Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
112
Highest
214,009 millions
United States
Lowest
2.46 millions
Comoros
Median
341.3 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,531
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 214,009 millions in United States; the lowest is 2.46 millions in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 341.3 millions, and the mean is 5,412 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 86,908.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 2,081.3%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 66.7%).
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 214,009 millions | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 34,692 millions | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 32,553 millions | 2021 | up 53.1% | falling |
| 4 | France | 32,178 millions | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 5 | India | 30,750 millions | 2021 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 27,073 millions | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 25,946 millions | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 8 | Korea | 23,433 millions | 2022 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 22,136 millions | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 14,638 millions | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 11,611 millions | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 11,028 millions | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 9,974 millions | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 14 | Israel | 9,135 millions | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 7,179 millions | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 7,050 millions | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 6,989 millions | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 5,812 millions | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 5,769 millions | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 5,005 millions | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 21 | Algeria | 4,808 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 4,677 millions | 2015 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 4,385 millions | 2022 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 4,378 millions | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 3,897 millions | 2022 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 3,464 millions | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 3,010 millions | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 3,005 millions | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 2,895 millions | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 2,541 millions | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 2,316 millions | 2022 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 2,241 millions | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 1,921 millions | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1,740 millions | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 1,734 millions | 2013 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 1,498 millions | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 1,391 millions | 2020 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 1,248 millions | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 39 | Kenya | 1,237 millions | 2015 | up 227.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovak Republic | 1,127 millions | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 971.02 millions | 2022 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 945.99 millions | 2014 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 43 | Morocco | 923.19 millions | 2009 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 811.95 millions | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 752.31 millions | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 702.75 millions | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 678.58 millions | 2023 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 666.53 millions | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 642.8 millions | 2022 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 591.22 millions | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 526.71 millions | 2014 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 428.95 millions | 2022 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 382.97 millions | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 381.87 millions | 2022 | up 363.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Uruguay | 365.62 millions | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 344.8 millions | 2009 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 57 | Cyprus | 337.79 millions | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 335.45 millions | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 59 | Latvia | 312.79 millions | 2022 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 312.2 millions | 2020 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 294.14 millions | 2023 | — | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 284.29 millions | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 261.05 millions | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 239.06 millions | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 232.68 millions | 2022 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 66 | Jordan | 219.91 millions | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 219.74 millions | 2014 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 189.85 millions | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 69 | Malta | 187.57 millions | 2022 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 151 millions | 2015 | up 233.2% | rising |
| 71 | Jamaica | 143.9 millions | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 72 | Mali | 120.67 millions | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 109.61 millions | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 107.77 millions | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 104.02 millions | 2024 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 88.65 millions | 2012 | — | falling |
| 77 | Lebanon | 84.67 millions | 2011 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.44 millions | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 79.61 millions | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 80 | Namibia | 75.83 millions | 2017 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 81 | Barbados | 75.58 millions | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 70.65 millions | 2017 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 65.53 millions | 2017 | up 203.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 58.02 millions | 2014 | up 1,135.3% | rising |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 57.66 millions | 2016 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 56.93 millions | 2015 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 87 | Monaco | 56.77 millions | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.87 millions | 2014 | up 310.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Albania | 53.64 millions | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 51.36 millions | 2014 | — | flat |
| 91 | Chad | 46.98 millions | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 92 | Togo | 42.45 millions | 2024 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 40.92 millions | 2018 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 94 | Gabon | 40.21 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 34.4 millions | 2018 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 26.97 millions | 2011 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bermuda | 25.09 millions | 2017 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 98 | Malawi | 23.64 millions | 2016 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 22.7 millions | 2022 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | 19.82 millions | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 13.39 millions | 2012 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 12.22 millions | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 103 | Belize | 11.39 millions | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 104 | Maldives | 10.31 millions | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 9.41 millions | 2020 | up 136.4% | falling |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 8.08 millions | 2019 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 107 | Andorra | 7.74 millions | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 108 | Seychelles | 7.7 millions | 2016 | — | rising |
| 109 | Cayman Islands | 7.34 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 110 | Gambia | 5.01 millions | 2015 | up 2,081.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | 3.95 millions | 2020 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Comoros | 2.46 millions | 2015 | up 14.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release