15 | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 21.99 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 21.86 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 19.23 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 18.94 | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Belize | 18.9 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 17.69 | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Cuba | 16.96 | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | Guyana | 16.15 | 2018 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 15.88 | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 12 | Uruguay | 15.43 | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 14.88 | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 14 | Grenada | 14.52 | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 15 | Jamaica | 14.52 | 2023 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 16 | British Virgin Islands | 13.59 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 13.27 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 18 | Haiti | 13.18 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 13.15 | 1999 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 12.8 | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 12.71 | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.63 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.57 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 12.54 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 25 | Barbados | 12.47 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 26 | Panama | 11.92 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 11.8 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.04 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 30 | Anguilla | 10.29 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 9.69 | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 32 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.66 | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 33 | Suriname | 8.55 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 34 | Montserrat | 7.68 | 2024 | up 40.4% | flat |
| 35 | Dominica | 5.8 | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |