Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
148
Highest
362,265 millions
United States of America
Lowest
5.23 millions
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
1,012 millions
Years covered
41
1984–2024
Data points
2,498

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 362,265 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 5.23 millions in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,012 millions, and the mean is 10,697 millions.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69,272.

Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 4,213.6%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 82.0%).

Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 362,265 millions 2021 up 51.4% rising
2 China 292,222 millions 2023 volatile
3 India 153,156 millions 2021 up 122.4% volatile
4 Germany 73,602 millions 2022 up 64.3% rising
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 51,846 millions 2021 up 83.9% volatile
6 France 46,031 millions 2022 up 25.8% volatile
7 Brazil 40,969 millions 2022 up 35.2% rising
8 Türkiye 35,054 millions 2022 up 43.5% rising
9 Russian Federation 30,508 millions 2018 up 11.8% volatile
10 Italy 28,801 millions 2022 up 69.7% rising
11 Canada 27,992 millions 2022 up 9.6% rising
12 Spain 25,977 millions 2022 up 72.3% rising
13 Republic of Korea 24,800 millions 2022 up 43.8% volatile
14 Mexico 24,431 millions 2022 up 22.2% volatile
15 Netherlands 21,710 millions 2022 up 58.1% volatile
16 Australia 17,541 millions 2022 volatile
17 Poland 16,180 millions 2022 up 58.5% volatile
18 Pakistan 15,483 millions 2023 up 155.5% volatile
19 Indonesia 14,864 millions 2015 up 127.5% volatile
20 Argentina 13,451 millions 2023 up 44.1% volatile
21 Belgium 12,315 millions 2022 up 80.4% rising
22 Sweden 12,107 millions 2022 up 46.9% rising
23 Austria 11,385 millions 2022 up 59.3% volatile
24 South Africa 11,287 millions 2024 up 129.0% volatile
25 Norway 10,338 millions 2022 up 74.3% volatile
26 Saudi Arabia 10,230 millions 1998 up 38.5% rising
27 Switzerland 9,907 millions 2022 up 61.7% rising
28 Denmark 9,864 millions 2022 up 81.4% rising
29 Ukraine 9,160 millions 2021 up 6.1% rising
30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8,847 millions 2022 down 24.8% rising
31 Chile 7,782 millions 2022 up 116.8% volatile
32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7,420 millions 2009 up 79.9% rising
33 Malaysia 7,261 millions 2023 down 37.9% rising
34 Thailand 6,817 millions 2013 up 31.3% rising
35 Hong Kong, China 5,704 millions 2024 up 41.3% rising
36 Romania 5,620 millions 2022 up 91.5% rising
37 Egypt 5,146 millions 1996 rising
38 Finland 5,074 millions 2022 up 12.3% rising
39 Peru 4,865 millions 2024 up 166.9% volatile
40 Ireland 4,515 millions 2021 up 72.7% volatile
41 Czechia 4,340 millions 2022 up 42.8% rising
42 Viet Nam 4,160 millions 2013 up 18.2% rising
43 Singapore 4,018 millions 2023 down 8.5% rising
44 Greece 3,954 millions 2022 up 87.8% rising
45 Portugal 3,733 millions 2022 up 30.9% rising
46 Israel 3,730 millions 2022 up 61.4% rising
47 Hungary 3,557 millions 2022 up 94.9% rising
48 Bangladesh 3,536 millions 2020 up 303.1% volatile
49 New Zealand 3,321 millions 2023 up 20.1% rising
50 Belarus 3,095 millions 2024 up 111.3% rising
51 Ecuador 3,039 millions 2024 down 23.9% volatile
52 Kazakhstan 3,031 millions 2023 up 65.6% volatile
53 Oman 2,648 millions 2022 up 82.2% volatile
54 Ethiopia 2,606 millions 2014 up 108.4% volatile
55 Kuwait 2,330 millions 2006 up 18.3% rising
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,215 millions 2024 up 51.7% rising
57 Slovakia 2,210 millions 2022 up 63.6% volatile
58 Azerbaijan 2,127 millions 2023 up 339.6% volatile
59 Morocco 2,096 millions 2009 up 145.9% volatile
60 Tunisia 1,831 millions 2015 up 48.9% volatile
61 Mauritania 1,728 millions 2024 up 4,213.6% volatile
62 Costa Rica 1,700 millions 2023 up 72.5% volatile
63 Bulgaria 1,690 millions 2022 up 128.9% volatile
64 Côte d'Ivoire 1,655 millions 2024 up 137.7% volatile
65 Philippines 1,477 millions 2009 up 26.1% rising
66 Serbia 1,467 millions 2023 up 19.2% rising
67 Uruguay 1,446 millions 2023 up 86.3% volatile
68 Senegal 1,305 millions 2022 up 174.1% volatile
69 Croatia 1,273 millions 2021 up 54.2% rising
70 Sri Lanka 1,267 millions 2018 up 154.8% volatile
71 Ghana 1,243 millions 2014 up 208.7% rising
72 Lithuania 1,221 millions 2022 up 20.0% rising
73 Slovenia 1,197 millions 2022 up 67.9% rising
74 Panama 1,059 millions 2023 up 113.6% volatile
75 Macau, China 965.62 millions 2023 up 18.2% volatile
76 Kenya 959.45 millions 2015 up 115.7% volatile
77 Guatemala 940.16 millions 2024 up 100.9% volatile
78 Myanmar 939.62 millions 2019 up 280.2% volatile
79 Paraguay 898.99 millions 2024 up 69.4% volatile
80 Tanzania, United Republic of 747.18 millions 2014 up 125.8% rising
81 Estonia 685.69 millions 2022 up 93.7% volatile
82 Lebanon 655.54 millions 2013 up 135.5% rising
83 Burkina Faso 551.46 millions 2016 up 596.5% volatile
84 Afghanistan 542.64 millions 2021 up 240.8% rising
85 Turkmenistan 509.16 millions 2024 up 182.3% rising
86 Latvia 485.1 millions 2022 down 17.8% rising
87 Albania 479.41 millions 2023 up 101.8% rising
88 Republic of Moldova 410.9 millions 2023 up 50.3% rising
89 Namibia 405.4 millions 2014 up 606.3% volatile
90 Luxembourg 404.28 millions 2022 up 90.8% rising
91 Sierra Leone 403.47 millions 2022 up 543.8% volatile
92 Cyprus 399.21 millions 2022 up 5.3% volatile
93 Honduras 393.03 millions 2015 up 40.5% volatile
94 Jordan 383.95 millions 2024 down 0.3% falling
95 Malta 382.27 millions 2022 up 113.9% volatile
96 Rwanda 380.3 millions 2024 up 263.1% volatile
97 Iceland 373 millions 2022 up 88.3% rising
98 Mali 345.16 millions 2021 up 39.5% rising
99 Jamaica 335.16 millions 2024 up 32.6% rising
100 Trinidad and Tobago 318.7 millions 2023 volatile
101 Gabon 296.42 millions 2014 volatile
102 Nepal 282.52 millions 2015 up 150.5% rising
103 Dominican Republic 279.93 millions 2007 up 309.7% volatile
104 El Salvador 277.08 millions 2024 up 95.8% rising
105 Uganda 225.45 millions 2014 up 78.4% rising
106 Brunei Darussalam 221.38 millions 2016 up 64.1% volatile
107 Benin 217.59 millions 2015 up 135.6% rising
108 Kyrgyzstan 213.63 millions 2024 up 233.6% volatile
109 Zambia 196.71 millions 2017 up 69.7% volatile
110 Cameroon 187.89 millions 2013 up 54.2% rising
111 Niger 186.61 millions 2018 up 369.1% volatile
112 Georgia 186.04 millions 2021 up 106.0% rising
113 Malawi 181.83 millions 2016 up 25.6% volatile
114 Lao People's Democratic Republic 157.72 millions 2014 up 290.1% volatile
115 Congo 156.83 millions 2013 up 60.9% rising
116 Guinea 149.04 millions 2018 up 71.4% volatile
117 Armenia 143.47 millions 2023 up 83.6% rising
118 Tajikistan 127.07 millions 2015 up 322.9% volatile
119 Mauritius 123.63 millions 2024 up 51.2% rising
120 Madagascar 122.17 millions 2012 up 42.3% rising
121 Chad 107.01 millions 2021 up 31.0% volatile
122 Togo 106.86 millions 2017 up 133.6% rising
123 Burundi 104.25 millions 2013 up 274.3% volatile
124 Eswatini 90.32 millions 2014 up 14.1% rising
125 Mongolia 89.57 millions 2024 down 58.8% volatile
126 Fiji 72.31 millions 2013 up 63.7% rising
127 Maldives 69.74 millions 2016 up 334.5% volatile
128 Barbados 66.08 millions 2023 down 20.2% rising
129 North Macedonia 64 millions 2002 down 25.7% falling
130 Cambodia 56.76 millions 2013 up 720.2% rising
131 Bhutan 50.36 millions 2023 up 42.0% rising
132 Aruba 39.66 millions 2016 up 118.0% volatile
133 Lesotho 30.48 millions 2018 down 82.0% volatile
134 Seychelles 23.73 millions 2016 up 99.8% volatile
135 Belize 21.03 millions 2023 down 2.4% rising
136 Cape Verde 18.53 millions 2019 down 8.7% rising
137 Vanuatu 13.83 millions 2024 up 790.5% volatile
138 Central African Republic 13.53 millions 2011 up 28.8% rising
139 Bermuda 12.41 millions 2023 down 2.6% flat
140 Saint Lucia 12.19 millions 2023 up 210.9% volatile
141 Cayman Islands 11.05 millions 2023 rising
142 Gambia 10.83 millions 2015 up 239.7% volatile
143 Timor-Leste 10.44 millions 2014 down 48.1% falling
144 Guyana 9 millions 2012 up 14.8% rising
145 Andorra 6.96 millions 2023 up 76.5% rising
146 San Marino 5.75 millions 2022 up 7.7% flat
147 Comoros 5.68 millions 2015 up 227.3% volatile
148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.23 millions 2021 up 5.6% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
148 places, 2,498 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release