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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
89
Highest
5,231 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Netherlands
Median
10.2 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,261

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 5,231 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.2 millions, and the mean is 214 millions.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 1,568.5%), 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 5,231 millions 2022 down 24.1% rising
2 United States of America 5,034 millions 2021 up 20.7% rising
3 Italy 1,679 millions 2015 up 32.8% rising
4 Singapore 694.6 millions 2023 down 16.9% rising
5 Ukraine 627.38 millions 2021 down 40.1% falling
6 South Africa 614.85 millions 2024 down 16.2% volatile
7 Hong Kong, China 540.5 millions 2024 up 11.3% rising
8 France 510.33 millions 2022 down 9.5% falling
9 New Zealand 477.31 millions 2023 up 25.5% rising
10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 407.7 millions 2022 down 8.6% rising
11 Ireland 405.98 millions 2021 down 58.5% rising
12 Sweden 391.46 millions 2022 up 84.9% rising
13 Poland 244.77 millions 2022 up 22.4% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 231.24 millions 2009 — volatile
15 Kenya 196.14 millions 2015 — volatile
16 Norway 176.44 millions 2022 — volatile
17 Ethiopia 149.06 millions 2014 up 242.8% rising
18 Hungary 140.31 millions 2022 down 9.3% rising
19 Bangladesh 102.49 millions 2020 up 37.3% volatile
20 Greece 99.91 millions 2022 up 97.2% volatile
21 Philippines 92.63 millions 2009 up 12.2% flat
22 Romania 92.35 millions 2022 up 93.1% volatile
23 Tanzania, United Republic of 82.37 millions 2014 up 115.8% rising
24 Azerbaijan 71.5 millions 2023 — volatile
25 Lithuania 58.72 millions 2022 down 26.7% rising
26 Mongolia 57.28 millions 2024 up 168.6% rising
27 Rwanda 52.27 millions 2022 up 376.9% volatile
28 Austria 48.65 millions 2022 down 54.0% falling
29 Belarus 48.28 millions 2023 down 74.5% falling
30 Kyrgyzstan 44.56 millions 2024 up 16.9% volatile
31 Slovakia 44.42 millions 2022 — volatile
32 Namibia 41.62 millions 2014 up 601.0% volatile
33 Burkina Faso 32.53 millions 2015 up 36.9% rising
34 Morocco 32.36 millions 2008 up 64.3% rising
35 Jamaica 32.25 millions 2024 down 69.7% volatile
36 Georgia 28.45 millions 2021 up 32.2% rising
37 Estonia 24.67 millions 2022 down 69.3% flat
38 Iceland 18.78 millions 2022 up 65.9% volatile
39 Afghanistan 18.15 millions 2017 up 45.2% rising
40 Latvia 16.35 millions 2022 down 19.2% rising
41 Israel 16.25 millions 2022 down 41.5% falling
42 Sri Lanka 12.13 millions 2020 down 77.0% falling
43 Madagascar 11.48 millions 2012 up 1,568.5% rising
44 Sierra Leone 10.2 millions 2022 up 299.9% volatile
45 Niger 10.2 millions 2018 — volatile
46 Tajikistan 10.13 millions 2015 up 96.6% rising
47 Czechia 8.8 millions 2022 down 48.6% volatile
48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.24 millions 2018 up 62.5% rising
49 Seychelles 7.91 millions 2016 up 7.1% rising
50 Senegal 6.27 millions 2022 up 420.1% volatile
51 Dominica 6.18 millions 2020 up 310.9% volatile
52 Mauritius 6.15 millions 2024 down 56.6% rising
53 Vanuatu 5.68 millions 2024 up 125.3% volatile
54 Mauritania 2.99 millions 2024 down 9.3% volatile
55 Peru 2.94 millions 2011 down 52.4% volatile
56 Lesotho 2.88 millions 2018 down 75.7% volatile
57 Bhutan 2.73 millions 2023 down 53.6% volatile
58 Luxembourg 2.68 millions 2022 up 88.2% rising
59 Côte d'Ivoire 2.28 millions 2021 — volatile
60 Guyana 1.93 millions 2012 down 31.9% falling
61 Mali 1.82 millions 2021 — volatile
62 Guatemala 1.76 millions 2024 up 13.2% rising
63 Saint Lucia 1.72 millions 2023 down 61.1% rising
64 Malawi 1.55 millions 2016 down 25.2% falling
65 Malaysia 1.46 millions 2013 down 97.9% volatile
66 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.22 millions 2014 down 87.7% volatile
67 Maldives 0.9835 millions 2016 — volatile
68 Togo 0.9786 millions 2016 — volatile
69 Panama 0.9738 millions 2011 down 9.3% volatile
70 Malta 0.9514 millions 2022 down 90.7% volatile
71 Eswatini 0.8988 millions 2014 down 67.4% volatile
72 Gabon 0.3 millions 2014 — volatile
73 Bulgaria 0.2525 millions 2022 down 89.7% volatile
74 Andorra 0.2356 millions 2023 — volatile
75 Republic of Moldova 0.0969 millions 2023 down 96.5% volatile
76 Comoros 0.0576 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 Syrian Arab Republic 0 millions 2007 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 US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
93 places, 1,261 data points, 1997–2024
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February 2026 Data Release