Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
3.74
Cuba
Lowest
0.2674
Haiti
Median
1.22
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
756
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 3.74 in Cuba; the lowest is 0.2674 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.22, and the mean is 1.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 1,257.9%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 62.1%).
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 3.74 | 2010 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.34 | 2022 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 2.21 | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 2.12 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 5 | Jamaica | 2.07 | 2022 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 6 | Montserrat | 1.96 | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 7 | Argentina | 1.84 | 2022 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.63 | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 9 | Dominica | 1.61 | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | Belize | 1.6 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 1.5 | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 1.48 | 1999 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 1.47 | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.44 | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Barbados | 1.31 | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.31 | 2009 | up 1,257.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 1.3 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 1.13 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.13 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.09 | 2023 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 1.04 | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 1.03 | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 0.989 | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 0.9687 | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9439 | 2022 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 0.8857 | 2022 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 27 | Anguilla | 0.8588 | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7754 | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7674 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 30 | Guyana | 0.7452 | 2012 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.6787 | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Guatemala | 0.4002 | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 0.3946 | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Haiti | 0.2674 | 2021 | — | rising |