Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
159
Highest
405,813 millions
United States
Lowest
2.86 millions
Comoros
Median
452.81 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,551
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 405,813 millions in United States; the lowest is 2.86 millions in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 452.81 millions, and the mean is 7,022 millions.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 2,556.6%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 84.3%).
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 405,813 millions | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 150,308 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 58,968 millions | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 44,434 millions | 2021 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 44,061 millions | 2021 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 6 | France | 36,396 millions | 2022 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 27,002 millions | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 20,800 millions | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 19,854 millions | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 18,338 millions | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 17,100 millions | 2022 | — | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 16,996 millions | 2022 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Korea | 15,702 millions | 2022 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 14,718 millions | 1998 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 14,110 millions | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Russia | 13,822 millions | 2018 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 11,223 millions | 2022 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 10,980 millions | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 10,195 millions | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 9,854 millions | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 9,196 millions | 2022 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 8,574 millions | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 7,728 millions | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 7,424 millions | 2022 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 6,845 millions | 1998 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 6,344 millions | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 5,669 millions | 2015 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 4,816 millions | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 4,433 millions | 2022 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 4,310 millions | 2022 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 4,061 millions | 2021 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 4,023 millions | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Hong Kong (China) | 3,919 millions | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 3,841 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 3,665 millions | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 3,000 millions | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 2,958 millions | 2021 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 2,816 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 2,775 millions | 2013 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 2,700 millions | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 2,649 millions | 1996 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Iran | 2,542 millions | 2022 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Singapore | 2,535 millions | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 2,394 millions | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 2,313 millions | 2022 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Malaysia | 2,269 millions | 2023 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 2,267 millions | 2022 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 2,203 millions | 2024 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 1,816 millions | 2022 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 1,668 millions | 2006 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Viet Nam | 1,635 millions | 2013 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 1,377 millions | 2020 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 1,375 millions | 2022 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 1,344 millions | 2014 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 1,325 millions | 1999 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 56 | Slovak Republic | 1,298 millions | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1,256 millions | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 1,026 millions | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 1,014 millions | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 965.56 millions | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Morocco | 949.76 millions | 2009 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 62 | Belarus | 773.82 millions | 2024 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 63 | Slovenia | 751.41 millions | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 733.42 millions | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia | 729.64 millions | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 680.27 millions | 2015 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 679.15 millions | 2022 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 676.7 millions | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 656.59 millions | 2009 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 641.42 millions | 2023 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 626.71 millions | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 72 | Côte d’Ivoire | 571.27 millions | 2024 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 73 | Botswana | 569.76 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Macau (China) | 559.33 millions | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritania | 515.15 millions | 2024 | up 2,556.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 512.79 millions | 2009 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 500.11 millions | 2015 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Panama | 497.12 millions | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 480.63 millions | 2022 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 80 | Estonia | 452.81 millions | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 81 | Ghana | 443.36 millions | 2014 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 395.9 millions | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 384.63 millions | 2018 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 384.56 millions | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 380.72 millions | 2022 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | 341.96 millions | 2014 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 314.83 millions | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 267.36 millions | 2022 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 89 | Cyprus | 257.81 millions | 2022 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Malta | 247.46 millions | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 235.26 millions | 2015 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Myanmar | 232.36 millions | 2019 | up 273.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 230.3 millions | 2015 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 225.4 millions | 2016 | up 480.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Namibia | 211.78 millions | 2014 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 206.41 millions | 2024 | up 153.9% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 202.21 millions | 2013 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 193.34 millions | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 180.56 millions | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 176.67 millions | 2007 | up 223.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 173.31 millions | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Gabon | 172.32 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 171.58 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 160.81 millions | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 157.43 millions | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 138.73 millions | 2016 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | 125.24 millions | 2021 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 115.56 millions | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 114.48 millions | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 113.18 millions | 2021 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 111 | Angola | 106.76 millions | 2006 | — | rising |
| 112 | Nepal | 102.61 millions | 2015 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 113 | Congo | 94.96 millions | 2013 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 114 | Uganda | 94.33 millions | 2014 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 93.96 millions | 2022 | up 398.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 92.55 millions | 2013 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 117 | Benin | 88.3 millions | 2015 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 118 | Niger | 86.99 millions | 2018 | up 349.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Zambia | 75.9 millions | 2017 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 120 | Malawi | 75.37 millions | 2016 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 74.02 millions | 2023 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 122 | Guinea | 72.13 millions | 2018 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Georgia | 68.22 millions | 2021 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.11 millions | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 54.13 millions | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritius | 45.94 millions | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 45.8 millions | 2017 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 43.74 millions | 2002 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 129 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 42.58 millions | 2014 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Madagascar | 42.16 millions | 2012 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 131 | Maldives | 40.41 millions | 2016 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Chad | 40.07 millions | 2021 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Qatar | 39.19 millions | 1978 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 134 | Eswatini | 38.75 millions | 2014 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Fiji | 38.16 millions | 2013 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 136 | Liberia | 34.65 millions | 2021 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 34.23 millions | 2015 | up 267.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Burundi | 34.12 millions | 2013 | up 188.3% | rising |
| 139 | Aruba | 33.18 millions | 2016 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 28.36 millions | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Cambodia | 23.4 millions | 2013 | up 480.5% | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 17.35 millions | 1991 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 143 | Seychelles | 15.71 millions | 2016 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Bermuda | 14.35 millions | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 13.72 millions | 2024 | up 639.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 13.6 millions | 2018 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | 12.46 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 148 | Bhutan | 12.41 millions | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 11.04 millions | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 150 | Cabo Verde | 10.23 millions | 2019 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 9.17 millions | 2011 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 6.49 millions | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 5.63 millions | 2014 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 154 | Monaco | 5.63 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Andorra | 4.54 millions | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 156 | Gambia | 4.12 millions | 2015 | up 211.1% | flat |
| 157 | Guyana | 4.06 millions | 2012 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.82 millions | 2021 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Comoros | 2.86 millions | 2015 | up 155.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release