Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
116
Highest
688.7%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.0%
Namibia
Median
0.8%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
1,655
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 688.7% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.0% in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 6.7%.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 291,757.0%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 688.7% | 2023 | up 291,757.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 3.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Kiribati | 2.2% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 4 | Cuba | 1.9% | 2010 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 5 | Eswatini | 1.8% | 2011 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bhutan | 1.6% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Oman | 1.4% | 2022 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 1.4% | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 1.4% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.4% | 2015 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 1.3% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1.2% | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 14 | Jamaica | 1.2% | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 15 | Brazil | 1.2% | 2022 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 1.2% | 2022 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 17 | Belize | 1.2% | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 18 | France | 1.2% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 1.2% | 2015 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.2% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 1.1% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 1.1% | 2009 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 1.1% | 2013 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.1% | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 25 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 1.0% | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 27 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2022 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 30 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2022 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 1.0% | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2021 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2022 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 39 | Cameroon | 1.0% | 2013 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2022 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 41 | Kuwait | 0.9% | 2015 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 42 | Dominica | 0.9% | 2020 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Poland | 0.9% | 2022 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 44 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2022 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2022 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 46 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 48 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 51 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2022 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 0.8% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2017 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 58 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2013 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 60 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 0.8% | 2022 | up 61.8% | flat |
| 64 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2016 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 0.7% | 2022 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 66 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 67 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2008 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 68 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2014 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 69 | Chile | 0.7% | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 70 | Seychelles | 0.7% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 71 | Japan | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 76 | Cayman Islands | 0.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 0.6% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 0.6% | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2024 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 82 | Italy | 0.6% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 83 | San Marino | 0.6% | 2022 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 84 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 85 | India | 0.6% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 0.6% | 2016 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 88 | Gabon | 0.5% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 89 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.5% | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2023 | down 36.3% | flat |
| 91 | Maldives | 0.5% | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 92 | Comoros | 0.5% | 2015 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 93 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2021 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 94 | Mali | 0.4% | 2021 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 95 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2015 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 96 | Togo | 0.4% | 2024 | up 52.3% | falling |
| 97 | Monaco | 0.4% | 2023 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2014 | up 206.8% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 0.4% | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 100 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 101 | Andorra | 0.4% | 2023 | down 47.4% | rising |
| 102 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 104 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2022 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 107 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2018 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 108 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 109 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2013 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 110 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 112 | Liberia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Chad | 0.1% | 2018 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 114 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 88.6% | falling |
| 115 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release