Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
148
Highest
428,593 millions
United States of America
Lowest
5.33 millions
Tonga
Median
607.85 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,231
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 428,593 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 5.33 millions in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 607.85 millions, and the mean is 10,107 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80,384.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 864.2%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 64.8%).
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 428,593 millions | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 254,942 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 91,071 millions | 2022 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 4 | France | 67,926 millions | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59,111 millions | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 51,514 millions | 1998 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | India | 50,464 millions | 2021 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 47,863 millions | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 41,232 millions | 2022 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 39,335 millions | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 27,332 millions | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 24,098 millions | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 22,706 millions | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 15,458 millions | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 14,494 millions | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 13,362 millions | 2022 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 13,125 millions | 2022 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 18 | Algeria | 12,860 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 12,336 millions | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 12,335 millions | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 9,720 millions | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 9,686 millions | 2015 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 9,478 millions | 2023 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 9,157 millions | 2022 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 8,124 millions | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 7,286 millions | 2022 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 7,223 millions | 2022 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 7,170 millions | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 7,111 millions | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 5,779 millions | 2022 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 5,319 millions | 2013 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 5,238 millions | 2022 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 5,071 millions | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 4,960 millions | 2021 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 4,899 millions | 2022 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 4,856 millions | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 4,312 millions | 2013 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 38 | Hong Kong, China | 4,143 millions | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 4,135 millions | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 3,940 millions | 2021 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 41 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3,715 millions | 2022 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 2,857 millions | 2013 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 2,796 millions | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 2,698 millions | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 2,504 millions | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 2,439 millions | 2020 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 2,398 millions | 2023 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Kuwait | 2,367 millions | 2014 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Singapore | 2,332 millions | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 2,310 millions | 1999 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 2,034 millions | 2015 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Oman | 1,929 millions | 2022 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 1,884 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1,795 millions | 2022 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 1,631 millions | 2009 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 1,598 millions | 2015 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 1,531 millions | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 1,452 millions | 2022 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1,318 millions | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 1,259 millions | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Lithuania | 1,256 millions | 2022 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 62 | Slovenia | 1,174 millions | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 1,154 millions | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,112 millions | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,073 millions | 2024 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 897.68 millions | 2014 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 767.48 millions | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 762.48 millions | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 699.72 millions | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 680.99 millions | 2022 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 670.96 millions | 2020 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Cyprus | 656.75 millions | 2022 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 615.57 millions | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 609.6 millions | 2019 | up 695.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Qatar | 606.09 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 575.08 millions | 2022 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 77 | Iceland | 565.6 millions | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 520.72 millions | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 484.93 millions | 2014 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Congo | 466.37 millions | 2010 | up 363.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 448.78 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | 446.75 millions | 2016 | up 219.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Cameroon | 444.85 millions | 2012 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 434.64 millions | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 424.48 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 414.75 millions | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 387.66 millions | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Jamaica | 361.83 millions | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritius | 351.48 millions | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 347.89 millions | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 340.68 millions | 2015 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Malta | 332.26 millions | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 316.63 millions | 2015 | up 162.7% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 291.93 millions | 2014 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 268.45 millions | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 96 | Mali | 222.8 millions | 2021 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 215.96 millions | 2023 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 212.45 millions | 2017 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 198.6 millions | 2017 | up 625.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 194.09 millions | 2017 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 101 | Rwanda | 188.75 millions | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Cambodia | 167.48 millions | 2014 | up 864.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Niger | 151.39 millions | 2018 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 148.66 millions | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 142.77 millions | 2016 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Uganda | 142.12 millions | 2014 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 107 | Gabon | 131.84 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 120.25 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 118.99 millions | 2014 | up 409.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritania | 112.97 millions | 2024 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Monaco | 99.5 millions | 2023 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 98.96 millions | 2014 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Benin | 94.63 millions | 2015 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 93.8 millions | 2016 | up 307.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea | 87.25 millions | 2018 | up 280.4% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 85.33 millions | 2024 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 78.81 millions | 1996 | — | falling |
| 118 | Barbados | 76.71 millions | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 119 | Namibia | 75.83 millions | 2017 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 70.36 millions | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 66.5 millions | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Aruba | 59.97 millions | 2016 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 123 | Lesotho | 55.21 millions | 2018 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 53.66 millions | 2012 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 125 | Chad | 52.08 millions | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 51.87 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Maldives | 51.72 millions | 2019 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 49.74 millions | 2022 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 45.34 millions | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 130 | Bermuda | 43.13 millions | 2017 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 131 | Burundi | 37.76 millions | 2013 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 132 | Haiti | 35.99 millions | 1991 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 32.62 millions | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 30.58 millions | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 27.29 millions | 2011 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 27.18 millions | 2024 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 137 | Guyana | 26.64 millions | 2012 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Andorra | 22.11 millions | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 139 | Seychelles | 19.71 millions | 2016 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.54 millions | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 141 | Liberia | 16.18 millions | 2021 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.15 millions | 2022 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 11.93 millions | 2015 | up 457.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.94 millions | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 145 | Dominica | 9.86 millions | 2020 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 7.81 millions | 2010 | — | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 7.61 millions | 2015 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 148 | Tonga | 5.33 millions | 2004 | up 6.6% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release