Education Spending (% of govt expenditure) by Country
As of 2024, Mauritania leads globally in education spending (% of govt expenditure) at 31.9%, followed by Kenya, Turkmenistan, Solomon Islands. At the lower end, South Sudan, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea rank among the lowest. The global median is 12.6% (Australia). This indicator falls under the "Education" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 176 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Education Spending (% of govt expenditure) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mauritania | 31.9% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Kenya | 28.5% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan | 27.6% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Solomon Islands | 25.2% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Namibia | 24.6% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Morocco | 23.3% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Sint Maarten | 23.0% | 2023 |
| 8 |  Bhutan | 22.2% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Uzbekistan | 22.1% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | 22.0% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Senegal | 20.9% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic | 20.9% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Sierra Leone | 20.5% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Mozambique | 20.4% | 2021 |
| 15 |  Costa Rica | 20.4% | 2023 |
| 16 |  Burkina Faso | 20.3% | 2023 |
| 17 |  Bolivia | 20.2% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Kiribati | 20.1% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Kyrgyzstan | 19.6% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Vanuatu | 19.3% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Tajikistan | 19.3% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Eswatini | 19.2% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Peru | 19.2% | 2024 |
| 24 |  South Africa | 19.1% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Belize | 18.9% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Iran | 18.8% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Chile | 18.4% | 2022 |
| 28 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 18.1% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Benin | 18.0% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Zimbabwe | 17.9% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Jamaica | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Mali | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 17.6% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Tunisia | 17.3% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Guatemala | 17.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Cuba | 17.0% | 2022 |
| 37 |  Tuvalu | 16.8% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Ethiopia | 16.7% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Chad | 16.5% | 2023 |
| 40 |  Curaçao | 16.4% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Panama | 16.3% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Israel | 16.1% | 2022 |
| 43 |  Malawi | 16.0% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Moldova | 16.0% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Puerto Rico | 16.0% | 2025 |
| 46 |  El Salvador | 15.9% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Hong Kong | 15.7% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Iceland | 15.7% | 2022 |
| 49 |  Saudi Arabia | 15.6% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Uruguay | 15.6% | 2023 |
| 51 |  Algeria | 15.5% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Ecuador | 15.5% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Vietnam | 15.4% | 2022 |
| 54 |  Switzerland | 15.4% | 2022 |
| 55 |  Sweden | 15.3% | 2022 |
| 56 |  Philippines | 15.2% | 2025 |
| 57 |  United Arab Emirates | 14.8% | 2021 |
| 58 |  Republic of the Congo | 14.7% | 2023 |
| 59 |  North Korea | 14.6% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Zambia | 14.5% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Norway | 14.5% | 2022 |
| 62 |  Mexico | 14.2% | 2022 |
| 63 |  The Gambia | 14.2% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Mauritius | 14.2% | 2024 |
| 65 |  Barbados | 14.2% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Oman | 14.2% | 2022 |
| 67 |  Denmark | 14.2% | 2022 |
| 68 |  India | 14.2% | 2022 |
| 69 |  Malaysia | 14.1% | 2023 |
| 70 |  Rwanda | 13.9% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Kuwait | 13.8% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Cameroon | 13.8% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Fiji | 13.8% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Mongolia | 13.8% | 2024 |
| 75 |  British Virgin Islands | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Gabon | 13.6% | 2023 |
| 77 |  Cabo Verde | 13.4% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Tanzania | 13.4% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Argentina | 13.2% | 2023 |
| 80 |  Ghana | 13.2% | 2022 |
| 81 |  Haiti | 13.2% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Estonia | 13.0% | 2022 |
| 83 |  San Marino | 13.0% | 2023 |
| 84 |  Brazil | 12.9% | 2022 |
| 85 |  Niger | 12.8% | 2023 |
| 86 |  St. Lucia | 12.7% | 2025 |
| 87 |  New Zealand | 12.7% | 2023 |
| 88 |  Ukraine | 12.7% | 2021 |
| 89 |  Australia | 12.6% | 2022 |
| 90 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.6% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Thailand | 12.6% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 12.6% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Malta | 12.5% | 2022 |
| 94 |  Cyprus | 12.5% | 2022 |
| 95 |  Belarus | 12.3% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Ireland | 12.3% | 2021 |
| 97 |  Macao | 12.3% | 2022 |
| 98 |  Georgia | 12.2% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Andorra | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Finland | 12.1% | 2022 |
| 101 |  Belgium | 12.0% | 2022 |
| 102 |  Singapore | 12.0% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Bulgaria | 12.0% | 2022 |
| 104 |  Netherlands | 12.0% | 2022 |
| 105 |  Azerbaijan | 11.9% | 2025 |
| 106 |  China | 11.9% | 2023 |
| 107 |  Bangladesh | 11.9% | 2025 |
| 108 |  United Kingdom | 11.8% | 2021 |
| 109 |  Lithuania | 11.7% | 2022 |
| 110 |  Samoa | 11.7% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Paraguay | 11.7% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Togo | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Cambodia | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Comoros | 11.5% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Grenada | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Marshall Islands | 11.3% | 2022 |
| 117 |  Türkiye | 11.3% | 2022 |
| 118 |  United States | 11.3% | 2021 |
| 119 |  Slovenia | 11.1% | 2022 |
| 120 |  Nicaragua | 11.0% | 2024 |
| 121 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 11.0% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Aruba | 11.0% | 2021 |
| 123 |  Albania | 10.9% | 2023 |
| 124 |  Slovakia | 10.8% | 2022 |
| 125 |  Nepal | 10.8% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Seychelles | 10.7% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Germany | 10.7% | 2022 |
| 128 |  Canada | 10.7% | 2022 |
| 129 |  Bahamas | 10.6% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Indonesia | 10.6% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Portugal | 10.4% | 2022 |
| 132 |  Lesotho | 10.4% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Burundi | 10.3% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Venezuela | 10.3% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.2% | 2021 |
| 136 |  Czechia | 10.0% | 2022 |
| 137 |  Central African Republic | 10.0% | 2023 |
| 138 |  Poland | 10.0% | 2022 |
| 139 |  Austria | 10.0% | 2022 |
| 140 |  Latvia | 9.9% | 2022 |
| 141 |  Spain | 9.9% | 2022 |
| 142 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.8% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Jordan | 9.8% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Pakistan | 9.8% | 2023 |
| 145 |  Maldives | 9.6% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Tonga | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Guinea | 9.2% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Palau | 9.1% | 2025 |
| 149 |  France | 9.1% | 2022 |
| 150 |  Romania | 8.8% | 2022 |
| 151 |  Armenia | 8.7% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Lebanon | 8.6% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Gibraltar | 8.6% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Suriname | 8.6% | 2024 |
| 155 |  Croatia | 8.5% | 2021 |
| 156 |  Uganda | 8.5% | 2022 |
| 157 |  Luxembourg | 8.5% | 2022 |
| 158 |  Serbia | 8.4% | 2023 |
| 159 |  Bahrain | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Laos | 8.2% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Somalia | 8.1% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Hungary | 7.8% | 2022 |
| 163 |  Monaco | 7.7% | 2023 |
| 164 |  Italy | 7.4% | 2022 |
| 165 |  Liberia | 7.4% | 2021 |
| 166 |  Guyana | 7.2% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Sri Lanka | 7.2% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Nauru | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Angola | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Greece | 6.4% | 2022 |
| 171 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Dominica | 5.8% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Timor-Leste | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 175 |  Nigeria | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 176 |  South Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest education spending (% of govt expenditure) in 2024?
Mauritania ranks #1 with education spending (% of govt expenditure) of 31.9% as of 2024, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest education spending (% of govt expenditure)?
South Sudan ranks last (#176) with 0.0% as of 2024.
What is the global median for education spending (% of govt expenditure)?
The median value is 12.6% (Australia, ranked #89 out of 176 countries).
How many countries report data for education spending (% of govt expenditure)?
176 countries have available data for education spending (% of govt expenditure). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does education spending (% of govt expenditure) belong to?
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure) is classified under the "Education" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.