Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
139
Highest
495,647 millions
China
Lowest
10.96 millions
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
1,490 millions
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,290
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 495,647 millions in China; the lowest is 10.96 millions in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,490 millions, and the mean is 15,950 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45,222.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 2,633.8%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 36.2%).
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 495,647 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 382,601 millions | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 3 | India | 173,940 millions | 2021 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 113,671 millions | 2022 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 94,272 millions | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | France | 85,909 millions | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 69,556 millions | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 65,123 millions | 2022 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 57,060 millions | 2022 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 41,775 millions | 2022 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 41,735 millions | 2022 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Algeria | 41,310 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 38,179 millions | 2021 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 28,342 millions | 2023 | up 274.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 27,477 millions | 2022 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 26,882 millions | 2022 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 26,156 millions | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 25,397 millions | 2015 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 19,319 millions | 2022 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 19,041 millions | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 16,229 millions | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 14,648 millions | 2022 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 13,078 millions | 2022 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 13,068 millions | 2013 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12,928 millions | 2022 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 12,202 millions | 2021 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 12,033 millions | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 11,502 millions | 2022 | up 185.1% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 11,428 millions | 2022 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 10,968 millions | 2013 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 10,146 millions | 2022 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 9,517 millions | 2022 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 9,456 millions | 2022 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 9,320 millions | 2022 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 9,230 millions | 2023 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 9,133 millions | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Denmark | 8,309 millions | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 8,208 millions | 2022 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 6,464 millions | 2013 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 6,263 millions | 2020 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6,250 millions | 2009 | up 2,633.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Hong Kong, China | 6,031 millions | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 5,514 millions | 2021 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 5,475 millions | 2022 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 5,475 millions | 2015 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 46 | New Zealand | 5,375 millions | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 4,612 millions | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 4,369 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 4,265 millions | 2022 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 4,135 millions | 2022 | up 154.6% | rising |
| 51 | Kuwait | 3,741 millions | 2014 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Oman | 3,716 millions | 2022 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Singapore | 3,695 millions | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 3,668 millions | 2009 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 55 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3,376 millions | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,110 millions | 2024 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 3,065 millions | 2015 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 3,059 millions | 2023 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 2,537 millions | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Ghana | 2,517 millions | 2014 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 2,465 millions | 2019 | up 710.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 2,258 millions | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 2,144 millions | 2020 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 1,870 millions | 2022 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 1,850 millions | 2022 | up 278.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 1,845 millions | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 1,832 millions | 2024 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 1,728 millions | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 1,542 millions | 2022 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 1,490 millions | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 1,487 millions | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 1,043 millions | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 73 | Cyprus | 1,017 millions | 2022 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 1,004 millions | 2024 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 990.09 millions | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 947.75 millions | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritius | 945.82 millions | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 940.39 millions | 2014 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 932.16 millions | 2022 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 908 millions | 2023 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 871.76 millions | 2015 | up 260.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 871 millions | 2012 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 805.71 millions | 2017 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 712.89 millions | 2016 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 711.45 millions | 2023 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 86 | Congo | 693.6 millions | 2010 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 671.63 millions | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 637.86 millions | 2014 | up 303.4% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 621.15 millions | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 614.02 millions | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 91 | Iceland | 532.88 millions | 2022 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 514.72 millions | 2017 | up 689.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Malta | 513.26 millions | 2022 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 440.73 millions | 2014 | up 624.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Mongolia | 415.51 millions | 2017 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 96 | Cambodia | 404.1 millions | 2014 | up 1,163.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 401.12 millions | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 98 | Lebanon | 389.83 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 378.96 millions | 2024 | up 369.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 368.62 millions | 2023 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 349.3 millions | 2016 | up 326.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 339.67 millions | 2014 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 103 | Niger | 324.77 millions | 2018 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 272.32 millions | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Bhutan | 269.9 millions | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 106 | Benin | 233.18 millions | 2015 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 230.69 millions | 2014 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 226.78 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 109 | Malawi | 226.28 millions | 2016 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 224.34 millions | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 213.57 millions | 2022 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | 180.29 millions | 2018 | up 410.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Madagascar | 155.49 millions | 2012 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 149.4 millions | 2017 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 115 | Lesotho | 123.7 millions | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 116 | Chad | 120.99 millions | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 115.37 millions | 2013 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 101.59 millions | 1996 | — | falling |
| 119 | Maldives | 97.14 millions | 2019 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 120 | Belize | 86.38 millions | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 121 | Aruba | 71.69 millions | 2016 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 122 | Barbados | 68.48 millions | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 123 | Guyana | 59.1 millions | 2012 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 59.09 millions | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 57.4 millions | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 46 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Liberia | 38.02 millions | 2021 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Andorra | 33.88 millions | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 129 | Gambia | 31.4 millions | 2015 | up 508.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Bermuda | 30.01 millions | 2017 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 131 | Seychelles | 29.78 millions | 2016 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 132 | Vanuatu | 27.41 millions | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 133 | San Marino | 25.95 millions | 2022 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.4 millions | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 135 | Dominica | 16.88 millions | 2020 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Comoros | 15.11 millions | 2015 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.61 millions | 2021 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 11.28 millions | 2010 | — | rising |
| 139 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.96 millions | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release