Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
153
Highest
382,601 millions
United States of America
Lowest
0.0108 millions
South Sudan
Median
554.81 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,326
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 382,601 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 0.0108 millions in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 554.81 millions, and the mean is 9,278 millions.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 7,565.9%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 382,601 millions | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 254,942 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 83,561 millions | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | France | 62,821 millions | 2022 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 62,443 millions | 1998 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 58,271 millions | 2021 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 47,617 millions | 2021 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 44,020 millions | 2022 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 40,853 millions | 2022 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 36,169 millions | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 25,056 millions | 2022 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 20,600 millions | 2022 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 18,948 millions | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 14,405 millions | 2022 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 13,517 millions | 2022 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Algeria | 13,253 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 12,336 millions | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 12,204 millions | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 11,394 millions | 2022 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 11,265 millions | 2022 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 21 | Israel | 9,561 millions | 2022 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 9,478 millions | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 9,002 millions | 2022 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 8,876 millions | 2022 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 8,328 millions | 2015 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 7,547 millions | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 7,310 millions | 2022 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 6,749 millions | 2022 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 6,250 millions | 2022 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 5,259 millions | 2022 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 5,168 millions | 2013 | up 209.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 5,071 millions | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Ireland | 4,904 millions | 2021 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 4,856 millions | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 4,727 millions | 2022 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 4,336 millions | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4,316 millions | 2009 | up 7,565.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Hong Kong, China | 4,265 millions | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 4,239 millions | 2022 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 3,829 millions | 2013 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 41 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3,748 millions | 2022 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 3,265 millions | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 2,897 millions | 2013 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 2,482 millions | 2022 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Kuwait | 2,418 millions | 2014 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 2,398 millions | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Singapore | 2,332 millions | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 2,299 millions | 2022 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 2,226 millions | 2010 | up 149.0% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 2,214 millions | 2022 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 2,206 millions | 2020 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Tunisia | 2,039 millions | 2015 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 2,025 millions | 2022 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1,616 millions | 2022 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 1,531 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 1,531 millions | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 1,353 millions | 2015 | up 470.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 1,331 millions | 2022 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 1,326 millions | 2009 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 1,318 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 1,274 millions | 1999 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 1,259 millions | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,207 millions | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 1,154 millions | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 1,122 millions | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 66 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,101 millions | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovenia | 1,039 millions | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 889.69 millions | 2014 | up 289.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 800.72 millions | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Jordan | 782.02 millions | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 699.72 millions | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 642.61 millions | 2022 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 637.4 millions | 2020 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 616.12 millions | 2022 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Qatar | 579.95 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Myanmar | 576.14 millions | 2019 | up 527.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 554.81 millions | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 78 | Iceland | 545.18 millions | 2022 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 79 | Latvia | 528.17 millions | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 515.01 millions | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 453.17 millions | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 422.28 millions | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 412.52 millions | 2012 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 405.65 millions | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Jamaica | 400.61 millions | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Congo | 398.77 millions | 2010 | up 1,257.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahrain | 367.27 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 365.67 millions | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 363.32 millions | 2014 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | 348.16 millions | 2016 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 347.89 millions | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 92 | Botswana | 344.72 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Malta | 307.37 millions | 2022 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 282.28 millions | 2014 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 269.33 millions | 2015 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 268.45 millions | 2023 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 97 | Nepal | 246.84 millions | 2015 | up 493.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 225.58 millions | 2021 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 225.13 millions | 2017 | up 974.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 215.96 millions | 2023 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 101 | Lebanon | 195.03 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Rwanda | 187.66 millions | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 181.26 millions | 2017 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 150.57 millions | 2014 | up 1,495.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 148.66 millions | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 106 | Niger | 147.26 millions | 2018 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 140.49 millions | 2014 | up 1,721.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 140.48 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 109 | Mongolia | 136.53 millions | 2017 | up 382.7% | rising |
| 110 | Uganda | 135.92 millions | 2014 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 123.21 millions | 2016 | up 310.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 110.7 millions | 2014 | up 232.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritania | 108.55 millions | 2024 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Togo | 87.7 millions | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Malawi | 87.03 millions | 2016 | up 266.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 85.77 millions | 2015 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Monaco | 78.4 millions | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 76.71 millions | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 70.36 millions | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Liechtenstein | 69.58 millions | 2011 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 66.5 millions | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 64.38 millions | 2017 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 123 | Guinea | 59.15 millions | 2018 | up 284.0% | rising |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 58.42 millions | 2022 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Aruba | 54.47 millions | 2016 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 126 | Madagascar | 52.43 millions | 2012 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 51.87 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 128 | Lesotho | 50.51 millions | 2018 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Maldives | 49.42 millions | 2019 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 130 | Chad | 47.98 millions | 2020 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 46.63 millions | 1996 | — | rising |
| 132 | Belize | 45.34 millions | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 133 | Bermuda | 40.59 millions | 2017 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Burundi | 39.42 millions | 2013 | up 396.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 30.58 millions | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 30.28 millions | 2012 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 29.94 millions | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 26.96 millions | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Fiji | 25.15 millions | 2011 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 140 | Andorra | 22.11 millions | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 141 | San Marino | 19.46 millions | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 142 | Seychelles | 17.12 millions | 2016 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.57 millions | 2018 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 14.13 millions | 2021 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.95 millions | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 146 | Dominica | 10 millions | 2020 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Gambia | 9.77 millions | 2015 | up 495.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.29 millions | 2021 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Haiti | 7.86 millions | 1991 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 150 | Comoros | 6.81 millions | 2015 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 5.75 millions | 2010 | — | rising |
| 152 | Tonga | 2.39 millions | 2004 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 153 | South Sudan | 0.0108 millions | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release