Countries by spending per student, primary to tertiary, 2022
Luxembourg had the highest spending per student, primary to tertiary of 35 countries in 2022, at 32,215 USD at PPP. Mexico had the lowest, at 4,023 USD at PPP. The median was 14,813 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
All countries, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 32,215 | +8.9% |
| 2 | Norway | 22,987 | +11.6% |
| 3 | United States | 22,144 | +8.6% |
| 4 | Austria | 21,336 | +10.2% |
| 5 | South Korea | 19,963 | +26.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | 19,553 | +11.4% |
| 7 | Denmark | 19,451 | +9.3% |
| 8 | Belgium | 19,294 | +13% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 19,228 | +12.6% |
| 10 | Iceland | 19,193 | +16.3% |
| 11 | Canada | 18,841 | +16.3% |
| 12 | Germany | 18,212 | +6.8% |
| 13 | Sweden | 17,992 | +5.8% |
| 14 | Australia Series break | 17,544 | +6.1% |
| 15 | Ireland | 16,198 | +23.4% |
| 16 | France | 15,691 | +8.8% |
| 17 | Finland | 15,193 | +4.2% |
| 18 | Slovenia | 14,813 | +13.1% |
| 19 | Japan | 14,069 | +6.2% |
| 20 | Italy | 13,998 | +11.1% |
| 21 | Spain | 13,632 | +9.2% |
| 22 | Portugal | 13,158 | +12.5% |
| 23 | Czechia | 13,152 | +4.7% |
| 24 | Israel | 12,904 | |
| 25 | Estonia | 12,469 | +8.5% |
| 26 | New Zealand | 12,392 | +10.6% |
| 27 | Poland | 11,663 | +1.2% |
| 28 | Lithuania | 11,411 | +12.6% |
| 29 | Slovakia | 11,387 | +4.1% |
| 30 | Hungary | 10,178 | -4.8% |
| 31 | Latvia | 9,342 | -1.5% |
| 32 | Chile | 8,097 | +7.3% |
| 33 | Greece | 7,255 | +8.4% |
| 34 | Türkiye | 5,305 | -1.3% |
| 35 | Mexico | 4,023 | +15.9% |
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About this ranking
Total expenditure on educational institutions from public, private and international sources per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary education (ISCED 2011 levels 1 to 8), in US dollars at current prices converted with purchasing power parities for GDP.
Includes research and development spending at universities. Countries do not report every year, and the latest year usually lags by about three years.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 2 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Education at a Glance: total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN@DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN%40DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlUse this data in your AI agent
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Which country has the highest spending per student, primary to tertiary?
Luxembourg, with 32,215 USD at PPP in 2022, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Which country has the lowest spending per student, primary to tertiary?
Mexico, with 4,023 USD at PPP in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Education at a Glance: total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN@DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 countries have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.