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Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
103
Highest
50.4%
Cuba
Lowest
0.0%
Namibia
Median
18.3%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,391

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 50.4% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 18.3%, and the mean is 17.8%.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 178.2%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cuba 50.4% 2010 up 65.5% rising
2 Republic of Korea 37.2% 2022 up 40.2% rising
3 Algeria 34.3% 2024 — rising
4 Jamaica 33.0% 2024 up 41.5% rising
5 Eswatini 32.2% 2011 down 7.6% falling
6 Finland 31.8% 2022 down 0.1% rising
7 Portugal 30.9% 2022 up 7.5% rising
8 Cyprus 29.9% 2022 down 19.9% rising
9 Switzerland 28.6% 2022 down 7.0% rising
10 Ukraine 27.4% 2021 up 6.6% flat
11 Iceland 27.1% 2022 up 7.4% rising
12 Austria 27.0% 2022 down 10.1% flat
13 Czechia 26.8% 2022 up 4.4% rising
14 Malta 26.8% 2022 down 29.0% rising
15 Bulgaria 26.4% 2022 up 30.4% rising
16 Slovenia 25.0% 2022 down 23.4% flat
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.5% 2021 down 37.9% flat
18 Morocco 23.6% 2009 down 23.8% falling
19 Chile 23.6% 2022 up 39.6% rising
20 Netherlands 23.1% 2022 down 1.0% rising
21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.1% 2024 up 21.9% rising
22 Kazakhstan 23.1% 2019 down 0.5% flat
23 France 23.0% 2022 down 3.1% flat
24 Belgium 23.0% 2022 up 1.3% rising
25 Denmark 23.0% 2022 down 13.7% flat
26 United States of America 22.9% 2021 up 8.4% rising
27 Sweden 22.9% 2022 down 5.5% flat
28 Estonia 22.6% 2022 down 9.0% falling
29 Republic of Moldova 22.0% 2023 down 4.4% falling
30 Thailand 21.9% 2013 up 92.6% rising
31 Luxembourg 21.6% 2022 up 5.9% flat
32 South Africa 21.3% 2024 up 11.2% rising
33 Saint Lucia 21.3% 2023 up 24.1% rising
34 Dominica 20.8% 2020 up 90.0% rising
35 Uruguay 20.7% 2023 up 54.2% rising
36 Poland 20.6% 2022 down 17.6% rising
37 Spain 20.4% 2022 down 10.3% falling
38 Senegal 20.1% 2022 up 22.1% rising
39 Costa Rica 20.0% 2023 down 16.1% flat
40 Italy 20.0% 2022 down 13.6% falling
41 Viet Nam 19.9% 2013 up 15.7% rising
42 Brazil 19.8% 2022 up 2.2% rising
43 Cayman Islands 19.8% 2023 — rising
44 Kuwait 19.5% 2011 up 2.4% falling
45 Maldives 19.4% 2019 up 25.0% rising
46 Romania 19.4% 2022 up 69.6% rising
47 Slovakia 19.3% 2022 up 9.6% rising
48 San Marino 19.2% 2022 up 3.9% flat
49 New Zealand 19.2% 2023 up 13.6% rising
50 Latvia 18.8% 2022 down 44.1% rising
51 Greece 18.3% 2022 down 24.7% falling
52 Azerbaijan 18.3% 2023 — falling
53 Lithuania 18.1% 2022 up 4.9% falling
54 Oman 17.8% 2022 up 24.1% rising
55 Belize 17.0% 2023 down 12.7% rising
56 Argentina 16.9% 2023 down 21.2% rising
57 Syrian Arab Republic 16.9% 2012 down 29.8% falling
58 Cameroon 16.8% 2013 down 23.8% falling
59 Jordan 16.6% 2024 down 7.1% falling
60 Norway 16.1% 2022 down 19.6% falling
61 Cape Verde 16.0% 2019 up 2.8% flat
62 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.7% 2020 down 12.9% rising
63 Hungary 15.5% 2022 down 18.0% falling
64 Malawi 15.3% 2016 up 65.6% rising
65 India 14.8% 2021 up 61.1% falling
66 El Salvador 14.7% 2024 up 13.8% rising
67 Seychelles 14.6% 2016 — rising
68 Paraguay 13.9% 2024 up 57.1% rising
69 Rwanda 13.7% 2024 down 66.9% falling
70 Liechtenstein 13.7% 2008 down 6.1% falling
71 Mongolia 13.5% 2017 down 2.9% rising
72 Trinidad and Tobago 13.1% 2023 down 32.2% flat
73 Armenia 12.3% 2023 down 14.4% falling
74 Afghanistan 12.3% 2017 up 31.7% rising
75 Dominican Republic 12.3% 2023 down 3.8% rising
76 Ghana 12.0% 2014 down 67.6% falling
77 Burkina Faso 11.3% 2016 down 49.7% falling
78 Niger 11.1% 2017 down 67.5% falling
79 Mexico 11.0% 2022 down 8.4% flat
80 Côte d'Ivoire 10.9% 2024 down 29.7% falling
81 Cambodia 10.5% 2014 up 73.1% rising
82 Ireland 10.3% 2021 down 58.0% falling
83 Ethiopia 10.2% 2014 down 33.5% falling
84 Gambia 10.0% 2015 up 178.2% rising
85 Indonesia 9.8% 2015 up 6.8% flat
86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.6% 2014 up 62.7% rising
87 Albania 9.2% 2023 up 25.3% rising
88 Türkiye 9.1% 2022 down 21.0% falling
89 Andorra 9.0% 2023 down 49.1% rising
90 Monaco 9.0% 2023 up 162.3% volatile
91 Philippines 8.9% 2008 up 9.3% flat
92 Bermuda 8.8% 2015 down 28.4% falling
93 Mali 8.7% 2018 down 48.8% falling
94 Nepal 8.6% 2015 down 10.4% falling
95 Ecuador 8.0% 2023 up 25.4% rising
96 Sierra Leone 7.8% 2021 down 3.0% rising
97 Madagascar 7.1% 2012 down 58.2% falling
98 Sri Lanka 6.2% 2019 down 30.2% rising
99 Guatemala 6.2% 2024 up 3.4% rising
100 Bangladesh 5.5% 2020 down 36.9% falling
101 Chad 4.0% 2018 down 62.3% falling
102 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4% 2018 down 97.9% volatile
103 Namibia 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
103 places, 1,391 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release