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Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
60
Highest
0.7%
Colombia
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra, Principality of
Median
0.1%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
723

What the numbers show

Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Colombia; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra, Principality of.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 4,429.6%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 100.0%).

Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Colombia 0.7% 2019 up 4,429.6% volatile
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% 2021 up 178.3% rising
3 Nepal 0.6% 2015 up 7.6% rising
4 Canada 0.5% 2021 down 32.4% volatile
5 Netherlands 0.5% 2021 down 8.0% rising
6 United States of America 0.5% 2021 up 8.2% rising
7 Japan 0.5% 2011 up 314.7% rising
8 Israel 0.4% 2021 down 34.8% rising
9 Finland 0.4% 2021 up 135.0% rising
10 TΓΌrkiye 0.4% 2021 down 29.6% falling
11 Denmark 0.3% 2021 up 219.7% volatile
12 Czechia 0.3% 2021 up 34.5% rising
13 Peru 0.2% 2015 β€” volatile
14 Chile 0.2% 2021 down 18.7% volatile
15 Croatia 0.2% 2021 down 65.0% volatile
16 Slovakia 0.2% 2021 down 7.9% volatile
17 Latvia 0.2% 2021 up 152.4% volatile
18 Austria 0.2% 2021 down 41.6% falling
19 Argentina 0.2% 2011 up 87.7% rising
20 Lithuania 0.2% 2021 down 70.7% falling
21 Sweden 0.2% 2017 up 11.8% falling
22 Cyprus 0.2% 2021 down 53.7% volatile
23 Norway 0.1% 2021 up 1,797.7% volatile
24 Belarus 0.1% 2023 down 18.4% falling
25 Ireland 0.1% 2017 up 520.4% volatile
26 Iceland 0.1% 2021 up 16.1% rising
27 Belgium 0.1% 2021 up 35.6% rising
28 Poland 0.1% 2021 up 36.5% rising
29 Slovenia 0.1% 2021 down 39.8% falling
30 India 0.1% 2005 down 13.2% falling
31 Malta 0.1% 2021 down 91.1% volatile
32 Spain 0.1% 2021 up 27.8% rising
33 Estonia 0.1% 2011 β€” volatile
34 Italy 0.1% 2021 down 36.9% falling
35 Uganda 0.1% 2014 down 52.7% falling
36 Portugal 0.0% 2021 down 65.0% volatile
37 Guyana 0.0% 2012 down 42.0% volatile
38 Ukraine 0.0% 2021 down 44.9% volatile
39 Macau, China 0.0% 2022 up 535.9% rising
40 Luxembourg 0.0% 2021 down 43.9% rising
41 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2019 down 87.2% volatile
42 Bulgaria 0.0% 2021 down 54.6% volatile
43 Greece 0.0% 2019 down 77.8% volatile
44 Romania 0.0% 2021 down 15.4% volatile
45 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2022 down 34.3% volatile
46 British Virgin Islands 0.0% 2007 down 100.0% volatile
46 Afghanistan 0.0% 2015 β€” flat
46 Serbia 0.0% 2011 β€” flat
46 Vanuatu 0.0% 2020 β€” flat
46 El Salvador 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
46 Paraguay 0.0% 2011 β€” flat
46 Mexico 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% falling
46 Monaco 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
46 Kuwait 0.0% 2014 β€” flat
46 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2022 β€” flat
46 Dominica 0.0% 2012 β€” flat
46 Cuba 0.0% 2010 β€” flat
46 Barbados 0.0% 2023 β€” flat
46 Armenia 0.0% 2017 β€” flat
46 Andorra, Principality of 0.0% 2023 β€” flat

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Indicator
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
60 places, 723 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release