Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
111
Highest
191,043 millions
United States of America
Lowest
4.89 millions
Comoros
Median
798.86 millions
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,517
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 191,043 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 4.89 millions in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 798.86 millions, and the mean is 7,667 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39,078.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 2,281.7%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 50.1%).
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 191,043 millions | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 105,990 millions | 2021 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 43,599 millions | 2022 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 43,302 millions | 2022 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 5 | France | 40,697 millions | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38,305 millions | 2021 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 37,638 millions | 2022 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 37,011 millions | 2022 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 28,066 millions | 2022 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 22,423 millions | 2022 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 22,374 millions | 2022 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 20,105 millions | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 15,446 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 13,057 millions | 2022 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 12,465 millions | 2022 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 12,263 millions | 2015 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 12,232 millions | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 12,167 millions | 2022 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 11,731 millions | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 8,372 millions | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 21 | Israel | 8,349 millions | 2021 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 6,306 millions | 2022 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 6,106 millions | 2022 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 24 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6,055 millions | 2022 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 5,438 millions | 2022 | up 149.2% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 5,435 millions | 2022 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 5,420 millions | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 4,829 millions | 2022 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 4,767 millions | 2022 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 4,719 millions | 2013 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 4,461 millions | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 4,412 millions | 2013 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 3,985 millions | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 3,573 millions | 2020 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 2,934 millions | 2022 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 2,825 millions | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ukraine | 2,515 millions | 2021 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 38 | New Zealand | 2,480 millions | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 2,372 millions | 2015 | up 488.2% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 2,237 millions | 2022 | up 168.3% | rising |
| 41 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,133 millions | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 2,133 millions | 2022 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 43 | Morocco | 2,037 millions | 2009 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 1,920 millions | 2022 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 45 | Kuwait | 1,495 millions | 2014 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 1,477 millions | 2014 | up 606.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1,437 millions | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 1,254 millions | 2021 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 1,124 millions | 2023 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,110 millions | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 1,037 millions | 2022 | up 511.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovenia | 1,024 millions | 2022 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 997.51 millions | 2020 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 975.3 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 826.24 millions | 2022 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 798.86 millions | 2022 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 775.67 millions | 2009 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 687.89 millions | 2024 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 59 | Paraguay | 682.62 millions | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 60 | Lithuania | 603.23 millions | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 567.54 millions | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 547.5 millions | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 525.09 millions | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 523.07 millions | 2022 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 459.49 millions | 2024 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 426.13 millions | 2014 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 67 | Nepal | 415.73 millions | 2015 | up 356.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 352.35 millions | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 342.33 millions | 2024 | up 282.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mali | 332.57 millions | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 71 | Malta | 289.75 millions | 2022 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 286.07 millions | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 267.96 millions | 2017 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 267.1 millions | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 263.48 millions | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 76 | Iceland | 245.95 millions | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 77 | Lebanon | 238.04 millions | 2011 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 210.98 millions | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 79 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 206.93 millions | 2014 | up 484.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 173.56 millions | 2012 | — | falling |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 156.84 millions | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 82 | Namibia | 149.4 millions | 2017 | up 243.7% | rising |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 141.06 millions | 2016 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 140.28 millions | 2017 | up 234.7% | rising |
| 85 | Cambodia | 139.99 millions | 2014 | up 1,519.3% | rising |
| 86 | Togo | 135.46 millions | 2024 | up 227.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 133.01 millions | 2023 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 88 | Chad | 125.46 millions | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 122.75 millions | 2014 | — | falling |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 97.46 millions | 2022 | up 423.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Guinea | 84.55 millions | 2018 | up 176.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bhutan | 80.45 millions | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 73.8 millions | 2018 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 94 | Gabon | 69.17 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 95 | Barbados | 63.21 millions | 2019 | — | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 62.6 millions | 2011 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 97 | Malawi | 57.04 millions | 2016 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 98 | Madagascar | 38.8 millions | 2012 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 22.93 millions | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 100 | Belize | 21.69 millions | 2023 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 101 | Maldives | 19.36 millions | 2019 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 102 | Bermuda | 17.45 millions | 2017 | down 22.0% | flat |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 14.63 millions | 2019 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 104 | Gambia | 13.18 millions | 2015 | up 2,281.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Andorra | 11.86 millions | 2023 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 106 | Seychelles | 11.64 millions | 2016 | — | rising |
| 107 | San Marino | 10.96 millions | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 7.98 millions | 2020 | up 158.3% | falling |
| 109 | Dominica | 6.75 millions | 2020 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 6.51 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 111 | Comoros | 4.89 millions | 2015 | up 46.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release