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Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
88
Highest
6,662 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Netherlands
Median
23.99 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,256

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 6,662 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 23.99 millions, and the mean is 329.26 millions.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 1,568.6%), and the largest decrease in India (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 6,662 millions 2022 down 24.1% rising
2 United States of America 5,034 millions 2021 up 20.7% rising
3 Italy 2,489 millions 2015 up 32.8% rising
4 Ukraine 2,156 millions 2021 down 40.1% falling
5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,520 millions 2022 down 8.6% rising
6 South Africa 1,391 millions 2024 down 16.2% volatile
7 Singapore 1,101 millions 2023 down 16.9% rising
8 Hong Kong, China 759.42 millions 2024 up 11.3% rising
9 France 665.93 millions 2022 down 9.5% falling
10 Kenya 547.01 millions 2015 — volatile
11 New Zealand 528.31 millions 2023 up 25.5% rising
12 Poland 516.8 millions 2022 up 22.4% rising
13 Ireland 488.1 millions 2021 down 58.5% rising
14 Sweden 473.83 millions 2022 up 84.9% rising
15 Ethiopia 419.43 millions 2014 up 242.8% rising
16 Bangladesh 318.84 millions 2020 up 64.5% volatile
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 293.9 millions 2009 — volatile
18 Hungary 285.29 millions 2022 down 9.3% rising
19 Philippines 267.51 millions 2009 up 12.2% flat
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 259.14 millions 2014 up 115.8% rising
21 Azerbaijan 237.07 millions 2023 — volatile
22 Romania 229.69 millions 2022 up 93.1% volatile
23 Norway 202.53 millions 2022 — volatile
24 Belarus 188.52 millions 2023 down 74.5% falling
25 Mongolia 176.65 millions 2024 up 168.6% rising
26 Greece 175.84 millions 2022 up 97.2% volatile
27 Rwanda 166.04 millions 2022 up 376.9% volatile
28 Kyrgyzstan 152.1 millions 2024 up 16.9% volatile
29 Lithuania 107.6 millions 2022 down 26.7% rising
30 Namibia 102.02 millions 2014 up 601.0% volatile
31 Burkina Faso 101.52 millions 2015 up 36.9% rising
32 Afghanistan 96.58 millions 2017 up 45.2% rising
33 Georgia 86.11 millions 2021 up 32.2% rising
34 Morocco 84.45 millions 2008 up 64.3% rising
35 Slovakia 79.12 millions 2022 — volatile
36 Austria 61.19 millions 2022 down 54.0% falling
37 Jamaica 57.79 millions 2024 down 69.7% volatile
38 Sri Lanka 46.17 millions 2020 down 77.0% falling
39 Sierra Leone 45.39 millions 2022 up 299.9% volatile
40 Tajikistan 42.66 millions 2015 up 96.6% rising
41 Madagascar 40.82 millions 2012 up 1,568.6% rising
42 Estonia 38.3 millions 2022 down 69.3% flat
43 Latvia 30.14 millions 2022 down 19.2% rising
44 Niger 29.97 millions 2018 — volatile
45 Iceland 18.01 millions 2022 up 65.9% volatile
46 Senegal 17.64 millions 2022 up 420.1% volatile
47 Israel 16.69 millions 2022 down 41.5% falling
48 Mauritius 15.97 millions 2024 down 56.5% rising
49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.43 millions 2018 up 54.9% rising
50 Czechia 14.83 millions 2022 down 48.6% volatile
51 Seychelles 13.76 millions 2016 up 7.1% rising
52 Dominica 12.47 millions 2020 up 310.9% volatile
53 Bhutan 11.08 millions 2023 down 53.6% volatile
54 Mauritania 9.8 millions 2024 down 14.0% volatile
55 Lesotho 7.71 millions 2018 down 75.7% volatile
56 Côte d'Ivoire 6.45 millions 2021 — volatile
57 Peru 6.35 millions 2011 down 52.4% volatile
58 Vanuatu 5.6 millions 2024 up 125.3% volatile
59 Mali 5.57 millions 2021 — volatile
60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.48 millions 2014 down 87.7% volatile
61 Guyana 5.16 millions 2012 up 70.1% rising
62 Malaysia 4.68 millions 2013 down 97.9% volatile
63 Malawi 4.57 millions 2016 down 25.2% falling
64 Guatemala 4.19 millions 2024 up 13.2% rising
65 Saint Lucia 3.24 millions 2023 down 61.1% rising
66 Togo 3.05 millions 2016 — volatile
67 Luxembourg 2.9 millions 2022 up 88.2% rising
68 Eswatini 2.46 millions 2014 down 68.3% volatile
69 Panama 2.07 millions 2011 down 9.2% volatile
70 Maldives 1.94 millions 2016 — volatile
71 Malta 1.49 millions 2022 down 90.7% volatile
72 Gabon 0.7714 millions 2014 — volatile
73 Bulgaria 0.5963 millions 2022 down 89.7% volatile
74 Andorra 0.361 millions 2023 — volatile
75 Republic of Moldova 0.2529 millions 2023 down 96.5% volatile
76 Comoros 0.1336 millions 2015 down 94.0% volatile
77 Ghana 0 millions 2014 — volatile
77 India 0 millions 2021 down 100.0% volatile
77 Denmark 0 millions 2011 — volatile
77 Cape Verde 0 millions 2019 down 100.0% volatile
77 Kazakhstan 0 millions 2016 down 100.0% volatile
77 Russian Federation 0 millions 2008 down 100.0% volatile
77 Switzerland 0 millions 2011 down 100.0% falling
77 Canada 0 millions 2022 — volatile
77 Barbados 0 millions 2023 down 100.0% falling
77 Belize 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
77 Benin 0 millions 2015 — volatile
77 Netherlands 0 millions 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
92 places, 1,256 data points, 1997–2024
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February 2026 Data Release