Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
2.98
Cuba
Lowest
0.0515
Dominican Republic
Median
0.7952
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
627
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 2.98 in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0515 in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7952, and the mean is 0.8273.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 58.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 192.2%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 86.7%).
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 2.98 | 2007 | up 192.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.66 | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.55 | 2009 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1.32 | 2021 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 5 | Chile | 1.29 | 2021 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 6 | Barbados | 1.27 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1.08 | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Jamaica | 1.08 | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.02 | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 0.9721 | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 0.9699 | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 0.8784 | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 0.8781 | 2015 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 0.8469 | 1999 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 0.8135 | 2022 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 16 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7952 | 2022 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 0.6953 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 0.6695 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 0.6398 | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 0.6269 | 2023 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6098 | 2023 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5045 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.4333 | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4012 | 2020 | up 145.4% | falling |
| 25 | Belize | 0.39 | 2023 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0.3694 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 0.3408 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 0.2769 | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Guyana | 0.1135 | 2012 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Haiti | 0.1073 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.0515 | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |