Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
122
Highest
595.8%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.1%
Indonesia
Median
0.7%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
1,708

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 595.8% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.1% in Indonesia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 5.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,242.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 542,441.0%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 77.2%).

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 595.8% 2023 up 542,441.0% volatile
2 Israel 1.9% 2021 up 15.9% rising
3 Cuba 1.9% 2010 up 22.6% rising
4 Algeria 1.9% 2024 rising
5 Kiribati 1.8% 2023 up 42.9% rising
6 Belgium 1.6% 2022 down 15.6% falling
7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.5% 2024 up 16.2% rising
8 Kenya 1.5% 2015 up 92.8% rising
9 Finland 1.3% 2022 down 20.3% flat
10 Senegal 1.3% 2022 up 181.3% volatile
11 Republic of Korea 1.3% 2022 up 55.5% rising
12 Canada 1.3% 2022 down 3.6% falling
13 South Africa 1.2% 2024 up 25.2% rising
14 Barbados 1.2% 2019 rising
15 Sweden 1.2% 2022 down 11.1% falling
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2% 2021 up 43.6% falling
17 Italy 1.1% 2022 up 10.3% falling
18 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1% 2018 up 144.9% rising
19 France 1.1% 2022 down 7.5% falling
20 Brazil 1.0% 2022 down 2.3% rising
21 India 1.0% 2022 up 1.8% rising
22 Portugal 1.0% 2022 down 1.7% flat
23 Cyprus 1.0% 2022 down 30.2% falling
24 Bulgaria 1.0% 2022 up 38.2% flat
25 Netherlands 1.0% 2022 down 4.9% rising
26 Ghana 1.0% 2014 up 25.0% rising
27 Slovenia 0.9% 2022 down 10.1% falling
28 Morocco 0.9% 2009 up 1.5% flat
29 Timor-Leste 0.9% 2023 up 24.2% volatile
30 Spain 0.9% 2022 up 12.6% rising
31 Norway 0.9% 2022 down 38.5% falling
32 Malta 0.9% 2022 down 46.6% volatile
33 Chile 0.9% 2022 down 9.0% rising
34 United States of America 0.9% 2021 up 2.8% flat
35 Argentina 0.9% 2023 down 1.5% rising
36 New Zealand 0.9% 2023 down 23.0% falling
37 Iceland 0.9% 2022 down 22.7% falling
38 Croatia 0.9% 2021 up 3.8% flat
39 Czechia 0.9% 2022 down 8.8% falling
40 Denmark 0.9% 2022 down 45.1% falling
41 Slovakia 0.9% 2022 down 2.8% falling
42 Vanuatu 0.9% 2020 up 108.5% volatile
43 Luxembourg 0.9% 2022 down 4.2% flat
44 Austria 0.8% 2022 down 20.2% falling
45 Jamaica 0.8% 2024 up 11.1% rising
46 Nepal 0.8% 2023 up 80.6% rising
47 Switzerland 0.8% 2022 down 12.7% falling
48 Costa Rica 0.8% 2023 up 4.8% rising
49 Germany 0.8% 2022 down 12.2% flat
50 Eswatini 0.8% 2011 up 9.4% rising
51 Latvia 0.8% 2022 down 43.2% falling
52 Rwanda 0.7% 2024 up 26.9% rising
53 Viet Nam 0.7% 2013 up 27.7% flat
54 Poland 0.7% 2022 down 16.0% falling
55 Hungary 0.7% 2022 down 26.5% falling
56 Bhutan 0.7% 2023 down 30.2% flat
57 Japan 0.7% 2021 up 1.9% flat
58 Romania 0.7% 2022 up 23.1% falling
59 Türkiye 0.7% 2022 down 25.9% falling
60 Mexico 0.7% 2022 down 7.5% rising
61 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2023 down 31.1% falling
62 Uzbekistan 0.6% 2023 down 42.0% falling
63 Dominica 0.6% 2020 down 9.9% volatile
64 Namibia 0.6% 2017 up 41.9% rising
65 Kuwait 0.6% 2015 down 28.8% falling
66 Monaco 0.6% 2023 up 6.5% falling
67 El Salvador 0.5% 2024 up 49.6% rising
68 Estonia 0.5% 2022 down 43.5% falling
69 Paraguay 0.5% 2024 down 21.7% rising
70 Mali 0.5% 2021 down 32.9% falling
71 Greece 0.5% 2022 down 26.2% falling
72 Saint Lucia 0.5% 2023 down 16.5% falling
73 Dominican Republic 0.5% 2023 down 34.6% rising
74 Maldives 0.5% 2023 up 164.8% rising
75 Ireland 0.5% 2021 down 51.0% falling
76 Uruguay 0.5% 2023 down 30.9% rising
77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5% 2022 down 34.8% falling
78 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% 2024 down 19.9% falling
79 Thailand 0.4% 2013 down 23.6% falling
80 Togo 0.4% 2024 up 42.9% flat
81 San Marino 0.4% 2022 up 0.7% rising
82 Seychelles 0.4% 2016 rising
83 Lithuania 0.4% 2022 down 32.9% falling
84 Jordan 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% falling
85 Oman 0.4% 2022 down 45.0% volatile
86 Azerbaijan 0.4% 2023 falling
87 Mongolia 0.4% 2017 up 18.8% rising
88 Belize 0.4% 2023 up 23.7% rising
89 Liechtenstein 0.4% 2008 up 13.6% flat
90 Burkina Faso 0.4% 2016 up 78.9% rising
91 Philippines 0.4% 2025 up 228.2% rising
92 Bangladesh 0.4% 2020 down 28.9% falling
93 Ukraine 0.3% 2021 down 36.7% falling
94 Bermuda 0.3% 2023 down 18.7% falling
95 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% 2023 down 59.1% falling
96 Armenia 0.3% 2023 down 47.0% falling
97 Cape Verde 0.3% 2019 down 47.8% falling
98 Afghanistan 0.3% 2017 down 5.3% flat
99 Lebanon 0.3% 2011 down 25.4% falling
100 Chad 0.3% 2021 down 22.9% rising
101 Pakistan 0.3% 2023 up 3.3% falling
102 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3% 2015 down 55.8% falling
103 Cameroon 0.3% 2012 falling
104 Gambia 0.3% 2023 up 31.1% volatile
105 Liberia 0.3% 2021 up 445.3% volatile
106 Niger 0.3% 2018 up 20.0% rising
107 Ethiopia 0.3% 2015 down 44.1% falling
108 Ecuador 0.2% 2024 up 32.6% rising
109 Malawi 0.2% 2016 up 56.5% rising
110 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2022 down 36.0% rising
111 Gabon 0.2% 2014 falling
112 Guinea 0.2% 2018 up 21.4% rising
113 Comoros 0.2% 2015 down 31.6% falling
114 Albania 0.2% 2023 up 6.7% falling
115 Cambodia 0.2% 2014 up 338.9% rising
116 Andorra 0.2% 2023 up 26.6% rising
117 Madagascar 0.2% 2013 up 20.9% falling
118 Uganda 0.2% 2014 falling
119 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% 2023 down 77.2% falling
120 Cayman Islands 0.1% 2023 rising
121 Guatemala 0.1% 2024 down 15.4% rising
122 Indonesia 0.1% 2023 down 77.0% falling

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,708 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release