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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
99
Highest
59.5%
Mali
Lowest
4.3%
Cayman Islands
Median
19.1%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,355

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 59.5% in Mali; the lowest is 4.3% in Cayman Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.1%, and the mean is 20.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 154.2%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 87.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mali 59.5% 2017 up 7.0% falling
2 Senegal 58.0% 2022 up 131.8% falling
3 Cuba 54.1% 2010 down 10.2% falling
4 Republic of Korea 52.4% 2022 up 117.5% rising
5 Algeria 49.7% 2024 rising
6 Vanuatu 47.1% 2020 up 154.2% volatile
7 Barbados 42.1% 2019 rising
8 Burkina Faso 40.6% 2016 down 9.4% falling
9 Morocco 36.3% 2009 down 31.9% falling
10 Canada 35.3% 2022 up 19.5% rising
11 Ghana 33.3% 2014 down 28.8% falling
12 Rwanda 33.3% 2024 up 15.2% rising
13 Jamaica 33.1% 2024 up 43.4% rising
14 Cyprus 32.0% 2022 down 15.4% rising
15 Eswatini 30.4% 2011 down 21.5% falling
16 Malta 26.7% 2022 down 32.6% volatile
17 Portugal 26.6% 2022 up 1.2% falling
18 France 26.4% 2022 down 8.7% falling
19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.7% 2021 up 30.1% falling
20 Malawi 24.8% 2016 up 65.7% rising
21 Dominica 24.6% 2020 up 26.3% volatile
22 Kuwait 24.4% 2011 up 33.7% rising
23 United States of America 23.8% 2021 up 7.7% rising
24 Slovakia 23.8% 2022 up 33.3% rising
25 South Africa 23.8% 2024 up 39.6% rising
26 Republic of Moldova 23.5% 2023 down 19.9% falling
27 Belgium 23.4% 2022 down 4.5% flat
28 Chad 23.3% 2021 down 32.0% flat
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.2% 2024 up 22.4% rising
30 Italy 23.0% 2022 up 4.2% falling
31 Latvia 22.9% 2022 down 38.2% falling
32 Czechia 22.4% 2022 up 0.5% rising
33 Ukraine 22.3% 2021 down 25.5% falling
34 Austria 22.2% 2022 down 7.5% falling
35 Saint Lucia 22.1% 2023 up 18.9% rising
36 Bulgaria 21.6% 2022 up 25.9% rising
37 Sweden 21.5% 2022 down 12.4% falling
38 Brazil 21.5% 2022 up 10.3% rising
39 Slovenia 21.5% 2022 down 20.6% falling
40 Croatia 21.5% 2021 up 7.1% rising
41 India 21.0% 2021 down 7.8% falling
42 Netherlands 21.0% 2022 down 2.0% rising
43 Luxembourg 20.5% 2022 down 0.6% falling
44 San Marino 20.4% 2022 up 3.6% rising
45 Costa Rica 20.1% 2023 down 14.6% rising
46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.9% 2014 up 20.8% rising
47 Israel 19.8% 2021 up 14.1% rising
48 Spain 19.7% 2022 up 0.7% falling
49 Finland 19.7% 2022 down 14.4% falling
50 Norway 19.1% 2022 down 36.1% falling
51 Argentina 18.7% 2023 down 16.6% rising
52 Romania 18.4% 2022 up 47.9% rising
53 Lithuania 18.2% 2022 up 5.8% falling
54 Switzerland 18.1% 2022 down 19.1% falling
55 Oman 18.0% 2022 up 21.3% rising
56 Denmark 17.9% 2022 down 37.1% falling
57 Belize 17.5% 2023 up 42.0% rising
58 Chile 16.8% 2022 up 2.3% rising
59 Côte d'Ivoire 16.7% 2024 down 54.8% falling
60 El Salvador 16.7% 2024 up 78.5% rising
61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.7% 2020 down 15.7% rising
62 Mexico 16.3% 2022 down 15.1% falling
63 Jordan 16.1% 2024 down 25.4% falling
64 Dominican Republic 16.1% 2023 up 26.1% volatile
65 Mongolia 16.1% 2015 up 86.2% rising
66 Greece 15.6% 2022 down 26.5% falling
67 Hungary 15.5% 2022 down 14.1% falling
68 Iceland 15.4% 2022 up 8.0% falling
69 Poland 15.4% 2022 down 22.4% falling
70 New Zealand 15.3% 2023 up 9.5% flat
71 Azerbaijan 14.6% 2023 flat
72 Thailand 14.4% 2013 down 29.8% falling
73 Estonia 14.4% 2022 down 39.9% falling
74 Niger 13.7% 2017 down 87.1% falling
75 Paraguay 13.7% 2024 down 2.8% flat
76 Monaco 13.7% 2023 down 3.9% falling
77 Seychelles 12.9% 2016 rising
78 Bermuda 11.9% 2015 down 20.6% falling
79 Syrian Arab Republic 11.8% 2012 down 61.5% falling
80 Indonesia 11.8% 2015 up 12.3% rising
81 Armenia 11.3% 2023 down 35.7% falling
82 Afghanistan 11.1% 2017 down 20.8% falling
83 Nepal 10.7% 2015 up 11.9% falling
84 Ireland 10.5% 2021 down 65.2% falling
85 Philippines 10.3% 2009 up 1.0% falling
86 Andorra 10.1% 2023 down 3.7% rising
87 Liechtenstein 9.6% 2008 up 31.6% rising
88 Madagascar 9.3% 2012 down 55.9% falling
89 Lebanon 8.9% 2011 down 30.5% falling
90 Türkiye 8.9% 2022 down 49.2% falling
91 Uruguay 8.7% 2023 down 38.8% rising
92 Bangladesh 7.5% 2020 down 50.8% falling
93 Cape Verde 7.5% 2019 down 44.2% falling
94 Sierra Leone 6.7% 2021 down 4.5% rising
95 Albania 6.5% 2023 up 63.0% rising
96 Sri Lanka 6.0% 2018 down 19.7% rising
97 Ecuador 5.2% 2023 up 54.2% rising
98 Guatemala 5.0% 2024 up 7.9% falling
99 Cayman Islands 4.3% 2023 rising

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Indicator
Initial government funding per upper 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
99 places, 1,355 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release