Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
43
Highest
60.1%
Portugal
Lowest
0.0%
Greece
Median
17.3%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
568
What the numbers show
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 60.1% in Portugal; the lowest is 0.0% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.3%, and the mean is 17.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,254.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 1,080.4%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 99.0%).
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 60.1% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 53.7% | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 50.3% | 2024 | up 1,080.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 44.4% | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 38.8% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 30.4% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 7 | Korea | 28.1% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 27.9% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 24.5% | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 10 | United States of America | 22.7% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 11 | France | 22.5% | 2024 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 12 | Qatar | 22.1% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 21.1% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 21.1% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 15 | Japan | 20.2% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 19.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 17 | New Zealand | 19.2% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 19.2% | 2024 | up 550.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 19.1% | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Switzerland | 18.7% | 2024 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 21 | Norway | 17.7% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 17.3% | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.6% | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 24 | Canada | 15.3% | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 25 | Kuwait | 13.5% | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 13.0% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 11.6% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 10.9% | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 10.5% | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 10.2% | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 6.5% | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 4.1% | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 3.3% | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 2.7% | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 2.4% | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 1.8% | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 1.2% | 2024 | up 100.3% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 1.2% | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release