Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) by country
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.
Countries reporting
109
Highest
52.4%
Tunisia
Lowest
4.9%
Monaco
Median
19.7%
Years covered
24
1995–2018
Data points
1,539
What the numbers show
Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 52.4% in Tunisia; the lowest is 4.9% in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.7%, and the mean is 20.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 194.1%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 67.5%).
Government expenditure per student, secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 52.4% | 2015 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 2 | Cuba | 51.9% | 2010 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 39.3% | 2016 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 4 | Morocco | 36.4% | 2012 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 5 | Oman | 36.0% | 2017 | up 194.1% | rising |
| 6 | Mauritius | 31.3% | 2018 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 31.2% | 2013 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 31.1% | 2014 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 9 | Moldova | 31.1% | 2018 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 30.3% | 2017 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 11 | Lesotho | 30.0% | 2018 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 12 | Jamaica | 29.7% | 2018 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Malta | 29.5% | 2015 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 14 | Bhutan | 29.4% | 2015 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 15 | Eswatini | 28.2% | 2014 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 16 | Barbados | 28.0% | 2016 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 27.7% | 2016 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 27.7% | 2015 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 19 | Belize | 27.3% | 2017 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 26.8% | 2016 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 26.4% | 2016 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 22 | France | 26.3% | 2016 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 25.5% | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 24 | Aruba | 25.1% | 2012 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 24.8% | 2016 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 24.5% | 2015 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 27 | Malawi | 24.0% | 2016 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 23.8% | 2016 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 23.1% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia | 23.0% | 2016 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 31 | Greece | 23.0% | 2016 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 23.0% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 22.9% | 2015 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 34 | Malaysia | 22.8% | 2018 | up 90.1% | flat |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 22.7% | 2018 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 22.6% | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 22.3% | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 22.2% | 2013 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 22.1% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 22.0% | 2018 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 21.7% | 2018 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 21.7% | 2006 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 21.5% | 2015 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 21.4% | 2018 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 21.2% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 21.2% | 2016 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 21.2% | 2016 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 21.1% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 21.1% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 20.6% | 2017 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.1% | 2018 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 52 | Slovakia | 20.1% | 2016 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 20.0% | 2014 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 19.9% | 2016 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 55 | Cape Verde | 19.7% | 2017 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 19.4% | 2015 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 57 | Iceland | 19.4% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 58 | Spain | 18.9% | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.8% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 60 | Dominica | 18.8% | 2015 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 18.7% | 2017 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 18.7% | 2016 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 63 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.4% | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 64 | Thailand | 18.0% | 2013 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 17.9% | 2016 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 66 | Cameroon | 17.8% | 2012 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 67 | Chad | 17.7% | 2013 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 17.6% | 2018 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 69 | Iran | 17.5% | 2017 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 70 | Kuwait | 17.3% | 2014 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 17.1% | 2017 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 72 | India | 16.9% | 2013 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 16.8% | 2015 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 74 | Uruguay | 16.2% | 2017 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 75 | Ireland | 15.9% | 2016 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 15.6% | 2018 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 77 | Namibia | 15.4% | 2008 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 78 | Seychelles | 15.3% | 2016 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 79 | Romania | 15.2% | 2016 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 15.1% | 2018 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 15.1% | 2018 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 82 | Australia | 15.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 83 | Peru | 14.6% | 2018 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 84 | Mexico | 14.4% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 14.3% | 2017 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 86 | Syria | 14.2% | 2012 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritania | 14.2% | 2016 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 88 | Andorra | 13.9% | 2018 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 89 | Turkey | 13.5% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 13.3% | 2011 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 12.5% | 2014 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 92 | Bermuda | 11.9% | 2015 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 93 | Paraguay | 11.9% | 2016 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 94 | Senegal | 11.4% | 2018 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 95 | Benin | 11.3% | 2015 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 11.3% | 2017 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 97 | Serbia | 11.1% | 2015 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 10.9% | 2017 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 99 | Indonesia | 10.5% | 2015 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2015 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 9.9% | 2016 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 102 | Guyana | 9.3% | 2012 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 103 | Philippines | 9.2% | 2008 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 9.2% | 2011 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 105 | Madagascar | 8.4% | 2012 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 7.7% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 5.4% | 2018 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 5.3% | 2016 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 109 | Monaco | 4.9% | 2016 | down 20.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 26.2%
- Small states 26.2%
- Euro area 23.0%
- European Union 23.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 23.0%
- High income 22.8%
- OECD members 22.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 22.3%
- North America 22.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 20.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 15.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14.7%
- South Asia 12.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 12.0%
About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.