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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
62
Highest
21,806 millions
Germany
Lowest
0 millions
Malaysia
Median
301.73 millions
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
559

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 21,806 millions in Germany; the lowest is 0 millions in Malaysia.

The median across all reporting countries is 301.73 millions, and the mean is 1,746 millions.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 1,440.8%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 21,806 millions 2022 down 4.8% flat
2 United Kingdom 12,350 millions 2021 down 19.6% falling
3 Netherlands 11,606 millions 2022 up 8.0% rising
4 France 11,335 millions 2022 down 10.0% falling
5 Mexico 4,709 millions 2022 down 20.4% falling
6 Switzerland 4,109 millions 2022 up 2.0% flat
7 Turkey 4,092 millions 2022 up 34.3% rising
8 Poland 3,713 millions 2022 up 23.3% rising
9 Sweden 3,468 millions 2022 rising
10 Austria 2,950 millions 2022 down 10.3% falling
11 Israel 2,930 millions 2018 down 7.6% rising
12 Finland 2,741 millions 2022 down 19.9% falling
13 Norway 2,646 millions 2022 down 9.5% rising
14 Russia 2,298 millions 2018 down 20.5% falling
15 Czechia 2,189 millions 2022 up 6.3% rising
16 Denmark 1,844 millions 2022 down 19.7% falling
17 Romania 1,328 millions 2022 up 1,440.8% volatile
18 Iran 1,255 millions 2022 down 2.2% rising
19 South Africa 1,160 millions 2024 up 492.8% rising
20 Hungary 1,005 millions 2022 up 75.9% rising
21 Slovakia 907.59 millions 2022 up 30.4% rising
22 New Zealand 841.17 millions 2023 down 22.0% falling
23 Chile 813.75 millions 2022 down 37.9% falling
24 Bolivia 702.75 millions 2024 up 47.9% rising
25 Greece 593.22 millions 2019 falling
26 Vietnam 533.44 millions 2013 rising
27 Luxembourg 475.31 millions 2022 up 16.0% rising
28 Slovenia 429.36 millions 2022 up 42.1% rising
29 Costa Rica 419.1 millions 2023 up 39.8% rising
30 Singapore 351.93 millions 2023 down 15.7% falling
31 Bulgaria 346.86 millions 2017 up 6.1% flat
32 Ethiopia 256.6 millions 2014 up 29.8% rising
33 Ecuador 250.61 millions 2016 up 60.0% rising
34 Kenya 196.14 millions 2015 rising
35 Lithuania 177.84 millions 2022 down 22.3% falling
36 Cote d'Ivoire 172.52 millions 2024 up 114.8% rising
37 Pakistan 167.99 millions 2017 rising
38 Latvia 159.16 millions 2022 down 19.7% flat
39 Estonia 155.74 millions 2022 down 23.2% falling
40 Iceland 115.95 millions 2022 up 6.6% flat
41 Senegal 92.81 millions 2022 up 139.8% rising
42 Cyprus 87.96 millions 2022 up 27.6% rising
43 Moldova 60.47 millions 2023 down 6.3% flat
44 Niger 60.44 millions 2018 up 180.3% rising
45 Mali 57.73 millions 2021 up 36.5% rising
46 Malta 44.24 millions 2022 up 37.3% rising
47 Uganda 39.68 millions 2014 rising
48 Burkina Faso 31.84 millions 2016 up 105.2% rising
49 Peru 29.58 millions 2024 up 738.7% volatile
50 Aruba 26.1 millions 2016 falling
51 Kyrgyzstan 23.11 millions 2021 down 23.2% falling
52 Guinea 19.52 millions 2018 up 42.1% rising
53 Nepal 19.06 millions 2015 up 52.6% rising
54 Afghanistan 16.82 millions 2017 up 7.4% rising
55 Togo 14.43 millions 2016 rising
56 Barbados 7.59 millions 2023 up 2.6% falling
57 Armenia 6.95 millions 2023 down 67.8% falling
58 Gabon 3.99 millions 2014 volatile
59 Laos 3.03 millions 2014 up 171.6% rising
60 Comoros 0.6453 millions 2015 volatile
61 Maldives 0.2625 millions 2016 volatile
62 Malaysia 0 millions 2020 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
64 places, 559 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release