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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
93
Highest
4,800 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Kazakhstan
Median
9.92 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,292

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 4,800 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Kazakhstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.92 millions, and the mean is 188.94 millions.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 2,871.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 4,800 millions 2022 down 22.1% rising
2 United States of America 4,494 millions 2021 up 31.9% rising
3 Italy 1,468 millions 2015 up 38.3% volatile
4 Singapore 694.6 millions 2023 up 2.4% rising
5 South Africa 571.24 millions 2024 down 26.1% volatile
6 Hong Kong, China 556.35 millions 2024 up 37.8% rising
7 Ukraine 519.96 millions 2021 down 22.0% falling
8 New Zealand 477.31 millions 2023 up 25.3% rising
9 France 471.98 millions 2022 down 7.1% falling
10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 411.37 millions 2022 down 50.7% volatile
11 Ireland 401.41 millions 2021 down 58.0% volatile
12 Sweden 387.28 millions 2022 up 57.4% volatile
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 257.47 millions 2009 — volatile
14 Norway 218.01 millions 2022 — volatile
15 Poland 210.09 millions 2022 up 17.9% rising
16 Kenya 166.09 millions 2015 — volatile
17 Hungary 115.41 millions 2022 down 10.3% volatile
18 Ethiopia 111.68 millions 2014 up 269.0% rising
19 Bangladesh 92.69 millions 2020 up 148.3% volatile
20 Greece 91.91 millions 2022 up 100.8% volatile
21 Romania 79.89 millions 2022 up 128.7% volatile
22 Tanzania, United Republic of 79.65 millions 2014 up 246.7% volatile
23 Philippines 75.33 millions 2009 up 58.2% rising
24 Azerbaijan 71.5 millions 2023 — volatile
25 Mongolia 63.39 millions 2024 up 261.5% volatile
26 Lithuania 52.46 millions 2022 down 14.7% rising
27 Belarus 48.28 millions 2023 down 76.3% falling
28 Kyrgyzstan 47.05 millions 2024 up 75.0% volatile
29 Rwanda 47.04 millions 2022 up 316.6% volatile
30 Austria 44.42 millions 2022 down 53.5% falling
31 Namibia 43.92 millions 2014 up 1,362.7% volatile
32 Slovakia 39.27 millions 2022 — volatile
33 Jamaica 35.71 millions 2024 down 62.1% volatile
34 Morocco 35.1 millions 2008 up 133.6% volatile
35 Burkina Faso 27.42 millions 2015 up 54.9% rising
36 Estonia 22.23 millions 2022 down 61.2% volatile
37 Georgia 20.85 millions 2021 up 6.0% rising
38 Iceland 18.1 millions 2022 up 130.6% volatile
39 Israel 16.97 millions 2022 down 21.2% flat
40 Afghanistan 15.49 millions 2017 up 31.3% rising
41 Latvia 15.01 millions 2022 down 10.5% rising
42 Cuba 13.36 millions 2010 up 87.6% volatile
43 Tajikistan 12.09 millions 2015 up 264.0% volatile
44 Sierra Leone 11.98 millions 2022 up 249.4% volatile
45 Sri Lanka 11.53 millions 2020 down 77.7% falling
46 Madagascar 11.22 millions 2012 up 2,871.1% rising
47 Niger 9.92 millions 2018 — volatile
48 Czechia 7.74 millions 2022 down 41.0% volatile
49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.26 millions 2018 up 82.2% rising
50 Seychelles 6.87 millions 2016 down 1.0% rising
51 Mauritius 6.4 millions 2024 down 59.7% rising
52 Dominica 6.27 millions 2020 up 418.4% volatile
53 Senegal 5.92 millions 2022 up 396.8% volatile
54 Vanuatu 5.64 millions 2024 up 179.8% volatile
55 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.38 millions 2022 — volatile
56 Mauritania 2.88 millions 2024 down 11.9% volatile
57 Bhutan 2.73 millions 2023 down 50.4% volatile
58 Peru 2.63 millions 2011 down 13.4% rising
59 Lesotho 2.63 millions 2018 down 74.5% falling
60 Luxembourg 2.45 millions 2022 up 101.0% rising
61 Côte d'Ivoire 2.36 millions 2021 — volatile
62 Guyana 2.19 millions 2012 up 180.9% rising
63 Liechtenstein 2.14 millions 2011 up 381.4% volatile
64 Mali 1.84 millions 2021 — volatile
65 Guatemala 1.84 millions 2024 up 64.7% rising
66 Malaysia 1.76 millions 2013 down 96.2% volatile
67 Saint Lucia 1.72 millions 2023 down 46.7% rising
68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.54 millions 2014 down 61.4% volatile
69 Malawi 1.44 millions 2016 down 41.5% rising
70 Eswatini 1.01 millions 2014 down 54.2% volatile
71 Togo 0.9012 millions 2016 — volatile
72 Maldives 0.8995 millions 2016 — volatile
73 Malta 0.8802 millions 2022 down 90.0% volatile
74 Panama 0.7223 millions 2011 up 26.8% volatile
75 Gabon 0.3196 millions 2014 — volatile
76 Andorra 0.2356 millions 2023 — volatile
77 Bulgaria 0.2274 millions 2022 down 86.5% volatile
78 Monaco 0.1233 millions 2024 — volatile
79 Republic of Moldova 0.0969 millions 2023 down 95.0% volatile
80 Comoros 0.0515 millions 2015 down 91.8% volatile
81 Netherlands 0 millions 2022 down 100.0% volatile
81 India 0 millions 2021 down 100.0% volatile
81 Benin 0 millions 2015 — volatile
81 Belize 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
81 Barbados 0 millions 2023 down 100.0% falling
81 Canada 0 millions 2022 — volatile
81 Switzerland 0 millions 2011 down 100.0% falling
81 Syrian Arab Republic 0 millions 2007 down 100.0% volatile
81 Cape Verde 0 millions 2019 down 100.0% volatile
81 Denmark 0 millions 2011 — volatile
81 Russian Federation 0 millions 2008 down 100.0% volatile
81 Ghana 0 millions 2014 — volatile
81 Kazakhstan 0 millions 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
97 places, 1,292 data points, 1997–2024
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February 2026 Data Release