This list shows the spending on education of various countries as a percentage of total government expenditure. It is based on data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. [1]
The UNESCO dataset does not specify whether education capital expenditures are included, or whether only recurrent expenditures were considered.
Country | Expenditure on education (% of government spending) | Year |
---|---|---|
![]() | 42.79 | 2016 |
![]() | 30.01 | 2014 |
![]() | 27.10 | 2015 |
![]() | 24.95 | 2014 |
![]() | 24.04 | 2017 |
![]() | 23.09 | 2017 |
![]() | 22.90 | 2015 |
![]() | 22.31 | 2015 |
![]() | 22.02 | 2017 |
![]() | 21.98 | 2016 |
![]() | 21.68 | 2017 |
![]() | 21.56 | 2017 |
![]() | 21.16 | 2016 |
![]() | 21.06 | 2017 |
![]() | 20.80 | 2012 |
![]() | 20.50 | 2015 |
![]() | 20.40 | 2017 |
![]() | 20.10 | 2017 |
![]() | 20.04 | 2017 |
![]() | 19.96 | 2013 |
![]() | 19.96 | 2017 |
![]() | 19.93 | 2017 |
![]() | 19.92 | 2017 |
![]() | 19.13 | 2013 |
![]() | 19.02 | 2015 |
![]() | 18.98 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.98 | 2013 |
![]() | 18.97 | 2014 |
![]() | 18.79 | 2016 |
![]() | 18.73 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.64 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.62 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.52 | 2013 |
![]() | 18.40 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.40 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.33 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.28 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.24 | 2017 |
![]() | 18.16 | 2015 |
![]() | 18.03 | 2015 |
![]() | 17.84 | 2017 |
![]() | 17.58 | 2017 |
![]() | 17.30 | 2014 |
![]() | 16.84 | 2014 |
![]() | 16.57 | 2016 |
![]() | 16.44 | 2015 |
![]() | 16.38 | 2017 |
![]() | 16.28 | 2015 |
![]() | 16.25 | 2015 |
![]() | 16.19 | 2013 |
![]() | 15.99 | 2016 |
![]() | 15.75 | 2017 |
![]() | 15.73 | 2015 |
![]() | 15.66 | 2017 |
![]() | 15.63 | 2017 |
![]() | 15.53 | 2016 |
![]() | 15.50 | 2015 |
![]() | 15.47 | 2017 |
![]() | 15.34 | 2017 |
![]() | 15.27 | 2015 |
![]() | 15.17 | 2017 |
![]() | 15.04 | 2015 |
![]() | 14.50 | 2017 |
![]() | 14.34 | 2017 |
![]() | 14.30 | 2013 |
![]() | 14.13 | 2015 |
![]() | 14.08 | 2015 |
![]() | 14.05 | 2013 |
![]() | 13.92 | 2016 |
![]() | 13.90 | 2016 |
![]() | 13.88 | 2015 |
![]() | 13.85 | 2017 |
![]() | 13.83 | 2014 |
![]() | 13.80 | 2018 |
![]() | 13.60 | 2016 |
![]() | 13.59 | 2014 |
![]() | 13.49 | 2017 |
![]() | 13.38 | 2016 |
![]() | 13.38 | 2017 |
![]() | 13.25 | 2017 |
![]() | 13.15 | 2015 |
![]() | 13.13 | 2016 |
![]() | 13.03 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.97 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.95 | 2017 |
![]() | 12.88 | 2017 |
![]() | 12.84 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.60 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.53 | 2017 |
![]() | 12.46 | 2013 |
![]() | 12.41 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.35 | 2016 |
![]() | 12.29 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.28 | 2017 |
![]() | 12.25 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.19 | 2014 |
![]() | 12.17 | 2015 |
![]() | 12.01 | 2017 |
![]() | 11.78 | 2017 |
![]() | 11.72 | 2016 |
![]() | 11.71 | 2017 |
![]() | 11.58 | 2015 |
![]() | 11.44 | 2013 |
![]() | 11.44 | 2016 |
![]() | 11.42 | 2016 |
![]() | 11.42 | 2017 |
![]() | 11.29 | 2016 |
![]() | 11.23 | 2014 |
![]() | 11.22 | 2015 |
![]() | 11.08 | 2017 |
![]() | 10.99 | 2015 |
![]() | 10.87 | 2015 |
![]() | 10.69 | 2015 |
![]() | 10.52 | 2015 |
![]() | 10.48 | 2016 |
![]() | 10.36 | 2016 |
![]() | 10.28 | 2015 |
![]() | 10.20 | 2016 |
![]() | 10.15 | 2015 |
![]() | 9.77 | 2015 |
![]() | 9.62 | 2015 |
![]() | 9.49 | 2013 |
![]() | 9.43 | 2015 |
![]() | 9.41 | 2018 |
![]() | 9.33 | 2016 |
![]() | 9.14 | 2015 |
![]() | 9.13 | 2016 |
![]() | 9.08 | 2015 |
![]() | 8.88 | 2017 |
![]() | 8.79 | 2014 |
![]() | 8.69 | 2016 |
![]() | 8.64 | 2015 |
![]() | 8.58 | 2013 |
![]() | 8.20 | 2016 |
![]() | 8.11 | 2015 |
![]() | 7.95 | 2015 |
![]() | 7.64 | 2014 |
![]() | 7.18 | 2017 |
![]() | 7.06 | 2017 |
![]() | 6.77 | 2014 |
![]() | 1.07 | 2017 |
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