Country Comparison
:: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.
Rank
country
(% of GDP)
Date of Information
1
Timor-Leste
16.80
2009
2
Cuba
13.60
2008
3
Lesotho
12.40
2008
4
Marshall Islands
12.00
2004
5
Maldives
11.20
2009
6
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9.60
2005
7
Moldova
9.60
2009
8
Botswana
8.90
2009
9
Djibouti
8.40
2007
10
Burundi
8.30
2009
11
Denmark
7.80
2007
12
Swaziland
7.80
2008
13
Comoros
7.60
2008
14
Iceland
7.40
2007
15
Tunisia
7.10
2007
16
Kenya
7.00
2006
17
Tanzania
6.80
2008
18
Norway
6.80
2007
19
Barbados
6.70
2009
20
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.60
2009
21
Sweden
6.60
2007
22
Malta
6.40
2007
23
Namibia
6.40
2008
24
Costa Rica
6.30
2009
25
Bolivia
6.30
2006
26
Fiji
6.20
2004
27
New Zealand
6.10
2007
28
Guyana
6.10
2007
29
Belgium
6.00
2007
30
Israel
5.90
2007
31
Kyrgyzstan
5.90
2008
32
Cape Verde
5.90
2009
33
Finland
5.90
2007
34
Senegal
5.80
2009
35
Jamaica
5.80
2009
36
Belize
5.70
2008
37
Samoa
5.70
2008
38
France
5.60
2007
39
Mongolia
5.60
2009
40
Saudi Arabia
5.60
2008
41
Morocco
5.60
2008
42
Ethiopia
5.50
2007
43
United States
5.50
2007
44
United Kingdom
5.50
2007
45
South Africa
5.40
2009
46
Ghana
5.40
2005
47
Austria
5.40
2007
48
Ukraine
5.30
2007
49
Vietnam
5.30
2008
50
Netherlands
5.30
2007
51
Slovenia
5.20
2007
52
Hungary
5.20
2007
53
Switzerland
5.20
2007
54
Yemen
5.20
2008
55
Seychelles
5.00
2006
56
Latvia
5.00
2007
57
Aruba
5.00
2008
58
Mozambique
5.00
2006
59
Brazil
5.00
2007
60
Grenada
4.90
2003
61
Estonia
4.90
2007
62
Ireland
4.90
2007
63
Argentina
4.90
2007
64
Canada
4.90
2007
65
Poland
4.90
2007
66
Syria
4.90
2007
67
Bhutan
4.80
2008
68
Vanuatu
4.80
2009
69
Mexico
4.80
2007
70
Colombia
4.80
2009
71
Iran
4.70
2009
72
Dominica
4.70
2008
73
Serbia
4.70
2008
74
Lithuania
4.70
2007
75
Burkina Faso
4.60
2007
76
Croatia
4.60
2009
77
Cote d'Ivoire
4.60
2008
78
Togo
4.60
2009
79
Nepal
4.60
2009
80
Hong Kong
4.50
2009
81
Australia
4.50
2007
82
Germany
4.50
2007
83
Belarus
4.50
2009
84
Niger
4.50
2009
85
Saint Lucia
4.50
2009
86
Mali
4.40
2009
87
Mauritania
4.40
2008
88
Portugal
4.40
2008
89
Algeria
4.30
2008
90
Italy
4.30
2007
91
Kosovo
4.30
2008
92
Romania
4.30
2007
93
Sierra Leone
4.30
2009
94
Spain
4.30
2007
95
Korea, South
4.20
2007
96
Czech Republic
4.20
2007
97
Malawi
4.20
2003
98
Malaysia
4.10
2008
99
Cyprus
4.10
2007
100
Bulgaria
4.10
2007
101
Rwanda
4.10
2008
102
Thailand
4.10
2009
103
Chile
4.00
2008
104
Greece
4.00
2005
105
Paraguay
4.00
2008
106
Tonga
3.90
2004
107
Russia
3.90
2006
108
Oman
3.90
2006
109
Egypt
3.80
2008
110
Panama
3.80
2008
111
Kuwait
3.80
2006
112
Venezuela
3.70
2007
113
Cameroon
3.70
2009
114
Slovakia
3.60
2007
115
El Salvador
3.60
2008
116
Benin
3.50
2007
117
Japan
3.50
2007
118
Tajikistan
3.50
2008
119
Anguilla
3.50
2008
120
Qatar
3.30
2005
121
Montserrat
3.30
2004
122
Andorra
3.20
2008
123
Uganda
3.20
2009
124
Chad
3.20
2009
125
Guatemala
3.20
2008
126
British Virgin Islands
3.20
2007
127
Mauritius
3.20
2009
128
Georgia
3.20
2009
129
India
3.10
2006
130
Nicaragua
3.10
2003
131
Singapore
3.00
2009
132
Madagascar
3.00
2009
133
Armenia
3.00
2007
134
Uruguay
2.90
2006
135
Bahrain
2.90
2008
136
Turkey
2.90
2006
137
Kazakhstan
2.80
2007
138
Philippines
2.80
2008
139
Indonesia
2.80
2008
140
Azerbaijan
2.80
2009
141
Antigua and Barbuda
2.70
2009
142
Pakistan
2.70
2009
143
Peru
2.70
2008
144
Liberia
2.70
2008
145
Cayman Islands
2.60
2006
146
Bermuda
2.60
2009
147
Angola
2.60
2006
148
Bangladesh
2.40
2008
149
Guinea
2.40
2008
150
Laos
2.30
2008
151
Dominican Republic
2.30
2009
152
Macau
2.20
2008
153
Cambodia
2.10
2009
154
Gambia, The
2.00
2004
155
Eritrea
2.00
2006
156
Liechtenstein
2.00
2007
157
Congo, Republic of the
1.90
2005
158
Lebanon
1.80
2009
159
Zambia
1.30
2008
160
Central African Republic
1.30
2009
161
United Arab Emirates
1.20
2009
162
Monaco
1.20
2004
163
Equatorial Guinea
0.60
2003