Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) - Country Ranking

Definition: Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Tunisia 52.40 2015
2 Cuba 51.86 2010
3 Mozambique 50.24 2013
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.51 2016
5 Cyprus 39.29 2016
6 Morocco 36.36 2012
7 Oman 36.03 2017
8 Botswana 35.87 2009
9 Belarus 35.67 2017
10 Mauritius 31.32 2018
11 Burundi 31.25 2013
12 Denmark 31.14 2014
13 Moldova 31.09 2018
14 Ukraine 30.26 2017
15 Lesotho 30.00 2018
16 Jamaica 29.73 2018
17 Malta 29.55 2015
18 Bhutan 29.43 2015
19 Eswatini 28.23 2014
20 Korea 28.18 2016
21 Barbados 28.04 2016
22 Austria 27.72 2016
23 Portugal 27.69 2015
24 Belize 27.32 2017
25 Norway 26.79 2016
26 Latvia 26.43 2016
27 France 26.28 2016
28 Mali 25.50 2017
29 Finland 24.75 2016
30 Belgium 24.53 2013
31 Switzerland 24.46 2015
32 Japan 24.05 2016
33 Malawi 24.03 2016
34 Cayman Islands 23.94 2006
35 Sweden 23.76 2016
36 Brunei 23.64 2016
37 Netherlands 23.12 2016
38 Hungary 23.06 2016
39 Slovenia 23.04 2016
40 Greece 23.02 2016
41 Germany 22.96 2016
42 Italy 22.90 2015
43 Malaysia 22.81 2018
44 St. Lucia 22.74 2018
45 Poland 22.56 2016
46 Czech Republic 22.30 2016
47 Zimbabwe 22.24 2013
48 Bulgaria 22.18 2013
49 United States 22.13 2016
50 Hong Kong SAR, China 22.03 2018
51 Rwanda 21.67 2018
52 Kenya 21.66 2006
53 Singapore 21.64 2017
54 Brazil 21.53 2015
55 South Africa 21.38 2018
56 Kazakhstan 21.21 2016
57 United Kingdom 21.19 2016
58 Estonia 21.17 2016
59 Costa Rica 21.14 2018
60 New Zealand 21.11 2016
61 Vanuatu 21.02 2015
62 Argentina 20.62 2017
63 Honduras 20.34 2013
64 Puerto Rico 20.18 2014
65 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.14 2018
66 Slovak Republic 20.08 2016
67 Ghana 19.96 2014
68 Burkina Faso 19.93 2016
69 Cabo Verde 19.66 2017
70 Luxembourg 19.41 2015
71 Iceland 19.40 2016
72 Spain 18.88 2016
73 Côte d'Ivoire 18.85 2018
74 Dominica 18.78 2015
75 Chile 18.68 2017
76 Israel 18.66 2016
77 Canada 18.33 2011
78 Thailand 18.00 2013
79 Lithuania 17.90 2016
80 Algeria 17.86 2003
81 Cameroon 17.77 2012
82 Chad 17.73 2013
83 Liberia 17.73 2015
84 Colombia 17.65 2018
85 Saudi Arabia 17.60 2007
86 St. Kitts and Nevis 17.55 2016
87 Iran 17.53 2017
88 Bahrain 17.51 2015
89 Kuwait 17.29 2014
90 Niger 17.14 2017
91 India 16.85 2013
92 Ethiopia 16.76 2015
93 Congo 16.51 2002
94 Uruguay 16.16 2017
95 Pakistan 16.02 2015
96 Ireland 15.94 2016
97 Jordan 15.59 2018
98 Central African Republic 15.42 2009
99 Mongolia 15.41 2010
100 Namibia 15.36 2008
101 Seychelles 15.30 2016
102 Togo 15.26 2011
103 Romania 15.16 2016
104 Dominican Republic 15.10 2018
105 El Salvador 15.08 2018
106 Australia 14.98 2016
107 Tanzania 14.95 2014
108 Venezuela 14.79 2015
109 Peru 14.65 2018
110 Armenia 14.58 2014
111 Mexico 14.43 2016
112 Sierra Leone 14.27 2017
113 Syrian Arab Republic 14.25 2012
114 Mauritania 14.17 2016
115 The Gambia 14.02 2010
116 Andorra 13.93 2018
117 Egypt 13.80 2017
118 Georgia 13.60 2008
119 Turkey 13.51 2016
120 Liechtenstein 13.34 2011
121 Samoa 13.02 2016
122 Lao PDR 12.53 2014
123 Paraguay 11.92 2016
124 Yemen 11.77 2011
125 China 11.43 1999
126 Senegal 11.42 2018
127 San Marino 11.39 2011
128 Benin 11.35 2015
129 Afghanistan 11.31 2017
130 Serbia 11.12 2015
131 Grenada 10.89 2017
132 Qatar 10.86 2009
133 Indonesia 10.52 2015
134 Nepal 10.45 2015
135 Myanmar 10.30 2018
136 Macao SAR, China 10.09 2000
137 Bangladesh 9.88 2016
138 Antigua and Barbuda 9.81 2011
139 Eritrea 9.31 2004
140 Guyana 9.30 2012
141 Philippines 9.19 2008
142 Panama 9.19 2011
143 São Tomé and Principe 8.56 2014
144 Comoros 8.48 2014
145 Madagascar 8.41 2012
146 Guinea 8.25 2014
147 United Arab Emirates 8.15 1998
148 Albania 7.98 2017
149 Timor-Leste 7.92 2014
150 Sri Lanka 7.67 2018
151 Tonga 7.45 2004
152 Nicaragua 7.43 2010
153 Lebanon 6.40 2013
154 Cambodia 6.05 2001
155 Fiji 5.69 2011
156 Guatemala 5.42 2018
157 Dem. Rep. Congo 5.29 2013
158 Ecuador 5.29 2016
159 Monaco 4.95 2016
160 Djibouti 0.73 2016

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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: General government expenditure per student in secondary education is calculated by dividing total government expenditure on secondary education by the number of students at secondary level, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita. Aggregate data are World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Data on GDP per capita come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual