This list shows the government education expenditure of various countries and subnational areas by percent (%) of GDP (1989–2022). It does not include private expenditure on education.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Location | % of GDP | Year | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marshall Islands | 15.8 | 2019 | ||
 Cuba | 11.5 | 2020 | ||
| 10.5 | 2020 | |||
 Kiribati | 15.6 | 2021 | ||
| 9.6 | 2021 | |||
 Djibouti | 8.4 | 2012 | ||
 Namibia | 8.4 | 2012 | ||
 Norway | 8.0 | 2016 | ||
 Botswana | 7.8 | 2012 | ||
 Sweden | 7.7 | 2016 | ||
 Denmark | 7.6 | 2014 | ||
 Palau | 7.6 | 2002 | ||
 Iceland | 7.5 | 2016 | ||
 Costa Rica | 7.4 | 2016 | ||
 Belize | 7.4 | 2017 | ||
| 7.3 | 2014 | |||
 Solomon Islands | 7.3 | 2012 | ||
| 7.1 | 2014 | |||
 Finland | 6.9 | 2016 | ||
 Oman | 6.8 | 2017 | ||
| 6.7 | 2017 | |||
 Bhutan | 8.1 | 2022 | ||
 Tunisia | 6.6 | 2015 | ||
 Belgium | 6.5 | 2016 | ||
 Lesotho | 6.5 | 2018 | ||
 Mozambique | 6.5 | 2014 | ||
 New Zealand | 6.4 | 2016 | ||
 Cyprus | 6.4 | 2015 | ||
 Guyana | 6.3 | 2017 | ||
 Uzbekistan | 6.3 | 2017 | ||
 Brazil | 6.2 | 2015 | ||
 South Africa | 6.2 | 2018 | ||
 Zimbabwe | 6.1 | 2014 | ||
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.1 | 2017 | ||
| 6.1 | 2014 | |||
 United States | 6.1 | 2020 | ||
 Honduras | 6.0 | 2017 | ||
 Israel | 5.8 | 2016 | ||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8 | 2017 | ||
 Saudi Arabia | 5.1 | 2008 | ||
 Czech Republic | 5.6 | 2016 | ||
 Argentina | 5.5 | 2017 | ||
 Austria | 5.5 | 2016 | ||
 Canada | 5.5 | 2012 | ||
 Netherlands | 5.5 | 2016 | ||
 Jamaica | 5.4 | 2018 | ||
 France | 5.4 | 2016 | ||
 Chile | 5.4 | 2017 | ||
 Ukraine | 5.4 | 2017 | ||
 Morocco | 5.4 | 2012 | ||
 Malta | 5.3 | 2015 | ||
 Australia | 5.3 | 2016 | ||
| 5.3 | 2017 | |||
 Kenya | 5.2 | 2017 | ||
 Tajikistan | 5.2 | 2015 | ||
 Estonia | 5.2 | 2016 | ||
 Yemen | 5.2 | 2012 | ||
 Cape Verde | 5.2 | 2017 | ||
 Nepal | 5.2 | 2018 | ||
 Cote d'Ivoire | 5.1 | 2017 | ||
| 5.1 | 2012 | |||
| 5.1 | 2014 | |||
 Switzerland | 5.1 | 2016 | ||
 Ecuador | 5.0 | 2015 | ||
 Togo | 5.0 | 2016 | ||
 Nauru | 4.9 | 2007 | ||
 Mexico | 4.9 | 2016 | ||
 Portugal | 4.9 | 2015 | ||
 Uruguay | 4.9 | 2017 | ||
 Sao Tome and Principe | 4.9 | 2017 | ||
 Mauritius | 4.8 | 2018 | ||
 Belarus | 4.8 | 2017 | ||
 Senegal | 4.8 | 2017 | ||
 Germany | 4.8 | 2016 | ||
 Slovenia | 4.8 | 2016 | ||
 Burundi | 4.8 | 2017 | ||
 Malaysia | 4.7 | 2017 | ||
 Ethiopia | 4.7 | 2015 | ||
 Latvia | 4.7 | 2016 | ||
 Hungary | 4.7 | 2016 | ||
 Vanuatu | 4.7 | 2017 | ||
 Barbados | 4.7 | 2017 | ||
 Poland | 4.6 | 2016 | ||
 Sierra Leone | 4.6 | 2017 | ||
 Congo | 4.6 | 2015 | ||
 Croatia | 4.6 | 2013 | ||
 Colombia | 4.5 | 2017 | ||
| 4.4 | 2016 | |||
 Turkey | 4.4 | 2014 | ||
 Seychelles | 4.4 | 2016 | ||
| 4.3 | 2016 | |||
 Algeria | 4.3 | 2012 | ||
 Dominican Republic | 4.3 | 2014 | ||
 Nicaragua | 4.3 | 2017 | ||
 Burkina Faso | 4.2 | 2016 | ||
 Spain | 4.2 | 2016 | ||
 Thailand | 4.1 | 2013 | ||
 Mongolia | 4.1 | 2017 | ||
 Samoa | 4.1 | 2016 | ||
 Maldives | 4.1 | 2016 | ||
 Afghanistan | 4.1 | 2017 | ||
 Bulgaria | 4.1 | 2012 | ||
 Greece | 4.1 | 2021 | ||
 Panama | 4.1 | 2012 | ||
 Malawi | 4.0 | 2017 | ||
 Lithuania | 4.0 | 2016 | ||
 Benin | 4.0 | 2016 | ||
 Luxembourg | 4.0 | 2014 | ||
 Serbia | 4.0 | 2017 | ||
 China | 4.0 | 2016 | [6] | |
| 4.0 | 2018 | |||
 Albania | 4.0 | 2016 | ||
 Peru | 3.9 | 2017 | ||
 United Kingdom | 3.9 | 2019 | ||
 Tonga | 3.9 | 2004 | ||
 Slovakia | 3.9 | 2016 | ||
 Fiji | 3.9 | 2013 | ||
 Egypt | 3.9 | 2015 | ||
 Timor-Leste | 3.8 | 2017 | ||
 Saint Lucia | 3.8 | 2018 | ||
 Italy | 3.8 | 2016 | ||
 Georgia | 3.8 | 2017 | ||
 Kuwait | 3.8 | 2012 | ||
 El Salvador | 3.8 | 2017 | ||
| 3.7 | 2020 | [7] | ||
 Tuvalu | 3.7 | 1997 | ||
 Ireland | 3.7 | 2017 | ||
 Jordan | 3.6 | 2017 | ||
 Japan | 3.6 | 2014 | ||
 Ghana | 3.6 | 2017 | ||
 Indonesia | 3.0 | 2021 | ||
| 3.6 | 2012 | |||
 Niger | 3.5 | 2017 | ||
 Angola | 3.5 | 2012 | ||
 Iraq | 3.5 | 1989 | ||
| 3.4 | 2014 | |||
 Dominica | 3.4 | 2015 | ||
 Paraguay | 3.4 | 2016 | ||
| 3.3 | 2002 | |||
 Hong Kong | 3.3 | 2018 | ||
 San Marino | 3.2 | 2017 | ||
 Andorra | 3.2 | 2012 | ||
 Grenada | 3.2 | 2017 | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago | 3.1 | 2003 | ||
 Cameroon | 3.1 | 2017 | ||
 Mali | 3.1 | 2016 | ||
 Romania | 3.1 | 2017 | ||
 Rwanda | 3.1 | 2018 | ||
 Turkmenistan | 3.0 | 2012 | ||
 Singapore | 2.9 | 2013 | ||
 Qatar | 2.9 | 2017 | ||
 Chad | 2.9 | 2013 | ||
| 2.9 | 2014 | |||
 Pakistan | 2.9 | 2017 | ||
 India | 2.9 | 2023 | [8] | |
 Bahamas | 2.8 | 2000 | ||
 Kazakhstan | 2.8 | 2017 | ||
 Sri Lanka | 2.8 | 2017 | ||
 Guatemala | 2.8 | 2017 | ||
 Madagascar | 2.8 | 2014 | ||
 Gabon | 2.7 | 2014 | ||
 Philippines | 3.2 | 2019 | ||
| 2.7 | 2017 | |||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.6 | 2015 | ||
 Uganda | 2.6 | 2017 | ||
 Mauritania | 2.6 | 2016 | ||
 Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5 | 2012 | ||
 Comoros | 2.5 | 2015 | ||
 Haiti | 2.5 | 2016 | ||
 Azerbaijan | 2.5 | 2017 | ||
 Lebanon | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
 Armenia | 2.3 | 2020 | [9] | |
 Libya | 2.3 | 1999 | ||
 Liberia | 2.3 | 2014 | ||
 Bahrain | 2.3 | 2017 | ||
 Sudan | 2.2 | 2009 | ||
 Guinea | 2.2 | 2017 | ||
 Myanmar | 2.2 | 2017 | ||
 Eritrea | 2.1 | 2012 | ||
 Liechtenstein | 2.1 | 2012 | ||
 Gambia | 2.1 | 2016 | ||
 Guinea-Bissau | 2.1 | 2012 | ||
 Bangladesh | 2.0 | 2018 | ||
 Cambodia | 1.9 | 2014 | ||
 Monaco | 1.5 | 2017 | ||
| 1.5 | 2017 | |||
| 1.5 | 2016 | |||
 Zambia | 1.3 | 2012 | ||
 United Arab Emirates | 1.3 | 2000 | ||
 Central African Republic | 1.2 | 2012 | ||
 Equatorial Guinea | 0.6 | 2003 | ||
 Suriname | 3.8 | 2021 | ||
 Nigeria | 5.94 | 2018 | [10] | |
 Somalia | n.a. | n.a. | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | n.a. | n.a. | ||
 Montenegro | n.a. | n.a. | ||
| n.a. | n.a. | |||
 Papua New Guinea | 1.9 | 2018 |