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Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
100
Highest
255.1%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.0%
Malaysia
Median
0.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
1,437

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 255.1% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.0% in Malaysia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 2.7%.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 540,605.0%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 255.1% 2023 up 540,605.0% volatile
2 Kiribati 1.7% 2023 — volatile
3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% 2018 up 47.0% rising
4 Palau 0.7% 2023 — falling
5 Dominica 0.7% 2024 down 10.7% volatile
6 Tonga 0.6% 2022 — volatile
7 Vanuatu 0.5% 2024 up 86.4% volatile
8 Seychelles 0.4% 2023 down 46.6% falling
9 Rwanda 0.4% 2022 up 158.9% volatile
10 Namibia 0.4% 2014 up 306.8% volatile
11 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% 2024 down 25.2% volatile
12 Mongolia 0.3% 2024 up 87.4% rising
13 Ukraine 0.3% 2021 down 33.9% falling
14 Kenya 0.2% 2015 — volatile
15 Burkina Faso 0.2% 2015 down 19.5% volatile
16 Ethiopia 0.2% 2015 up 96.1% rising
17 New Zealand 0.2% 2023 down 6.2% rising
18 Jamaica 0.2% 2024 down 72.1% volatile
19 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2014 up 15.5% rising
20 Georgia 0.2% 2024 up 214.3% rising
21 South Africa 0.2% 2024 down 22.1% volatile
22 Tajikistan 0.1% 2015 up 1.8% rising
23 Hong Kong, China 0.1% 2024 down 0.3% falling
24 Maldives 0.1% 2023 up 486.6% volatile
25 Singapore 0.1% 2023 down 40.7% falling
26 Germany 0.1% 2022 down 32.7% rising
27 Lesotho 0.1% 2018 down 81.4% volatile
28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% 2022 down 19.0% rising
29 Azerbaijan 0.1% 2023 — falling
30 Bhutan 0.1% 2023 down 66.2% volatile
31 Philippines 0.1% 2025 up 121.0% rising
32 Afghanistan 0.1% 2017 up 11.0% rising
33 Italy 0.1% 2015 up 39.8% rising
34 Niger 0.1% 2018 — volatile
35 Ireland 0.1% 2021 down 80.9% volatile
36 Lithuania 0.1% 2022 down 48.7% rising
37 Saint Lucia 0.1% 2023 down 66.3% rising
38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1% 2023 up 12.1% rising
39 Sweden 0.1% 2022 up 49.2% rising
40 Belarus 0.1% 2023 down 75.3% falling
41 Hungary 0.1% 2022 down 35.1% rising
42 Iceland 0.1% 2022 up 18.5% volatile
43 Estonia 0.1% 2022 down 76.5% falling
44 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% 2023 up 3.1% volatile
45 Guyana 0.1% 2012 down 49.8% falling
46 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 90.4% volatile
47 Madagascar 0.0% 2013 down 27.5% rising
48 Mauritius 0.0% 2024 down 62.7% falling
49 Greece 0.0% 2022 up 78.5% volatile
50 Latvia 0.0% 2022 down 36.2% falling
51 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2011 up 157.5% rising
52 Norway 0.0% 2022 — volatile
53 Morocco 0.0% 2008 up 6.2% falling
54 Slovakia 0.0% 2022 — volatile
55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% 2023 up 192.0% volatile
56 Poland 0.0% 2022 down 15.6% flat
57 Romania 0.0% 2022 up 38.2% rising
58 Mauritania 0.0% 2024 down 40.9% volatile
59 Bangladesh 0.0% 2020 down 27.6% volatile
60 Eswatini 0.0% 2014 down 77.5% volatile
61 Cuba 0.0% 2010 down 3.7% volatile
62 Senegal 0.0% 2022 up 216.0% volatile
63 United States of America 0.0% 2021 up 8.8% rising
64 France 0.0% 2022 down 14.0% falling
65 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 42.8% falling
66 Togo 0.0% 2016 — volatile
67 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2020 down 84.5% falling
68 Austria 0.0% 2022 down 59.9% volatile
69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2009 — volatile
70 Mali 0.0% 2021 — volatile
71 Andorra 0.0% 2023 — volatile
72 Comoros 0.0% 2015 down 96.4% volatile
73 Malta 0.0% 2022 down 95.0% volatile
74 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0% 2021 — volatile
75 Israel 0.0% 2022 down 60.5% volatile
76 Luxembourg 0.0% 2022 up 49.0% rising
77 Czechia 0.0% 2022 down 58.9% volatile
78 Panama 0.0% 2011 down 56.6% volatile
79 Gabon 0.0% 2014 — volatile
80 Guatemala 0.0% 2024 down 23.2% rising
81 Peru 0.0% 2011 down 72.4% volatile
82 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 down 97.2% volatile
83 Pakistan 0.0% 2022 down 31.7% falling
84 Bulgaria 0.0% 2022 down 91.9% volatile
85 Switzerland 0.0% 2011 down 100.0% falling
85 Netherlands 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
85 Benin 0.0% 2015 — volatile
85 Belize 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
85 Barbados 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% falling
85 Canada 0.0% 2022 — volatile
85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2024 — volatile
85 Russian Federation 0.0% 2008 down 100.0% volatile
85 Ghana 0.0% 2014 — volatile
85 India 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 2025 — volatile
85 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0% 2007 down 100.0% volatile
85 Cape Verde 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
85 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
85 Denmark 0.0% 2011 — volatile
85 Malaysia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
106 places, 1,437 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release