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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release