Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
115
Highest
52.2%
Cuba
Lowest
5.8%
Guatemala
Median
18.0%
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
1,678
What the numbers show
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 52.2% in Cuba; the lowest is 5.8% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.0%, and the mean is 19.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 126.9%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 70.9%).
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 52.2% | 2010 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 2 | Tunisia | 50.4% | 2015 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 44.6% | 2022 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 4 | Algeria | 38.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 5 | Lesotho | 34.6% | 2018 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 33.8% | 2013 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 7 | Morocco | 33.5% | 2012 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 8 | Jamaica | 33.1% | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritius | 32.6% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 31.7% | 2022 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 11 | Cyprus | 30.9% | 2022 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Eswatini | 30.0% | 2014 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 14 | Bhutan | 28.4% | 2015 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 15 | Malta | 26.8% | 2022 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 26.1% | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.1% | 2021 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 18 | Hong Kong, China | 24.8% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 24.8% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 20 | Aruba | 24.7% | 2012 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 24.6% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 22 | France | 24.5% | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 23.9% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 23.5% | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 25 | United States of America | 23.4% | 2021 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 23.3% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 23.0% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 22.8% | 2017 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 22.8% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 22.4% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 22.4% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 32 | Dominica | 22.2% | 2020 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 22.1% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 22.0% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 21.9% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 21.9% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 21.6% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 21.2% | 2006 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 21.1% | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 21.0% | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 20.8% | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 42 | Brazil | 20.6% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 20.4% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | 20.3% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 45 | Denmark | 20.2% | 2022 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 20.1% | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 20.1% | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 20.1% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 49 | San Marino | 19.7% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 19.4% | 2014 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 19.1% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 18.9% | 2022 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 53 | Israel | 18.7% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 54 | Barbados | 18.7% | 2023 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 55 | Thailand | 18.4% | 2013 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 56 | Estonia | 18.4% | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 18.1% | 2022 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 58 | India | 18.0% | 2021 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 59 | Poland | 18.0% | 2022 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 60 | Oman | 17.8% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 61 | Norway | 17.8% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 62 | Argentina | 17.7% | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.6% | 2018 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 17.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 65 | Kuwait | 17.2% | 2014 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 17.2% | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 67 | Belize | 17.1% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 68 | Malaysia | 17.0% | 2023 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 69 | Greece | 16.9% | 2022 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 70 | Malawi | 16.9% | 2016 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cameroon | 16.6% | 2012 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 72 | Peru | 16.5% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 16.5% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 16.3% | 2016 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 75 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.1% | 2020 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 76 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.1% | 2022 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.9% | 2012 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 78 | Hungary | 15.5% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 79 | Singapore | 15.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 15.5% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 81 | Namibia | 15.3% | 2008 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 82 | Uruguay | 14.4% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 14.4% | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Mexico | 14.0% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 85 | Seychelles | 13.9% | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 13.8% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 87 | Paraguay | 13.8% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 88 | Liechtenstein | 13.3% | 2011 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 89 | Cayman Islands | 13.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.7% | 2014 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 12.6% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.4% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 93 | Armenia | 12.0% | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 11.9% | 2017 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 11.6% | 2017 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 96 | Monaco | 11.2% | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 97 | Indonesia | 10.7% | 2015 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 98 | Bermuda | 10.5% | 2015 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 99 | Ireland | 10.4% | 2021 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 100 | Chad | 10.4% | 2018 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 10.4% | 2017 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 102 | Nepal | 9.5% | 2015 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 103 | Andorra | 9.3% | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 104 | Türkiye | 9.0% | 2022 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritania | 8.9% | 2020 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 106 | Philippines | 8.9% | 2008 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 107 | Benin | 8.5% | 2015 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 108 | Albania | 8.0% | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 109 | Madagascar | 7.6% | 2012 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 7.3% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 111 | Ecuador | 6.6% | 2023 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 6.5% | 2020 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 113 | Guyana | 6.5% | 2012 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 6.3% | 2018 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 115 | Guatemala | 5.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release