Countries by Education expenditure % GDP (2022)

Education expenditure % GDP in 2022: highest in Kiribati (14.79%), lowest in Somalia (0%), median 4.06% across the 164 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Education expenditure % GDP (measured in %) across 250 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %250 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Nov 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1970–2025

Highest Education expenditure % GDP, 2022

1.Kiribati14.79%
2.Tuvalu13.76%
3.Vanuatu10.7%
4.Namibia9.39%
5.Solomon Islands8.49%
6.Cuba8.44%
7.Marshall Islands7.7%
8.Bolivia7.58%
9.Bhutan7.47%
10.Sweden7.32%

Lowest Education expenditure % GDP, 2022

155.Lao PDR1.46%
156.Mauritania1.39%
157.Lebanon1.33%
158.Sri Lanka1.2%
159.Monaco1.17%
160.Haiti1.03%
161.Indonesia0.86%
162.Papua New Guinea0.64%
163.Nigeria0.35%
164.Somalia0%

All 164 ranked countries, 2022— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Education expenditure % GDP trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

KiribatiRank 1 of 164 TuvaluRank 2 of 164 VanuatuRank 3 of 164 NamibiaRank 4 of 164 Solomon IslandsRank 5 of 164 CubaRank 6 of 164 Marshall IslandsRank 7 of 164 BoliviaRank 8 of 164 BhutanRank 9 of 164 SwedenRank 10 of 164 IcelandRank 11 of 164 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 12 of 164 St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 13 of 164 TunisiaRank 14 of 164 KuwaitRank 15 of 164 FinlandRank 16 of 164 DenmarkRank 17 of 164 BelgiumRank 18 of 164 SamoaRank 19 of 164 South AfricaRank 20 of 164 MoldovaRank 21 of 164 CuracaoRank 22 of 164 MacaoRank 23 of 164 DominicaRank 24 of 164 MozambiqueRank 25 of 164 SenegalRank 26 of 164 IsraelRank 27 of 164 NauruRank 28 of 164 MoroccoRank 29 of 164 BrazilRank 30 of 164 EswatiniRank 31 of 164 Costa RicaRank 32 of 164 NorwayRank 33 of 164 South KoreaRank 34 of 164 TajikistanRank 35 of 164 JamaicaRank 36 of 164 FranceRank 37 of 164 TongaRank 38 of 164 Burkina FasoRank 39 of 164 SloveniaRank 40 of 164 AustriaRank 41 of 164 GermanyRank 42 of 164 UzbekistanRank 43 of 164 EstoniaRank 44 of 164 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 45 of 164 NetherlandsRank 46 of 164 New ZealandRank 47 of 164 AustraliaRank 48 of 164 ChileRank 49 of 164 Sierra LeoneRank 50 of 164 SwitzerlandRank 51 of 164 CanadaRank 52 of 164 MauritiusRank 53 of 164 ArgentinaRank 54 of 164 AlgeriaRank 55 of 164 RwandaRank 56 of 164 CyprusRank 57 of 164 Cabo VerdeRank 58 of 164 MaltaRank 59 of 164 MaldivesRank 60 of 164 SlovakiaRank 61 of 164 St. LuciaRank 62 of 164 BelarusRank 63 of 164 BelizeRank 64 of 164 SpainRank 65 of 164 PortugalRank 66 of 164 KenyaRank 67 of 164 BulgariaRank 68 of 164 HondurasRank 69 of 164 UruguayRank 70 of 164 OmanRank 71 of 164 KazakhstanRank 72 of 164 LatviaRank 73 of 164 PolandRank 74 of 164 Czech RepublicRank 75 of 164 Sint MaartenRank 76 of 164 LithuaniaRank 77 of 164 BarbadosRank 78 of 164 NepalRank 79 of 164 IndiaRank 80 of 164 ItalyRank 81 of 164 MexicoRank 82 of 164 RussiaRank 83 of 164 MaliRank 84 of 164 GrenadaRank 85 of 164 FijiRank 86 of 164 Puerto RicoRank 87 of 164 PeruRank 88 of 164 HungaryRank 89 of 164 NicaraguaRank 90 of 164 TogoRank 91 of 164 GeorgiaRank 92 of 164 LuxembourgRank 93 of 164 EthiopiaRank 94 of 164 Hong KongRank 95 of 164 NigerRank 96 of 164 ZambiaRank 97 of 164 SeychellesRank 98 of 164 EcuadorRank 99 of 164 Dominican RepublicRank 100 of 164 TurkmenistanRank 101 of 164 PhilippinesRank 102 of 164 PalauRank 103 of 164 St. Kitts and NevisRank 104 of 164 MalaysiaRank 105 of 164 Cote d'IvoireRank 106 of 164 SurinameRank 107 of 164 ParaguayRank 108 of 164 PanamaRank 109 of 164 GreeceRank 110 of 164 RomaniaRank 111 of 164 El SalvadorRank 112 of 164 TanzaniaRank 113 of 164 GuatemalaRank 114 of 164 JordanRank 115 of 164 BeninRank 116 of 164 TurkeyRank 117 of 164 SerbiaRank 118 of 164 MadagascarRank 119 of 164 AzerbaijanRank 120 of 164 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 121 of 164 GhanaRank 122 of 164 San MarinoRank 123 of 164 The GambiaRank 124 of 164 VietnamRank 125 of 164 DR CongoRank 126 of 164 Trinidad and TobagoRank 127 of 164 Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 128 of 164 MalawiRank 129 of 164 AlbaniaRank 130 of 164 Republic of the CongoRank 131 of 164 IranRank 132 of 164 CameroonRank 133 of 164 AndorraRank 134 of 164 The BahamasRank 135 of 164 ThailandRank 136 of 164 ChadRank 137 of 164 UgandaRank 138 of 164 Antigua and BarbudaRank 139 of 164 ArmeniaRank 140 of 164 British Virgin IslandsRank 141 of 164 SingaporeRank 142 of 164 ComorosRank 143 of 164 AngolaRank 144 of 164 LiberiaRank 145 of 164 GabonRank 146 of 164 Central African RepublicRank 147 of 164 BangladeshRank 148 of 164 GuineaRank 149 of 164 PakistanRank 150 of 164 CambodiaRank 151 of 164 BermudaRank 152 of 164 BahrainRank 153 of 164 Cayman IslandsRank 154 of 164 Lao PDRRank 155 of 164 MauritaniaRank 156 of 164 LebanonRank 157 of 164 Sri LankaRank 158 of 164 MonacoRank 159 of 164 HaitiRank 160 of 164 IndonesiaRank 161 of 164 Papua New GuineaRank 162 of 164 NigeriaRank 163 of 164 SomaliaRank 164 of 164

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Countries by Education expenditure % GDP (2022)

Highest Education expenditure % GDP, 2022

Lowest Education expenditure % GDP, 2022

All 164 ranked countries, 2022— select a country to view interactive chart

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