Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
164
Highest
362,265 millions
United States
Lowest
0.0566 millions
South Sudan
Median
415.8 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,651
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 362,265 millions in United States; the lowest is 0.0566 millions in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 415.8 millions, and the mean is 6,370 millions.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 2,480.1%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 99.9%).
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions) (US): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 362,265 millions | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 150,308 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 54,106 millions | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 43,434 millions | 2021 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 41,927 millions | 2021 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 33,661 millions | 2022 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 25,975 millions | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 19,130 millions | 2022 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 18,256 millions | 2022 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 17,841 millions | 1998 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 17,308 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 16,637 millions | 2022 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 15,581 millions | 2022 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 14 | South Korea | 15,558 millions | 2022 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 11,948 millions | 2018 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 11,915 millions | 2022 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 10,240 millions | 2022 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 10,086 millions | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 9,570 millions | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 9,183 millions | 2022 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 9,173 millions | 2022 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 8,677 millions | 2022 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 8,398 millions | 2022 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 6,633 millions | 2022 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 6,344 millions | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela | 5,124 millions | 2009 | up 404.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 4,874 millions | 2015 | up 190.4% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 4,474 millions | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 4,172 millions | 2022 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 4,034 millions | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 4,023 millions | 2023 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 4,015 millions | 2021 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 3,958 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 3,890 millions | 2022 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 3,827 millions | 2022 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 3,000 millions | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 2,696 millions | 2013 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Iran | 2,565 millions | 2022 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 2,535 millions | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 2,451 millions | 2021 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 2,373 millions | 2022 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 2,310 millions | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 2,288 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 2,269 millions | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 2,128 millions | 2022 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 2,071 millions | 2022 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 2,063 millions | 2022 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 2,059 millions | 1998 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 49 | Cuba | 1,618 millions | 2007 | up 516.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 1,494 millions | 2022 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Vietnam | 1,452 millions | 2013 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 1,443 millions | 2022 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 1,319 millions | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 1,245 millions | 2020 | up 366.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 1,147 millions | 2022 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | 1,114 millions | 1996 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 1,026 millions | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 1,014 millions | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 1,007 millions | 2014 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Kuwait | 990.41 millions | 2006 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Morocco | 986.35 millions | 2009 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 965.56 millions | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bolivia | 791.95 millions | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 779.74 millions | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 730.67 millions | 1999 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 681.68 millions | 2015 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Syria | 672.43 millions | 2009 | up 268.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 664.97 millions | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 660.5 millions | 2022 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 641.42 millions | 2023 | up 173.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 626.71 millions | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 72 | Croatia | 613.25 millions | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 73 | Lithuania | 606.69 millions | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 74 | Cote d'Ivoire | 586.05 millions | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Macao | 559.33 millions | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 533.99 millions | 2009 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 497.12 millions | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritania | 494.97 millions | 2024 | up 2,480.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 453.54 millions | 2022 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 439.41 millions | 2014 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 437.65 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 423.48 millions | 2015 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Estonia | 408.12 millions | 2022 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 402.4 millions | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 389.43 millions | 2018 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Iceland | 381.61 millions | 2022 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 348.84 millions | 2022 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 330.65 millions | 2014 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Lebanon | 327.95 millions | 2013 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 311.38 millions | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Latvia | 245.55 millions | 2022 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cyprus | 241.86 millions | 2022 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Malta | 228.92 millions | 2022 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 223.47 millions | 2014 | up 1,093.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 219.6 millions | 2019 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 213.86 millions | 2024 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 97 | Jamaica | 199.91 millions | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 194.51 millions | 2016 | up 570.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 193.34 millions | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 185.54 millions | 2015 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Honduras | 184.22 millions | 2015 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Gabon | 183.62 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 173.31 millions | 2023 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 171.58 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 163.85 millions | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Moldova | 157.43 millions | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 130.8 millions | 2007 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Mali | 126.8 millions | 2021 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 116.56 millions | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 110 | Rwanda | 114.89 millions | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 110.36 millions | 2022 | up 335.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei | 108.12 millions | 2016 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Angola | 103.98 millions | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Congo | 99.4 millions | 2013 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Cameroon | 91.42 millions | 2013 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 90.22 millions | 2021 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Uganda | 90.22 millions | 2014 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 86.04 millions | 2017 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Niger | 84.61 millions | 2018 | up 352.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Benin | 80.03 millions | 2015 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Nepal | 79.99 millions | 2015 | up 312.9% | rising |
| 122 | Barbados | 74.02 millions | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 69.93 millions | 2016 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.53 millions | 2024 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 54.13 millions | 2023 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 126 | Laos | 53.88 millions | 2014 | up 759.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 50 millions | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 128 | Guinea | 48.9 millions | 2018 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 47.8 millions | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Eswatini | 43.34 millions | 2014 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Togo | 42.67 millions | 2017 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Chad | 41.59 millions | 2021 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Madagascar | 41.2 millions | 2012 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 40.87 millions | 2015 | up 581.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | 36.96 millions | 2016 | up 321.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 36.71 millions | 2013 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Burundi | 35.62 millions | 2013 | up 476.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Mongolia | 31.38 millions | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Liberia | 30.27 millions | 2021 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Aruba | 30.13 millions | 2016 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 19.91 millions | 2002 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 142 | Cambodia | 19.05 millions | 2013 | up 961.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Bermuda | 14.35 millions | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Seychelles | 13.65 millions | 2016 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 13.6 millions | 2024 | up 805.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Cayman Islands | 12.46 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 147 | Lesotho | 12.45 millions | 2018 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Bhutan | 12.41 millions | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 11.04 millions | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 9.39 millions | 2019 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 151 | Qatar | 7.65 millions | 1978 | up 1,130.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 7.37 millions | 2011 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 6.49 millions | 2023 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Guyana | 4.61 millions | 2012 | up 56.1% | falling |
| 155 | Andorra | 4.54 millions | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 156 | Monaco | 4.54 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.53 millions | 2022 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 158 | East Timor | 4.47 millions | 2014 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 159 | San Marino | 4.05 millions | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 160 | Haiti | 3.79 millions | 1991 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.57 millions | 2021 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 3.37 millions | 2015 | up 232.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 2.56 millions | 2015 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 164 | South Sudan | 0.0566 millions | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release