Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
181
Highest
1.16 million millions
United States
Lowest
0.087 millions
South Sudan
Median
1,642 millions
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,294
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 1.16 million millions in United States; the lowest is 0.087 millions in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,642 millions, and the mean is 23,582 millions.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 1,104.3%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions) (education US): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.16 million millions | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 712,020 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 218,138 millions | 2022 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 159,294 millions | 2021 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 148,885 millions | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 148,160 millions | 1998 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 123,832 millions | 2021 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 109,683 millions | 2022 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 97,969 millions | 2022 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 10 | South Korea | 97,329 millions | 2022 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 85,588 millions | 2022 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 85,543 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Russia | 77,533 millions | 2018 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 66,330 millions | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 59,537 millions | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 54,202 millions | 2022 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 42,443 millions | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 40,301 millions | 2022 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 37,256 millions | 2022 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Norway | 32,393 millions | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 32,325 millions | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Israel | 31,159 millions | 2022 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 30,850 millions | 2015 | up 275.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 30,007 millions | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 25 | Turkey | 28,082 millions | 2022 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 26,706 millions | 2008 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 25,547 millions | 2022 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 24,898 millions | 2022 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | 23,667 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 22,922 millions | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela | 22,672 millions | 2009 | up 675.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | 17,868 millions | 2022 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 17,335 millions | 2013 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 15,432 millions | 2021 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 14,796 millions | 2022 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Hong Kong | 14,502 millions | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 14,049 millions | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 13,304 millions | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 12,988 millions | 2022 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 12,738 millions | 2023 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 12,604 millions | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 11,693 millions | 2022 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Singapore | 10,709 millions | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 10,268 millions | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Iran | 10,238 millions | 2022 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Vietnam | 10,219 millions | 2018 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 9,717 millions | 2022 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 48 | Cuba | 7,646 millions | 2010 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 7,388 millions | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 7,298 millions | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 6,749 millions | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 6,221 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 6,123 millions | 2008 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovakia | 5,397 millions | 2022 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 4,887 millions | 2009 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Oman | 4,815 millions | 2022 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Qatar | 4,670 millions | 2020 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 4,601 millions | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 4,595 millions | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 4,466 millions | 2009 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 61 | Kenya | 4,190 millions | 2018 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 4,074 millions | 2022 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 3,833 millions | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 3,831 millions | 1999 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia | 3,745 millions | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 3,716 millions | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 3,634 millions | 2019 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 3,482 millions | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 3,199 millions | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 70 | Slovenia | 3,165 millions | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,126 millions | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 3,038 millions | 2006 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 3,026 millions | 2022 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 3,021 millions | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 75 | Angola | 2,867 millions | 2010 | up 1,104.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 2,848 millions | 2015 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 2,824 millions | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 78 | Syria | 2,776 millions | 2009 | up 201.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Serbia | 2,769 millions | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 2,755 millions | 2024 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 2,651 millions | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Ghana | 2,614 millions | 2018 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 2,193 millions | 2014 | up 633.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 2,097 millions | 2022 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 2,060 millions | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Estonia | 1,998 millions | 2022 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Tanzania | 1,971 millions | 2018 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 1,877 millions | 2018 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 1,725 millions | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 1,654 millions | 2022 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Latvia | 1,642 millions | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 92 | Macao | 1,604 millions | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Paraguay | 1,571 millions | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Myanmar | 1,501 millions | 2019 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 1,467 millions | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 1,458 millions | 2018 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 1,285 millions | 2018 | up 227.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Zambia | 1,247 millions | 2018 | up 533.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 1,229 millions | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 1,211 millions | 2018 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 1,173 millions | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 1,142 millions | 2023 | up 263.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Lebanon | 1,141 millions | 2013 | up 133.4% | rising |
| 104 | Moldova | 1,096 millions | 2023 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 1,071 millions | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Botswana | 1,054 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Sudan | 1,044 millions | 2009 | up 741.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Palestine | 984.12 millions | 2021 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 109 | Malta | 906.66 millions | 2022 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 899.88 millions | 2007 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 872.14 millions | 2018 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 842.61 millions | 2021 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 824.6 millions | 2017 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 824.22 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritania | 819.36 millions | 2024 | up 394.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 814.5 millions | 2017 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Mozambique | 809.4 millions | 2018 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 736.86 millions | 2010 | up 176.0% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 727.97 millions | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Rwanda | 661.38 millions | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Uganda | 655.02 millions | 2018 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 598.93 millions | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | 587.38 millions | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei | 572.22 millions | 2016 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 553.16 millions | 2017 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Cambodia | 531.45 millions | 2018 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 510.95 millions | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Gabon | 485.44 millions | 2014 | up 149.7% | rising |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 477.87 millions | 2021 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Niger | 442.83 millions | 2018 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Benin | 418.12 millions | 2018 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 410.9 millions | 2015 | up 406.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo | 409.48 millions | 2018 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Madagascar | 391.35 millions | 2018 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Laos | 390.12 millions | 2014 | up 583.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 349.64 millions | 2022 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 344.9 millions | 2020 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Chad | 340.22 millions | 2021 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | 325.07 millions | 2014 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 297.19 millions | 2018 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Togo | 287.61 millions | 2018 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Haiti | 268.56 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Barbados | 236.24 millions | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Guyana | 213.08 millions | 2018 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 169.41 millions | 2023 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 168.01 millions | 2018 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Aruba | 163.84 millions | 2016 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji | 162.69 millions | 2013 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 149 | Maldives | 161.46 millions | 2016 | up 120.7% | rising |
| 150 | Monaco | 148.6 millions | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Liechtenstein | 146.71 millions | 2011 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 132.61 millions | 2002 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 153 | Belize | 120.46 millions | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 112.11 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 155 | Djibouti | 109.3 millions | 2018 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 156 | East Timor | 106.56 millions | 2018 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 157 | Burundi | 97.39 millions | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 93.81 millions | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 159 | Bermuda | 91.42 millions | 2017 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 88.68 millions | 2024 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Liberia | 76.98 millions | 2021 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 162 | Andorra | 71.87 millions | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 67.17 millions | 2010 | up 533.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 64.24 millions | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Seychelles | 63.07 millions | 2016 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 166 | San Marino | 57.02 millions | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.19 millions | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 168 | Gambia | 39.52 millions | 2018 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 34.33 millions | 2022 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 170 | Samoa | 32.81 millions | 2016 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 28.72 millions | 2020 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 27.01 millions | 2011 | up 82.7% | falling |
| 173 | Eritrea | 25.76 millions | 2006 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 24.59 millions | 2015 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.9 millions | 2021 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.31 millions | 2013 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.58 millions | 2018 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 19.51 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 7.92 millions | 2004 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 180 | Kiribati | 7.56 millions | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 181 | South Sudan | 0.087 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release