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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release