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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
107
Highest
191,557 millions
United States of America
Lowest
0 millions
Namibia
Median
1,146 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,482

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 191,557 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 0 millions in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,146 millions, and the mean is 7,608 millions.

Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 1,032.2%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 191,557 millions 2021 up 31.0% rising
2 Germany 70,369 millions 2022 up 61.2% rising
3 India 67,950 millions 2021 up 183.8% volatile
4 Brazil 50,673 millions 2022 up 11.8% rising
5 France 45,212 millions 2022 up 26.5% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,251 millions 2021 down 8.3% rising
7 Republic of Korea 28,112 millions 2022 up 72.9% rising
8 Algeria 25,864 millions 2024 volatile
9 Mexico 20,457 millions 2022 up 20.2% rising
10 Italy 19,422 millions 2022 up 25.9% rising
11 Spain 19,401 millions 2022 up 55.8% rising
12 Türkiye 19,312 millions 2022 up 65.0% rising
13 Poland 15,310 millions 2022 up 115.3% rising
14 Argentina 13,924 millions 2023 up 21.4% rising
15 Netherlands 13,825 millions 2022 up 38.8% rising
16 Indonesia 13,134 millions 2015 up 75.7% rising
17 Ukraine 9,687 millions 2021 up 96.9% rising
18 Kazakhstan 9,524 millions 2019 up 45.8% rising
19 Thailand 8,348 millions 2013 up 320.8% volatile
20 South Africa 7,310 millions 2024 up 39.9% rising
21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6,873 millions 2022 down 8.0% rising
22 Belgium 6,854 millions 2022 up 62.2% rising
23 Switzerland 6,771 millions 2022 up 40.3% rising
24 Austria 6,613 millions 2022 up 40.3% rising
25 Czechia 6,598 millions 2022 up 141.1% rising
26 Viet Nam 6,557 millions 2013 up 70.4% rising
27 Sweden 6,277 millions 2022 up 75.7% rising
28 Romania 6,064 millions 2022 up 227.5% rising
29 Portugal 4,750 millions 2022 up 46.7% rising
30 Denmark 4,324 millions 2022 up 48.6% rising
31 Norway 4,040 millions 2022 up 61.1% rising
32 Chile 4,022 millions 2022 up 115.8% volatile
33 Finland 3,747 millions 2022 up 57.5% rising
34 Azerbaijan 3,394 millions 2023 rising
35 New Zealand 2,895 millions 2023 up 95.0% rising
36 Philippines 2,892 millions 2009 up 96.6% rising
37 Oman 2,889 millions 2022 up 162.6% volatile
38 Bangladesh 2,690 millions 2020 up 100.0% rising
39 Ireland 2,689 millions 2021 up 29.3% rising
40 Hungary 2,541 millions 2022 up 46.7% rising
41 Greece 2,479 millions 2022 up 17.1% rising
42 Slovakia 2,345 millions 2022 up 96.5% rising
43 Morocco 2,317 millions 2009 up 102.2% rising
44 Kuwait 2,246 millions 2014 up 45.8% rising
45 Côte d'Ivoire 2,000 millions 2024 up 201.0% volatile
46 Bulgaria 1,898 millions 2022 up 140.2% rising
47 Lithuania 1,655 millions 2022 up 77.7% rising
48 Dominican Republic 1,622 millions 2023 up 153.1% volatile
49 Costa Rica 1,412 millions 2023 up 30.6% rising
50 Jordan 1,307 millions 2024 up 51.0% rising
51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,243 millions 2024 up 97.1% volatile
52 Uruguay 1,181 millions 2023 up 126.8% volatile
53 Ecuador 1,157 millions 2024 up 46.8% rising
54 Sri Lanka 1,146 millions 2020 up 50.8% volatile
55 Ghana 1,040 millions 2014 up 110.3% rising
56 Slovenia 845.84 millions 2022 up 68.4% rising
57 Senegal 812.38 millions 2022 up 154.6% volatile
58 Paraguay 804.25 millions 2024 up 134.4% volatile
59 Luxembourg 743.38 millions 2022 up 76.5% rising
60 Kenya 692.43 millions 2015 up 71.7% rising
61 Guatemala 684.27 millions 2024 up 79.5% volatile
62 Cameroon 659.08 millions 2013 up 33.5% rising
63 Republic of Moldova 621.93 millions 2023 up 99.7% rising
64 Estonia 579.81 millions 2022 up 127.8% rising
65 El Salvador 544.35 millions 2024 up 44.9% rising
66 Afghanistan 537.75 millions 2017 up 82.7% rising
67 Ethiopia 514.26 millions 2014 up 15.8% rising
68 Armenia 500.47 millions 2023 up 160.6% rising
69 Cyprus 493.9 millions 2022 up 32.5% rising
70 Latvia 475.91 millions 2022 up 22.3% rising
71 Nepal 456.03 millions 2015 up 201.9% rising
72 Jamaica 404.53 millions 2024 up 45.9% rising
73 Iceland 286.93 millions 2022 up 112.5% rising
74 Mali 281.45 millions 2021 up 106.1% rising
75 Rwanda 278.82 millions 2024 up 25.6% rising
76 Mongolia 275.23 millions 2017 up 36.9% rising
77 Cambodia 264.11 millions 2014 up 1,032.2% rising
78 Niger 250.97 millions 2018 up 227.7% rising
79 Trinidad and Tobago 244.27 millions 2023 down 22.3% rising
80 Albania 235.62 millions 2023 up 57.8% rising
81 Lao People's Democratic Republic 233.8 millions 2014 up 820.8% volatile
82 Malta 223.51 millions 2022 up 41.8% rising
83 Uganda 216.92 millions 2014 falling
84 Burkina Faso 208.24 millions 2016 up 156.5% rising
85 Bhutan 189.46 millions 2023 up 153.6% rising
86 Malawi 169.25 millions 2016 up 95.2% rising
87 Gabon 157.6 millions 2014 flat
88 Eswatini 145.96 millions 2011 up 58.5% rising
89 Togo 136.86 millions 2024 up 248.4% volatile
90 Madagascar 116.69 millions 2012 up 128.1% rising
91 Sierra Leone 116.11 millions 2022 up 150.6% volatile
92 Guinea 95.74 millions 2018 up 77.7% rising
93 Maldives 77.78 millions 2019 up 55.6% rising
94 Belize 64.68 millions 2023 up 28.0% rising
95 Cape Verde 44.46 millions 2019 up 24.4% rising
96 Cayman Islands 39.49 millions 2023 rising
97 Saint Lucia 34.47 millions 2023 up 68.3% rising
98 Chad 32.31 millions 2018 down 52.1% falling
99 Andorra 22.03 millions 2023 down 11.0% rising
100 Gambia 18.22 millions 2015 up 295.4% volatile
101 Seychelles 18.14 millions 2016 rising
102 San Marino 14.99 millions 2022 up 50.7% rising
103 Bermuda 12.56 millions 2017 down 24.2% falling
104 Comoros 10.22 millions 2015 up 78.1% rising
105 Dominica 10.13 millions 2020 up 97.6% volatile
106 Vanuatu 9.29 millions 2015 up 2.1% rising
107 Namibia 0 millions 2017 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
107 places, 1,482 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release