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, Republic of
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, Republic of.
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, Republic of (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on 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 (People’s Republic of) | 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 | 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 | Türkiye | 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, República Bolivariana de | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 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, Republic of | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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, Arab Republic of | 6,123 millions | 2008 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovak Republic | 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, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 3,199 millions | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 70 | Slovenia | 3,165 millions | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 71 | Côte 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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, Republic of | 2,651 millions | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Ghana | 2,614 millions | 2018 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 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, United Republic of | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 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, Republic of | 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, State of | 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, Kingdom of | 824.6 millions | 2017 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 824.22 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 819.36 millions | 2024 | up 394.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 814.5 millions | 2017 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Mozambique, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 587.38 millions | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 572.22 millions | 2016 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | Kyrgyz Republic | 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, Republic of | 410.9 millions | 2015 | up 406.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo, Republic of | 409.48 millions | 2018 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Madagascar, Republic of | 391.35 millions | 2018 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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, Kingdom of | 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, Kingdom of | 168.01 millions | 2018 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 163.84 millions | 2016 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji, Republic of | 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, Principality of | 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 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 106.56 millions | 2018 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 157 | Burundi | 97.39 millions | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Cabo 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, Principality of | 71.87 millions | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 67.17 millions | 2010 | up 533.9% | volatile |
| 164 | St. Lucia | 64.24 millions | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Seychelles | 63.07 millions | 2016 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 166 | San Marino, Republic of | 57.02 millions | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 167 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.19 millions | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 168 | Gambia, The | 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, The State of | 25.76 millions | 2006 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros, Union of the | 24.59 millions | 2015 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 175 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 23.9 millions | 2021 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.31 millions | 2013 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 177 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 21.58 millions | 2018 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 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, Republic of | 0.087 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release