Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
111
Highest
191,557 millions
United States
Lowest
0 millions
Namibia
Median
444.53 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,524
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 191,557 millions in United States; the lowest is 0 millions in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 444.53 millions, and the mean is 4,756 millions.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 1,927.6%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 191,557 millions | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 51,729 millions | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | France | 33,062 millions | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 26,181 millions | 2021 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 23,661 millions | 2022 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 18,602 millions | 2021 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 7 | South Korea | 17,635 millions | 2022 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 12,312 millions | 2022 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 11,636 millions | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 10,594 millions | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 9,977 millions | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Algeria | 8,297 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 6,999 millions | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 6,567 millions | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 6,277 millions | 2022 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 5,272 millions | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 5,229 millions | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 5,111 millions | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 4,878 millions | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 4,307 millions | 2015 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 3,804 millions | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 3,609 millions | 2022 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 3,585 millions | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 3,302 millions | 2013 | up 572.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 3,139 millions | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 3,081 millions | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 2,897 millions | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 2,625 millions | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 2,616 millions | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 2,592 millions | 2021 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 31 | Ireland | 2,391 millions | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | Vietnam | 2,289 millions | 2013 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 2,235 millions | 2022 | up 167.7% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 2,010 millions | 2022 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 35 | Iran | 1,993 millions | 2022 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 36 | Oman | 1,575 millions | 2022 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Kuwait | 1,452 millions | 2014 | up 189.7% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 1,334 millions | 2022 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 1,218 millions | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 40 | Cuba | 1,102 millions | 2010 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 1,090 millions | 2009 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 1,067 millions | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 1,046 millions | 2009 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 1,024 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 947.41 millions | 2020 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 852.15 millions | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 821.92 millions | 2022 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 788.46 millions | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 741.73 millions | 2022 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 708.33 millions | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 667.36 millions | 2023 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 641.44 millions | 2022 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 557.94 millions | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 502.17 millions | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 469.86 millions | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia | 444.53 millions | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 367.67 millions | 2014 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Estonia | 345.1 millions | 2022 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 340.82 millions | 2020 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Cameroon | 320.69 millions | 2013 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 61 | Kenya | 305.63 millions | 2015 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 299.22 millions | 2022 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 293.56 millions | 2022 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 292.88 millions | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Senegal | 282.26 millions | 2022 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 278.57 millions | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 241.29 millions | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 68 | Latvia | 240.9 millions | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 69 | Moldova | 238.29 millions | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 228.99 millions | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 71 | Syria | 224.32 millions | 2015 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 198.68 millions | 2014 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 73 | Armenia | 188.84 millions | 2023 | up 152.6% | rising |
| 74 | Malta | 133.85 millions | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 131.51 millions | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 129.12 millions | 2015 | up 397.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 120.97 millions | 2017 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 78 | Niger | 113.8 millions | 2018 | up 221.9% | rising |
| 79 | Mali | 103.4 millions | 2021 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 80 | Gabon | 97.63 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 81 | Albania | 95.02 millions | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 91.82 millions | 2014 | up 1,531.4% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 90.44 millions | 2017 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 84 | Uganda | 86.8 millions | 2014 | — | falling |
| 85 | Rwanda | 84.24 millions | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 86 | Laos | 79.88 millions | 2014 | up 1,927.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Eswatini | 78.27 millions | 2011 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 73.45 millions | 2016 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 89 | Malawi | 65.09 millions | 2016 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 90 | Bhutan | 46.68 millions | 2023 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 91 | Cayman Islands | 44.52 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 92 | Togo | 44.08 millions | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Monaco | 40.57 millions | 2024 | up 271.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Maldives | 39.57 millions | 2019 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 39.34 millions | 2012 | up 214.5% | rising |
| 96 | Liechtenstein | 34.52 millions | 2008 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 97 | Belize | 33.95 millions | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 31.76 millions | 2022 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Guinea | 31.41 millions | 2018 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 22.53 millions | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 18.36 millions | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 102 | Bermuda | 16.98 millions | 2017 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 103 | Andorra | 14.37 millions | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 104 | Chad | 13.76 millions | 2018 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 105 | San Marino | 11.46 millions | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 106 | Seychelles | 10.43 millions | 2016 | — | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 8.94 millions | 2015 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 108 | Dominica | 6 millions | 2020 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Gambia | 5.67 millions | 2015 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 4.61 millions | 2015 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 0 millions | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release