Education Spending (% of GDP) by Country
As of 2023, Kiribati leads globally in education spending (% of gdp) at 16.4%, followed by Tuvalu, Namibia, Algeria. At the lower end, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea rank among the lowest. The global median is 4.2% (Russia). This indicator falls under the "Education" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 179 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Education Spending (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kiribati | 16.4% | 2023 |
| 2 |  Tuvalu | 12.8% | 2023 |
| 3 |  Namibia | 9.1% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Algeria | 9.0% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 8.4% | 2022 |
| 6 |  Solomon Islands | 8.3% | 2023 |
| 7 |  Marshall Islands | 7.7% | 2022 |
| 8 |  Vanuatu | 7.6% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Mauritania | 7.6% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Bolivia | 7.5% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Sweden | 7.3% | 2022 |
| 12 |  Iceland | 7.3% | 2022 |
| 13 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% | 2023 |
| 14 |  Tunisia | 6.7% | 2023 |
| 15 |  Lesotho | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Moldova | 6.6% | 2023 |
| 17 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.5% | 2023 |
| 18 |  Kuwait | 6.4% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Finland | 6.4% | 2022 |
| 20 |  Denmark | 6.4% | 2022 |
| 21 |  Belgium | 6.3% | 2022 |
| 22 |  Senegal | 6.2% | 2023 |
| 23 |  Eswatini | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 24 |  South Africa | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Morocco | 6.0% | 2023 |
| 26 |  Mozambique | 6.0% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Israel | 5.9% | 2022 |
| 28 |  United Kingdom | 5.9% | 2021 |
| 29 |  Bhutan | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 30 |  Nauru | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 31 |  Brazil | 5.6% | 2022 |
| 32 |  Jamaica | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Uzbekistan | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 34 |  Samoa | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Curaçao | 5.4% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Tajikistan | 5.4% | 2023 |
| 37 |  West Bank and Gaza | 5.4% | 2021 |
| 38 |  Norway | 5.4% | 2022 |
| 39 |  United States | 5.4% | 2021 |
| 40 |  South Korea | 5.4% | 2022 |
| 41 |  Dominica | 5.4% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Burkina Faso | 5.3% | 2023 |
| 43 |  France | 5.3% | 2022 |
| 44 |  Costa Rica | 5.3% | 2023 |
| 45 |  Tonga | 5.3% | 2022 |
| 46 |  Slovenia | 5.3% | 2022 |
| 47 |  Austria | 5.3% | 2022 |
| 48 |  Timor-Leste | 5.2% | 2023 |
| 49 |  Germany | 5.2% | 2022 |
| 50 |  New Zealand | 5.2% | 2023 |
| 51 |  Mongolia | 5.2% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Estonia | 5.2% | 2022 |
| 53 |  Netherlands | 5.2% | 2022 |
| 54 |  Maldives | 5.2% | 2023 |
| 55 |  Ukraine | 5.1% | 2021 |
| 56 |  Grenada | 5.1% | 2023 |
| 57 |  Australia | 5.1% | 2022 |
| 58 |  Belarus | 5.0% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 60 |  Argentina | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 61 |  Chile | 4.9% | 2022 |
| 62 |  Kazakhstan | 4.9% | 2023 |
| 63 |  Switzerland | 4.9% | 2022 |
| 64 |  Canada | 4.8% | 2022 |
| 65 |  Uruguay | 4.8% | 2023 |
| 66 |  Cyprus | 4.7% | 2022 |
| 67 |  Malta | 4.7% | 2022 |
| 68 |  Slovakia | 4.7% | 2022 |
| 69 |  Belize | 4.6% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Rwanda | 4.6% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Spain | 4.6% | 2022 |
| 72 |  Portugal | 4.6% | 2022 |
| 73 |  Honduras | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 74 |  Burundi | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Bulgaria | 4.5% | 2022 |
| 76 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 77 |  Seychelles | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 78 |  Oman | 4.4% | 2022 |
| 79 |  Peru | 4.4% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Cabo Verde | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 81 |  Latvia | 4.3% | 2022 |
| 82 |  Poland | 4.3% | 2022 |
| 83 |  Czechia | 4.3% | 2022 |
| 84 |  Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Puerto Rico | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Lithuania | 4.3% | 2022 |
| 87 |  Mauritius | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Fiji | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 89 |  Mali | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 90 |  Russia | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 91 |  Togo | 4.1% | 2023 |
| 92 |  India | 4.1% | 2022 |
| 93 |  Croatia | 4.1% | 2021 |
| 94 |  Niger | 4.1% | 2023 |
| 95 |  Zambia | 4.1% | 2023 |
| 96 |  Italy | 4.1% | 2022 |
| 97 |  Mexico | 4.1% | 2022 |
| 98 |  Kenya | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Georgia | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Philippines | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Sint Maarten | 3.9% | 2023 |
| 102 |  China | 3.9% | 2023 |
| 103 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.9% | 2021 |
| 104 |  St. Lucia | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Hong Kong | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Hungary | 3.8% | 2022 |
| 107 |  Dominican Republic | 3.8% | 2023 |
| 108 |  Luxembourg | 3.7% | 2022 |
| 109 |  Ecuador | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Nepal | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Azerbaijan | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 112 |  Aruba | 3.6% | 2021 |
| 113 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Barbados | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Paraguay | 3.5% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Malaysia | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 117 |  Macao | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 118 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 119 |  Palau | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 120 |  Serbia | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 121 |  Greece | 3.4% | 2022 |
| 122 |  Republic of the Congo | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 123 |  Japan | 3.3% | 2021 |
| 124 |  El Salvador | 3.3% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Romania | 3.3% | 2022 |
| 126 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 127 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 128 |  Jordan | 3.2% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Benin | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 130 |  Chad | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 131 |  British Virgin Islands | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 132 |  Tanzania | 3.2% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 134 |  Türkiye | 3.1% | 2022 |
| 135 |  Albania | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 136 |  Guatemala | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Madagascar | 3.0% | 2023 |
| 138 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Ghana | 2.9% | 2022 |
| 140 |  Ireland | 2.9% | 2021 |
| 141 |  San Marino | 2.9% | 2022 |
| 142 |  Vietnam | 2.9% | 2022 |
| 143 |  Nicaragua | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 144 |  Suriname | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 145 |  DR Congo | 2.8% | 2022 |
| 146 |  Cameroon | 2.8% | 2023 |
| 147 |  Iran | 2.8% | 2023 |
| 148 |  The Gambia | 2.8% | 2023 |
| 149 |  Malawi | 2.7% | 2022 |
| 150 |  Bahamas | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 151 |  Sierra Leone | 2.6% | 2023 |
| 152 |  Uganda | 2.6% | 2022 |
| 153 |  Thailand | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 154 |  Angola | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 155 |  Panama | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 156 |  Armenia | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 157 |  Comoros | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 158 |  Gabon | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 159 |  Ethiopia | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Liberia | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 161 |  Singapore | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Cambodia | 2.2% | 2023 |
| 163 |  Bangladesh | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Pakistan | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 165 |  Andorra | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 166 |  Bahrain | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 167 |  Bermuda | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 168 |  Central African Republic | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 169 |  Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 170 |  Monaco | 1.7% | 2023 |
| 171 |  Guinea | 1.7% | 2023 |
| 172 |  Cayman Islands | 1.6% | 2023 |
| 173 |  Indonesia | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 174 |  Laos | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 175 |  Lebanon | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Haiti | 1.0% | 2023 |
| 177 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 178 |  Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
| 179 |  Nigeria | 0.3% | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest education spending (% of gdp) in 2023?
Kiribati ranks #1 with education spending (% of gdp) of 16.4% as of 2023, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest education spending (% of gdp)?
Nigeria ranks last (#179) with 0.3% as of 2023.
What is the global median for education spending (% of gdp)?
The median value is 4.2% (Russia, ranked #90 out of 179 countries).
How many countries report data for education spending (% of gdp)?
179 countries have available data for education spending (% of gdp). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does education spending (% of gdp) belong to?
Education Spending (% of GDP) is classified under the "Education" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.