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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
88
Highest
6,529 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Netherlands
Median
19.79 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,256

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 6,529 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.79 millions, and the mean is 301.89 millions.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 2,055.5%), and the largest decrease in India (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 6,529 millions 2022 up 7.2% rising
2 United States of America 4,494 millions 2021 up 31.9% rising
3 Ukraine 1,943 millions 2021 up 16.8% flat
4 Italy 1,792 millions 2015 up 79.6% volatile
5 South Africa 1,441 millions 2024 up 2.3% volatile
6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,419 millions 2022 down 26.1% rising
7 Singapore 1,101 millions 2023 up 9.7% rising
8 Hong Kong, China 786.75 millions 2024 up 39.9% rising
9 France 645.43 millions 2022 up 10.5% rising
10 New Zealand 528.31 millions 2023 up 64.5% rising
11 Poland 512.42 millions 2022 up 58.6% rising
12 Sweden 464.87 millions 2022 up 141.3% volatile
13 Ireland 451.38 millions 2021 down 45.3% rising
14 Kenya 376.3 millions 2015 volatile
15 Ethiopia 289.07 millions 2014 up 257.6% rising
16 Hungary 274.8 millions 2022 up 19.3% volatile
17 Bangladesh 263.19 millions 2020 up 114.4% volatile
18 Norway 245.7 millions 2022 volatile
19 Azerbaijan 237.07 millions 2023 volatile
20 Romania 216.8 millions 2022 up 179.8% volatile
21 Philippines 208.38 millions 2009 up 36.7% rising
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 199.61 millions 2009 volatile
23 Belarus 188.52 millions 2023 down 61.1% falling
24 Mongolia 180.92 millions 2024 up 290.6% volatile
25 Tanzania, United Republic of 179.98 millions 2014 up 139.7% rising
26 Greece 170.78 millions 2022 up 152.0% volatile
27 Kyrgyzstan 155.77 millions 2024 up 73.2% volatile
28 Rwanda 154.99 millions 2022 up 532.7% volatile
29 Lithuania 105.6 millions 2022 down 0.1% volatile
30 Namibia 79.67 millions 2014 up 765.4% volatile
31 Georgia 77.59 millions 2021 up 89.7% rising
32 Slovakia 75.65 millions 2022 volatile
33 Burkina Faso 73.62 millions 2015 up 56.6% rising
34 Morocco 70.97 millions 2008 up 103.3% rising
35 Afghanistan 68.83 millions 2017 up 85.3% rising
36 Austria 60.22 millions 2022 down 34.1% falling
37 Jamaica 59.87 millions 2024 down 62.2% volatile
38 Sierra Leone 43.81 millions 2022 up 416.8% volatile
39 Sri Lanka 38.77 millions 2020 down 74.4% falling
40 Tajikistan 37.6 millions 2015 up 126.0% volatile
41 Estonia 37.35 millions 2022 down 56.4% rising
42 Madagascar 33.27 millions 2012 up 2,055.5% rising
43 Latvia 29.66 millions 2022 up 15.0% rising
44 Niger 21.89 millions 2018 volatile
45 Iceland 17.69 millions 2022 up 146.8% volatile
46 Senegal 17.03 millions 2022 up 586.3% volatile
47 Mauritius 16.55 millions 2024 down 43.4% rising
48 Israel 16.54 millions 2022 down 21.2% falling
49 Czechia 14.15 millions 2022 down 26.7% volatile
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.65 millions 2018 up 82.6% rising
51 Seychelles 11.94 millions 2016 up 25.8% rising
52 Bhutan 11.08 millions 2023 down 35.4% volatile
53 Dominica 10.58 millions 2020 up 506.4% volatile
54 Mauritania 10.04 millions 2024 up 47.2% volatile
55 Lesotho 6.44 millions 2018 down 72.2% falling
56 Côte d'Ivoire 5.81 millions 2021 volatile
57 Vanuatu 5.73 millions 2024 up 192.7% volatile
58 Mali 5.02 millions 2021 volatile
59 Peru 4.7 millions 2011 down 42.3% rising
60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.52 millions 2014 down 82.5% volatile
61 Guatemala 4.3 millions 2024 up 72.1% rising
62 Guyana 4.28 millions 2012 up 106.7% rising
63 Malaysia 3.79 millions 2013 down 97.5% volatile
64 Malawi 3.75 millions 2016 down 31.3% rising
65 Saint Lucia 3.24 millions 2023 down 31.7% rising
66 Luxembourg 2.84 millions 2022 up 171.4% rising
67 Togo 2.25 millions 2016 volatile
68 Eswatini 2.1 millions 2014 down 61.9% volatile
69 Maldives 1.7 millions 2016 volatile
70 Malta 1.47 millions 2022 down 87.6% volatile
71 Panama 1.31 millions 2011 up 11.6% volatile
72 Bulgaria 0.5818 millions 2022 down 84.3% volatile
73 Gabon 0.516 millions 2014 volatile
74 Andorra 0.361 millions 2023 volatile
75 Republic of Moldova 0.2529 millions 2023 down 94.8% volatile
76 Comoros 0.1143 millions 2015 down 92.3% 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, 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