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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Initial government funding per 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
115 places, 1,678 data points, 1971–2024
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February 2026 Data Release