Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
146
Highest
405,813 millions
United States of America
Lowest
5.8 millions
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
1,182 millions
Years covered
41
1984–2024
Data points
2,483
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 405,813 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 5.8 millions in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,182 millions, and the mean is 11,602 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69,919.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 2,419.8%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 84.3%).
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 405,813 millions | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 292,222 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | India | 174,281 millions | 2021 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 75,096 millions | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56,000 millions | 2021 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 6 | France | 47,494 millions | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 43,212 millions | 2018 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 42,443 millions | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 36,247 millions | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 30,516 millions | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 29,423 millions | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 26,998 millions | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 25,364 millions | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 25,278 millions | 2022 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 22,238 millions | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 18,598 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 17,922 millions | 2015 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 16,318 millions | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 15,483 millions | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 13,548 millions | 1998 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 13,451 millions | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 12,443 millions | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 12,340 millions | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 11,567 millions | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 10,966 millions | 1996 | — | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 10,895 millions | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 10,166 millions | 2021 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 9,875 millions | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 29 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9,478 millions | 2022 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 9,236 millions | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 9,070 millions | 2013 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 8,521 millions | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 8,284 millions | 2022 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 7,261 millions | 2023 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 5,954 millions | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 5,687 millions | 2013 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 37 | Hong Kong (China) | 5,506 millions | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 5,170 millions | 2022 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 4,882 millions | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 4,750 millions | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 4,549 millions | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 4,284 millions | 2020 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 4,071 millions | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 44 | Singapore | 4,018 millions | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 45 | Portugal | 3,925 millions | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 3,782 millions | 2014 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 3,763 millions | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 3,693 millions | 2022 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 3,321 millions | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 3,031 millions | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 3,021 millions | 2024 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 52 | Ecuador | 2,967 millions | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 2,744 millions | 2022 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 2,479 millions | 2009 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 2,412 millions | 2015 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 2,311 millions | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 57 | Kuwait | 2,297 millions | 2006 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,162 millions | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 2,127 millions | 2023 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 1,896 millions | 2009 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 1,732 millions | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 1,700 millions | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritania | 1,687 millions | 2024 | up 2,419.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,616 millions | 2024 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 1,467 millions | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 1,464 millions | 2018 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 1,446 millions | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 1,411 millions | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 1,405 millions | 2014 | up 137.9% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 1,395 millions | 2015 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 1,352 millions | 2022 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 72 | Lithuania | 1,244 millions | 2022 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 73 | Slovenia | 1,243 millions | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 1,122 millions | 2019 | up 264.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,076 millions | 2014 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 76 | Panama | 1,059 millions | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 77 | Macau (China) | 965.62 millions | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 917.97 millions | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 877.76 millions | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 80 | Lebanon | 731.15 millions | 2013 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 703.42 millions | 2016 | up 480.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 703.11 millions | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 602.24 millions | 2021 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 523.25 millions | 2015 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 85 | Namibia | 519.13 millions | 2014 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 497.14 millions | 2024 | up 153.9% | rising |
| 87 | Latvia | 492.96 millions | 2022 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 88 | Albania | 479.41 millions | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 89 | Gabon | 443.16 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 429.44 millions | 2007 | up 223.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 417.99 millions | 2022 | up 398.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 412.64 millions | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 410.9 millions | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Cyprus | 403.54 millions | 2022 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Malta | 388.5 millions | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Mali | 383.07 millions | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 97 | Iceland | 379.6 millions | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 98 | Nepal | 377.83 millions | 2015 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 374.89 millions | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Rwanda | 367.09 millions | 2024 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 323.52 millions | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 318.7 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 309.79 millions | 2016 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Cameroon | 288.03 millions | 2013 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 105 | Uganda | 285.94 millions | 2014 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 270.54 millions | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 107 | Congo | 262.51 millions | 2013 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 108 | Benin | 261.58 millions | 2015 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 109 | Niger | 255.53 millions | 2018 | up 349.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Zambia | 232.53 millions | 2017 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 221.81 millions | 2016 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 208.59 millions | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 206.48 millions | 2021 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea | 200.96 millions | 2018 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 191.43 millions | 2014 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 163.35 millions | 2013 | up 188.3% | rising |
| 117 | Madagascar | 149.88 millions | 2012 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 144.16 millions | 2015 | up 267.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 143.47 millions | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 120 | Togo | 142.72 millions | 2017 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 123.69 millions | 2002 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritius | 119.33 millions | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 123 | Chad | 118.76 millions | 2021 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | 106.24 millions | 2014 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 125 | Fiji | 98.18 millions | 2013 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 126 | Mongolia | 87.45 millions | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Maldives | 79.78 millions | 2016 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Cambodia | 71.55 millions | 2013 | up 486.8% | rising |
| 129 | Barbados | 66.08 millions | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 130 | Bhutan | 50.36 millions | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 131 | Aruba | 43.9 millions | 2016 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 132 | Lesotho | 36.47 millions | 2018 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Seychelles | 27.34 millions | 2016 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 23.24 millions | 2011 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 21.67 millions | 2019 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 136 | Belize | 21.03 millions | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 18.02 millions | 2014 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 138 | Gambia | 15.08 millions | 2015 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 13.51 millions | 2024 | up 639.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Bermuda | 12.41 millions | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 12.19 millions | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Cayman Islands | 11.05 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 143 | Guyana | 10.84 millions | 2012 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 144 | Andorra | 6.96 millions | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros | 6.64 millions | 2015 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.8 millions | 2021 | down 1.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release