Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
1.38 million millions
China, People's Republic of
Lowest
17.3 millions
Tonga
Median
3,621 millions
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,096
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1.38 million millions in China, People's Republic of; the lowest is 17.3 millions in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,621 millions, and the mean is 38,951 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80,015.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of (up 726.9%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Republic of (down 34.6%).
Government expenditure on education, 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 | 1.16 million millions | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 452,349 millions | 2021 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 296,740 millions | 2022 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 234,897 millions | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 6 | France | 203,601 millions | 2022 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 197,974 millions | 2018 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 190,145 millions | 2021 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 9 | Korea | 155,150 millions | 2022 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 135,024 millions | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 122,078 millions | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 110,588 millions | 2022 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 105,580 millions | 2022 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 102,865 millions | 2022 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 94,077 millions | 2015 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 86,694 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 73,189 millions | 2022 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 70,730 millions | 2022 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 68,539 millions | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 68,482 millions | 2008 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 57,830 millions | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 50,947 millions | 2022 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 49,964 millions | 2022 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 44,961 millions | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 43,828 millions | 2013 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 38,991 millions | 2022 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 38,369 millions | 2021 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 38,091 millions | 2023 | up 235.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 36,508 millions | 2022 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 35,312 millions | 2022 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 33,753 millions | 2022 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 32 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 32,834 millions | 2009 | up 176.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Vietnam | 31,745 millions | 2018 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 30,373 millions | 2022 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 29,601 millions | 2022 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 29,040 millions | 2022 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 37 | Pakistan | 28,085 millions | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 26,546 millions | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 26,450 millions | 2008 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 26,368 millions | 2022 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 23,746 millions | 2022 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Finland | 21,732 millions | 2022 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 21,162 millions | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 20,507 millions | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 17,354 millions | 2021 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Singapore | 16,970 millions | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 16,069 millions | 2022 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus, Republic of | 15,212 millions | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 14,726 millions | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 13,729 millions | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 13,097 millions | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 52 | Philippines | 12,353 millions | 2009 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 10,602 millions | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 10,497 millions | 2018 | up 149.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia | 10,473 millions | 2024 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 10,423 millions | 2022 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 10,395 millions | 2022 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 10,384 millions | 2009 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 10,153 millions | 2019 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 8,836 millions | 2022 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8,830 millions | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 8,791 millions | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 8,135 millions | 2024 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 7,648 millions | 2015 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 7,614 millions | 2023 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Qatar | 7,422 millions | 2020 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 7,146 millions | 2006 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 6,592 millions | 2018 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 6,560 millions | 2024 | up 235.6% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 6,481 millions | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 6,423 millions | 2019 | up 396.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 6,107 millions | 2018 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 6,081 millions | 2022 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 5,862 millions | 2021 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 5,697 millions | 2022 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 76 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 5,676 millions | 2014 | up 341.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 5,565 millions | 2023 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Angola | 5,266 millions | 2010 | up 359.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4,939 millions | 2018 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 4,760 millions | 2022 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 4,536 millions | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | 4,478 millions | 2018 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 4,388 millions | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 4,043 millions | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 85 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 3,621 millions | 2017 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 86 | Mongolia | 3,509 millions | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 3,506 millions | 2022 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 3,455 millions | 2023 | up 395.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Estonia | 3,358 millions | 2022 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 3,332 millions | 2018 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Sudan | 3,306 millions | 2009 | up 268.8% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 3,244 millions | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 3,016 millions | 2018 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 2,932 millions | 2018 | up 656.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2,861 millions | 2024 | up 726.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Moldova, Republic of | 2,860 millions | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 2,788 millions | 2024 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 98 | Macau, China | 2,769 millions | 2023 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 2,421 millions | 2022 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 2,326 millions | 2018 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 2,294 millions | 2021 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 2,281 millions | 2013 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 103 | Rwanda | 2,189 millions | 2024 | up 211.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Mozambique, Republic of | 2,073 millions | 2018 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Iceland | 2,050 millions | 2022 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2,031 millions | 2021 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 1,926 millions | 2007 | up 278.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 1,847 millions | 2018 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 1,805 millions | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 1,796 millions | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 111 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1,670 millions | 2017 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 1,629 millions | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia, Republic of | 1,557 millions | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 1,549 millions | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,531 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Palestine, State of | 1,515 millions | 2021 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 117 | Malta | 1,514 millions | 2022 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Cambodia | 1,466 millions | 2018 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 1,384 millions | 2010 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 1,278 millions | 2022 | up 373.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1,278 millions | 2015 | up 214.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,271 millions | 2017 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 123 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1,209 millions | 2018 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,172 millions | 2016 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,142 millions | 2014 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea | 1,091 millions | 2020 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Benin | 1,076 millions | 2018 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 976.64 millions | 2018 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | 875.42 millions | 2021 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo, Republic of | 850.02 millions | 2018 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 827.38 millions | 2018 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Gabon | 783.64 millions | 2014 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 133 | Togo | 698.51 millions | 2018 | up 221.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 687.6 millions | 2023 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 677.41 millions | 2014 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 136 | Burundi | 600.98 millions | 2025 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 573.77 millions | 2018 | — | rising |
| 138 | Guyana | 438.33 millions | 2018 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 426.36 millions | 2002 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 140 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 411.46 millions | 2018 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 141 | Fiji, Republic of | 320.47 millions | 2013 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 311.18 millions | 2018 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 143 | Maldives | 304.64 millions | 2016 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 229.48 millions | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 145 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 215.64 millions | 2016 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 146 | Barbados | 210.9 millions | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 147 | Liberia | 207.11 millions | 2021 | up 165.3% | rising |
| 148 | Cabo Verde | 185.14 millions | 2019 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia, The | 129.27 millions | 2018 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 150 | St. Lucia | 120.59 millions | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 151 | Andorra, Principality of | 110.12 millions | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 152 | Seychelles | 109.69 millions | 2016 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 153 | Cayman Islands | 99.42 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 154 | Eritrea | 96.73 millions | 2006 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 90.18 millions | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 86.98 millions | 2010 | up 494.8% | volatile |
| 157 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 80.51 millions | 2018 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 158 | San Marino, Republic of | 74.28 millions | 2022 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 159 | Bermuda | 67.6 millions | 2017 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 160 | Comoros, Union of the | 54.55 millions | 2015 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 49.57 millions | 2011 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 162 | Dominica | 48.48 millions | 2020 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.27 millions | 2013 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 164 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 46.59 millions | 2018 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 165 | Samoa | 45.64 millions | 2016 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 166 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 35.01 millions | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 167 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 31.47 millions | 2022 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 168 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 22.63 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
| 169 | Tonga | 17.3 millions | 2004 | down 9.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release