# Countries by government spending on education, share of GDP, 2022

All 163 values come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics for 2022, so the places are comparable. 40 countries have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `education_expenditure_gdp`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government expenditure on education at all levels (current, capital and transfers), as a percentage of GDP. Includes spending funded by international transfers to government. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
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| Rank | Place | % of GDP |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kiribati | 14.8 |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 13.8 |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 10.7 |
| 4 | Namibia | 9.4 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 8.5 |
| 6 | Cuba | 8.4 |
| 7 | Marshall Islands | 7.7 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 7.6 |
| 9 | Bhutan | 7.5 |
| 10 | Sweden | 7.3 |
| 11 | Iceland | 7.3 |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2 |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.1 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 6.8 |
| 15 | Kuwait | 6.6 |
| 16 | Finland | 6.4 |
| 17 | Denmark | 6.4 |
| 18 | Belgium | 6.3 |
| 19 | Samoa | 6.2 |
| 20 | South Africa | 6.2 |
| 21 | Moldova | 6.1 |
| 22 | Curaçao | 6.1 |
| 23 | Macao | 6.1 |
| 24 | Dominica | 6 |
| 25 | Mozambique | 6 |
| 26 | Senegal | 6 |
| 27 | Israel | 5.9 |
| 28 | Nauru | 5.9 |
| 29 | Morocco | 5.9 |
| 30 | Brazil | 5.6 |
| 31 | Eswatini | 5.6 |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 5.5 |
| 33 | Norway | 5.4 |
| 34 | South Korea | 5.4 |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 5.4 |
| 36 | Jamaica | 5.4 |
| 37 | France | 5.3 |
| 38 | Tonga | 5.3 |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 5.3 |
| 40 | Slovenia | 5.3 |
| 41 | Austria | 5.3 |
| 42 | Germany | 5.2 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 5.2 |
| 44 | Estonia | 5.2 |
| 45 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 5.2 |
| 46 | Netherlands | 5.2 |
| 47 | New Zealand | 5.2 |
| 48 | Australia | 5.1 |
| 49 | Chile | 4.9 |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 4.9 |
| 51 | Switzerland | 4.9 |
| 52 | Canada | 4.8 |
| 53 | Mauritius | 4.8 |
| 54 | Argentina | 4.8 |
| 55 | Algeria | 4.7 |
| 56 | Rwanda | 4.7 |
| 57 | Cyprus | 4.7 |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 4.7 |
| 59 | Malta | 4.7 |
| 60 | Maldives | 4.7 |
| 61 | Slovakia | 4.7 |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 4.6 |
| 63 | Belarus | 4.6 |
| 64 | Belize | 4.6 |
| 65 | Spain | 4.6 |
| 66 | Portugal | 4.6 |
| 67 | Kenya | 4.5 |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 4.5 |
| 69 | Honduras | 4.5 |
| 70 | Uruguay | 4.5 |
| 71 | Oman | 4.4 |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 4.4 |
| 73 | Latvia | 4.3 |
| 74 | Poland | 4.3 |
| 75 | Czechia | 4.3 |
| 76 | Sint Maarten | 4.3 |
| 77 | Lithuania | 4.3 |
| 78 | Barbados | 4.1 |
| 79 | Nepal | 4.1 |
| 80 | India | 4.1 |
| 81 | Italy | 4.1 |
| 82 | Mexico | 4.1 |
| 83 | Russia | 4.1 |
| 84 | Mali | 4 |
| 85 | Grenada | 4 |
| 86 | Fiji | 3.9 |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 3.9 |
| 88 | Peru | 3.8 |
| 89 | Hungary | 3.8 |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 3.8 |
| 91 | Togo | 3.8 |
| 92 | Georgia | 3.8 |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 3.7 |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 3.7 |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 3.7 |
| 96 | Niger | 3.7 |
| 97 | Zambia | 3.7 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 3.7 |
| 99 | Ecuador | 3.6 |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 3.6 |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 3.6 |
| 102 | Philippines | 3.6 |
| 103 | Palau | 3.6 |
| 104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.6 |
| 105 | Malaysia | 3.5 |
| 106 | Côte d’Ivoire | 3.5 |
| 107 | Suriname | 3.4 |
| 108 | Paraguay | 3.4 |
| 109 | Panama | 3.4 |
| 110 | Greece | 3.4 |
| 111 | Romania | 3.3 |
| 112 | El Salvador | 3.3 |
| 113 | Tanzania | 3.2 |
| 114 | Guatemala | 3.2 |
| 115 | Jordan | 3.2 |
| 116 | Benin | 3.1 |
| 117 | Türkiye | 3.1 |
| 118 | Serbia | 3.1 |
| 119 | Madagascar | 3.1 |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 3 |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| 122 | Ghana | 2.9 |
| 123 | San Marino | 2.9 |
| 124 | Gambia | 2.9 |
| 125 | Vietnam | 2.9 |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.8 |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.8 |
| 128 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.8 |
| 129 | Malawi | 2.7 |
| 130 | Albania | 2.7 |
| 131 | Republic of the Congo | 2.7 |
| 132 | Iran | 2.7 |
| 133 | Cameroon | 2.7 |
| 134 | Andorra | 2.6 |
| 135 | Bahamas | 2.6 |
| 136 | Thailand | 2.6 |
| 137 | Chad | 2.6 |
| 138 | Uganda | 2.6 |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5 |
| 140 | Armenia | 2.5 |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 2.5 |
| 142 | Singapore | 2.5 |
| 143 | Comoros | 2.4 |
| 144 | Angola | 2.4 |
| 145 | Liberia | 2.3 |
| 146 | Gabon | 2.2 |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 2.1 |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 2.1 |
| 149 | Guinea | 2 |
| 150 | Pakistan | 2 |
| 151 | Cambodia | 2 |
| 152 | Bermuda | 1.8 |
| 153 | Bahrain | 1.7 |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 1.5 |
| 155 | Laos | 1.5 |
| 156 | Mauritania | 1.4 |
| 157 | Lebanon | 1.3 |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 1.2 |
| 159 | Monaco | 1.2 |
| 160 | Haiti | 1 |
| 161 | Indonesia | 0.9 |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6 |
| 163 | Nigeria | 0.3 |