Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
3.73
Cuba
Lowest
0.1184
Haiti
Median
1.38
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
744
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 3.73 in Cuba; the lowest is 0.1184 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.38, and the mean is 1.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Barbados (up 3,349.1%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 81.0%).
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 3.73 | 2010 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.18 | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 3 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.17 | 2009 | up 87.3% | falling |
| 4 | Colombia | 2.01 | 1999 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 1.98 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 1.96 | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 8 | Honduras | 1.95 | 2023 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 9 | Jamaica | 1.89 | 2022 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 1.89 | 2021 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 1.82 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 12 | Dominica | 1.55 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 1.5 | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Barbados | 1.46 | 2023 | up 3,349.1% | falling |
| 15 | Argentina | 1.46 | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Chile | 1.41 | 2021 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | Peru | 1.38 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 1.37 | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.37 | 2021 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 1.32 | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 21 | Paraguay | 1.26 | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 1.12 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 23 | Montserrat | 1.1 | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 1.09 | 2022 | up 46.5% | falling |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 1.04 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0.9071 | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8326 | 2023 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.786 | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 29 | Anguilla | 0.756 | 2022 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 0.7262 | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 0.6848 | 2012 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6348 | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6083 | 2013 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 34 | Haiti | 0.1184 | 2021 | — | falling |