Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
63
Highest
20,008 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Malaysia
Median
232.36 millions
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
566
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 20,008 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Malaysia.
The median across all reporting countries is 232.36 millions, and the mean is 1,594 millions.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 1,724.6%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 20,008 millions | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 12,175 millions | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10,530 millions | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 10,483 millions | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Mexico | 3,977 millions | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 3,832 millions | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Turkey | 3,489 millions | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 3,431 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 3,269 millions | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 3,187 millions | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 2,694 millions | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 12 | Israel | 2,589 millions | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 2,580 millions | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 14 | Russia | 1,986 millions | 2018 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 1,924 millions | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 1,866 millions | 2022 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 17 | Iran | 1,267 millions | 2022 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 1,149 millions | 2022 | up 1,724.6% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 1,077 millions | 2024 | up 422.8% | rising |
| 20 | New Zealand | 841.17 millions | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 826.71 millions | 2022 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 802.52 millions | 2022 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia | 762.77 millions | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 734.39 millions | 2022 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 539.2 millions | 2019 | — | falling |
| 26 | Vietnam | 473.76 millions | 2013 | — | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 435.51 millions | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 419.1 millions | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 379.96 millions | 2022 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 30 | Singapore | 351.93 millions | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 235.88 millions | 2017 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 232.36 millions | 2016 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 192.25 millions | 2014 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 176.99 millions | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 175.95 millions | 2017 | — | rising |
| 36 | Kenya | 166.09 millions | 2015 | — | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 158.87 millions | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 146.18 millions | 2022 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 140.37 millions | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 111.77 millions | 2022 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 41 | Senegal | 87.58 millions | 2022 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 82.52 millions | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 43 | Moldova | 60.47 millions | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 44 | Niger | 58.79 millions | 2018 | up 165.6% | rising |
| 45 | Mali | 58.45 millions | 2021 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 40.92 millions | 2022 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 37.95 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 31.02 millions | 2024 | up 867.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 27.48 millions | 2016 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 50 | Aruba | 23.7 millions | 2016 | — | flat |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.72 millions | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 52 | Nepal | 14.86 millions | 2015 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 14.35 millions | 2017 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 54 | Togo | 13.29 millions | 2016 | — | rising |
| 55 | Guinea | 13.23 millions | 2018 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 56 | Barbados | 7.59 millions | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 57 | Armenia | 6.95 millions | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 58 | Gabon | 4.25 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Laos | 3.83 millions | 2014 | up 319.6% | volatile |
| 60 | San Marino | 1.39 millions | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 61 | Comoros | 0.5774 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Maldives | 0.2401 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Malaysia | 0 millions | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release