Field Listing :: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Education expenditures(% of GDP)
Afghanistan NA
Albania 3.3% of GDP (2007)
Algeria 4.3% of GDP (2008)
Andorra NA
Angola 3.5% of GDP (2010)
Anguilla 2.8% of GDP (2008)
Antigua and Barbuda 2.4% of GDP (2009)
Argentina 6.3% of GDP (2011)
Armenia 3.3% of GDP (2012)
Aruba 6% of GDP (2011)
Australia 5.6% of GDP (2010)
Austria 5.9% of GDP (2010)
Azerbaijan 2.4% of GDP (2011)
Bahamas, The NA
Bahrain 2.6% of GDP (2012)
Bangladesh 2.2% of GDP (2009)
Barbados 5.6% of GDP (2012)
Belarus 5.1% of GDP (2012)
Belgium 6.6% of GDP (2010)
Belize 6.6% of GDP (2010)
Benin 5.3% of GDP (2010)
Bermuda 2.6% of GDP (2010)
Bhutan 4.7% of GDP (2011)
Bolivia 6.9% of GDP (2011)
Bosnia and Herzegovina NA
Botswana 9.5% of GDP (2009)
Brazil 5.8% of GDP (2010)
British Virgin Islands 4.4% of GDP (2010)
Brunei 3.5% of GDP (2013)
Bulgaria 4.1% of GDP (2010)
Burkina Faso 3.4% of GDP (2011)
Burma 0.8% of GDP (2011)
Burundi 5.8% of GDP (2012)
Cabo Verde 5% of GDP (2011)
Cambodia 2.6% of GDP (2010)
Cameroon 3.2% of GDP (2011)
Canada 5.4% of GDP (2011)
Cayman Islands NA
Central African Republic 1.2% of GDP (2011)
Chad 2.3% of GDP (2011)
Chile 4.5% of GDP (2012)
China NA
Colombia 4.4% of GDP (2012)
Comoros 7.6% of GDP (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5% of GDP (2010)
Congo, Republic of the 6.2% of GDP (2010)
Cook Islands 3.1% of GDP (2011)
Costa Rica 6.3% of GDP (2009)
Cote d'Ivoire 4.6% of GDP (2008)
Croatia 4.3% of GDP (2010)
Cuba 12.8% of GDP (2010)
Cyprus 7.3% of GDP (2010)
Czech Republic 4.2% of GDP (2010)
Denmark 8.7% of GDP (2009)
Djibouti 8.4% of GDP (2007)
Dominica 3.5% of GDP (2010)
Dominican Republic 2.2% of GDP (2012)
Ecuador 4.4% of GDP (2012)
Egypt 3.8% of GDP (2008)
El Salvador 3.4% of GDP (2011)
Equatorial Guinea 0.6% of GDP (2002)
Eritrea 2.1% of GDP (2006)
Estonia 5.7% of GDP (2010)
Ethiopia 4.7% of GDP (2010)
Fiji 4.2% of GDP (2011)
Finland 6.8% of GDP (2010)
France 5.9% of GDP (2010)
Gabon NA
Gambia, The 4.1% of GDP (2012)
Georgia 2% of GDP (2012)
Germany 5.1% of GDP (2010)
Ghana 8.1% of GDP (2011)
Gibraltar NA
Greece 4.1% of GDP (2005)
Grenada 3.9% of GDP (2003)
Guatemala 3% of GDP (2012)
Guinea 2.5% of GDP (2012)
Guinea-Bissau NA
Guyana 3.2% of GDP (2012)
Haiti NA
Holy See (Vatican City) NA
Honduras NA
Hong Kong 3.5% of GDP (2012)
Hungary 4.9% of GDP (2010)
Iceland 7.6% of GDP (2010)
India 3.2% of GDP (2011)
Indonesia 2.8% of GDP (2011)
Iran 3.7% of GDP (2012)
Iraq NA
Ireland 6.4% of GDP (2010)
Israel 5.6% of GDP (2011)
Italy 4.5% of GDP (2010)
Jamaica 6.1% of GDP (2012)
Japan 3.8% of GDP (2011)
Jordan NA
Kazakhstan 3.1% of GDP (2009)
Kenya 6.7% of GDP (2010)
Kiribati 12% of GDP (2001)
Korea, North NA
Korea, South 5% of GDP (2009)
Kosovo 4.3% of GDP (2008)
Kuwait 3.8% of GDP (2006)
Kyrgyzstan 6.8% of GDP (2011)
Laos 2.8% of GDP (2010)
Latvia 5% of GDP (2010)
Lebanon 2.2% of GDP (2012)
Lesotho 13% of GDP (2008)
Liberia 2.8% of GDP (2012)
Libya NA
Liechtenstein 2.1% of GDP (2008)
Lithuania 5.4% of GDP (2010)
Luxembourg 3.7% of GDP (2001)
Macau 2.7% of GDP (2011)
Madagascar 2.7% of GDP (2012)
Malawi 5.4% of GDP (2011)
Malaysia 5.9% of GDP (2011)
Maldives 6.8% of GDP (2011)
Mali 4.8% of GDP (2011)
Malta 6.9% of GDP (2010)
Marshall Islands 12.2% of GDP (2003)
Mauritania 3.7% of GDP (2011)
Mauritius 3.5% of GDP (2012)
Mexico 5.1% of GDP (2009)
Micronesia, Federated States of NA
Moldova 8.4% of GDP (2012)
Monaco 1.6% of GDP (2011)
Mongolia 5.5% of GDP (2011)
Montenegro NA
Morocco 5.4% of GDP (2009)
Mozambique 5% of GDP (2006)
Namibia 8.4% of GDP (2010)
Nauru NA
Nepal 4.7% of GDP (2010)
Netherlands 5.9% of GDP (2011)
New Zealand 7.4% of GDP (2012)
Nicaragua 4.6% of GDP (2010)
Niger 4.2% of GDP (2011)
Nigeria NA
Niue NA
Norway 6.9% of GDP (2010)
Oman 4.3% of GDP (2009)
Pakistan 2.1% of GDP (2012)
Palau 7.3% of GDP (2002)
Panama 3.5% of GDP (2011)
Papua New Guinea NA
Paraguay 4.8% of GDP (2011)
Peru 2.8% of GDP (2012)
Philippines 2.7% of GDP (2009)
Poland 5.2% of GDP (2010)
Portugal 5.6% of GDP (2010)
Puerto Rico NA
Qatar 2.5% of GDP (2008)
Romania 4.2% of GDP (2009)
Russia 4.1% of GDP (2008)
Rwanda 5.1% of GDP (2013)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.2% of GDP (2007)
Saint Lucia 4.1% of GDP (2012)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.1% of GDP (2010)
Samoa 5.8% of GDP (2008)
San Marino NA
Sao Tome and Principe 9.5% of GDP (2010)
Saudi Arabia 5.1% of GDP (2008)
Senegal 5.6% of GDP (2010)
Serbia 4.8% of GDP (2011)
Seychelles 3.6% of GDP (2011)
Sierra Leone 2.9% of GDP (2012)
Singapore 3% of GDP (2013)
Slovakia 4.2% of GDP (2010)
Slovenia 5.7% of GDP (2010)
Solomon Islands 7.3% of GDP (2010)
Somalia NA
South Africa 6% of GDP (2010)
Spain 5% of GDP (2010)
Sri Lanka 1.7% of GDP (2012)
Suriname NA
Swaziland 8.3% of GDP (2011)
Sweden 7% of GDP (2010)
Switzerland 5.2% of GDP (2010)
Syria 5.1% of GDP (2009)
Tajikistan 3.9% of GDP (2011)
Tanzania 6.2% of GDP (2010)
Thailand 5.8% of GDP (2011)
Timor-Leste 9.4% of GDP (2011)
Togo 4.5% of GDP (2011)
Tokelau NA
Tonga 3.9% of GDP (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago 3.2% of GDP (2003)
Tunisia 6.2% of GDP (2012)
Turkey 2.9% of GDP (2006)
Turkmenistan NA
Turks and Caicos Islands NA
Tuvalu NA
Uganda 3.3% of GDP (2012)
Ukraine 6.2% of GDP (2011)
United Arab Emirates NA
United Kingdom 6.2% of GDP (2010)
United States 5.4% of GDP (2010)
Uruguay 4.5% of GDP (2011)
Uzbekistan NA
Vanuatu 5% of GDP (2009)
Venezuela 6.9% of GDP (2009)
Vietnam 6.3% of GDP (2010)
Yemen 5.2% of GDP (2008)
Zambia 1.3% of GDP (2008)
Zimbabwe 2.5% of GDP (2010)