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Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ (millions) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
108
Highest
214,585 millions
United States
Lowest
0 millions
Namibia
Median
443.87 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,496

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 214,585 millions in United States; the lowest is 0 millions in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 443.87 millions, and the mean is 5,314 millions.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 763.7%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on lower … lower constant US millions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 214,585 millions 2021 up 19.9% rising
2 Germany 56,378 millions 2022 up 14.1% rising
3 France 35,748 millions 2022 up 3.6% flat
4 United Kingdom 26,559 millions 2021 down 30.4% rising
5 Brazil 25,727 millions 2022 down 15.8% rising
6 India 19,714 millions 2021 up 150.7% volatile
7 South Korea 17,799 millions 2022 up 49.9% rising
8 Italy 13,389 millions 2022 down 11.1% falling
9 Spain 12,693 millions 2022 up 11.9% falling
10 Mexico 11,814 millions 2022 down 5.3% rising
11 Netherlands 11,677 millions 2022 up 3.7% rising
12 Algeria 8,051 millions 2024 — volatile
13 Switzerland 7,504 millions 2022 up 0.9% rising
14 Poland 7,313 millions 2022 up 66.2% rising
15 Argentina 6,567 millions 2023 down 25.4% rising
16 Turkey 6,183 millions 2022 up 28.5% rising
17 Belgium 5,484 millions 2022 up 12.5% rising
18 Austria 5,342 millions 2022 down 2.2% rising
19 Sweden 5,286 millions 2022 up 34.6% rising
20 Indonesia 5,009 millions 2015 up 73.6% rising
21 Czechia 4,106 millions 2022 up 69.0% rising
22 Kazakhstan 4,102 millions 2019 up 33.2% rising
23 Denmark 3,759 millions 2022 up 0.6% rising
24 Thailand 3,398 millions 2013 up 223.6% rising
25 Finland 3,274 millions 2022 up 10.6% rising
26 Ukraine 3,128 millions 2021 up 1.1% falling
27 South Africa 3,119 millions 2024 up 16.0% rising
28 Norway 2,901 millions 2022 down 7.0% rising
29 Portugal 2,884 millions 2022 up 2.9% rising
30 New Zealand 2,616 millions 2023 up 48.7% rising
31 Romania 2,583 millions 2022 up 126.0% rising
32 Vietnam 2,577 millions 2013 up 20.3% rising
33 Ireland 2,419 millions 2021 down 1.9% rising
34 Chile 2,227 millions 2022 up 65.8% rising
35 Iran 1,975 millions 2022 up 13.8% rising
36 Oman 1,500 millions 2022 up 189.0% volatile
37 Greece 1,450 millions 2022 down 8.4% falling
38 Kuwait 1,421 millions 2014 up 21.7% rising
39 Slovakia 1,377 millions 2022 up 61.5% rising
40 Hungary 1,297 millions 2022 up 11.6% flat
41 Philippines 1,286 millions 2009 up 61.5% rising
42 Morocco 1,050 millions 2009 up 62.4% rising
43 Bangladesh 1,048 millions 2020 up 29.7% rising
44 Azerbaijan 1,024 millions 2023 — flat
45 Lithuania 920.08 millions 2022 up 30.4% falling
46 Costa Rica 852.15 millions 2023 down 9.0% rising
47 Bulgaria 823.61 millions 2022 up 57.1% rising
48 Uruguay 788.46 millions 2023 up 50.1% rising
49 Luxembourg 700.06 millions 2022 up 22.3% rising
50 Cote d'Ivoire 690.46 millions 2024 up 119.8% volatile
51 Dominican Republic 667.36 millions 2023 up 76.4% volatile
52 Jordan 547.56 millions 2024 up 24.7% rising
53 Slovenia 530.93 millions 2022 up 20.6% falling
54 Ecuador 478.19 millions 2024 up 8.6% rising
55 Bolivia 409.55 millions 2024 up 38.0% rising
56 Estonia 382.88 millions 2022 up 60.2% rising
57 Ghana 370.97 millions 2014 down 25.7% rising
58 Kenya 360.93 millions 2015 down 4.5% falling
59 Sri Lanka 358.76 millions 2020 up 35.5% rising
60 Cameroon 324.63 millions 2013 up 23.1% rising
61 Cyprus 318.95 millions 2022 down 0.9% rising
62 Iceland 304.55 millions 2022 up 42.9% rising
63 Senegal 299.12 millions 2022 up 92.9% volatile
64 Syria 283.75 millions 2015 down 10.0% rising
65 Paraguay 281.66 millions 2024 up 76.0% rising
66 Guatemala 279.89 millions 2024 up 23.2% rising
67 Ethiopia 265.18 millions 2014 up 11.0% rising
68 Latvia 262.29 millions 2022 down 14.1% falling
69 Moldova 238.29 millions 2023 up 30.0% rising
70 El Salvador 224.91 millions 2024 up 1.2% rising
71 Jamaica 217.93 millions 2024 up 17.1% flat
72 Armenia 188.84 millions 2023 up 82.1% rising
73 Nepal 165.63 millions 2015 up 120.2% rising
74 Malta 144.69 millions 2022 up 6.9% flat
75 Afghanistan 141.79 millions 2017 up 43.2% rising
76 Trinidad and Tobago 131.51 millions 2023 down 39.5% falling
77 Mongolia 128.57 millions 2017 up 35.6% rising
78 Niger 116.99 millions 2018 up 216.1% rising
79 Cambodia 109.46 millions 2014 up 763.7% rising
80 Mali 102.12 millions 2021 up 62.0% rising
81 Albania 95.02 millions 2023 up 12.8% rising
82 Gabon 91.62 millions 2014 — flat
83 Uganda 90.76 millions 2014 — falling
84 Burkina Faso 85.11 millions 2016 up 119.6% rising
85 Rwanda 84.72 millions 2024 down 17.2% rising
86 Malawi 70.15 millions 2016 up 112.8% rising
87 Laos 63.12 millions 2014 up 547.0% volatile
88 Eswatini 62.88 millions 2011 up 39.8% rising
89 Bhutan 46.68 millions 2023 up 71.8% rising
90 Guinea 46.33 millions 2018 up 33.3% rising
91 Cayman Islands 44.52 millions 2023 — rising
92 Togo 42.88 millions 2024 up 145.2% rising
93 Monaco 42.73 millions 2023 up 307.0% volatile
94 Maldives 41.42 millions 2019 up 11.9% falling
95 Madagascar 40.27 millions 2012 up 76.6% rising
96 Belize 33.95 millions 2023 down 5.9% rising
97 Sierra Leone 27.04 millions 2022 up 93.9% volatile
98 Cape Verde 24.54 millions 2019 up 12.3% rising
99 Saint Lucia 18.36 millions 2023 down 1.8% rising
100 Bermuda 18.05 millions 2017 down 53.7% falling
101 Andorra 14.37 millions 2023 down 36.2% rising
102 Chad 13.86 millions 2018 down 53.7% falling
103 Seychelles 12.01 millions 2016 — rising
104 Vanuatu 11.86 millions 2015 down 22.0% rising
105 Gambia 6.92 millions 2015 up 262.1% rising
106 Dominica 5.92 millions 2020 up 33.9% volatile
107 Comoros 5.15 millions 2015 up 39.0% rising
108 Namibia 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
108 places, 1,496 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release