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Bhutan - Education Spending 2018

Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank
6.48% −0.14% from 2017 Global rank: 153rd

Bhutan's education spending was 6.48% in 2018, decreased +0.14% from 6.62% in 2017. This was the 153rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾
Education Spending by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.00% -100.0%
2nd Nigeria 0.42% 6.0%
3rd Indonesia 0.99% -5.6%
4th Central African Republic 1.57% -10.7%
5th Cambodia 1.60% 10.8%
6th Haiti 1.64% 9.3%
7th Papua New Guinea 1.87% -4.6%
8th Bermuda 1.94% 46.1%
9th Sri Lanka 1.99% -23.3%
10th Myanmar 1.99% -8.0%
11th Zimbabwe 2.05% 2.4%
12th Bangladesh 2.09% -0.9%
13th Armenia 2.11% -21.9%
14th Uganda 2.13% -5.5%
15th Cayman Islands 2.16% -
16th Angola 2.18% -11.5%
17th Chad 2.26% -8.0%
18th Antigua and Barbuda 2.27% -0.5%
19th Pakistan 2.33% -9.5%
20th Lao PDR 2.34% -6.5%
21st Gambia, The 2.37% -3.8%
22nd Guinea 2.38% 2.8%
23rd Bahrain 2.39% 7.8%
24th British Virgin Islands 2.43% -1.3%
25th Azerbaijan 2.46% -0.7%
26th Bahamas, The 2.49% -7.5%
27th Liberia 2.50% -6.0%
28th Puerto Rico (US) 2.60% -4.5%
29th Kazakhstan 2.62% -4.9%
30th Lebanon 2.62% 18.1%
31st Turks and Caicos Islands 2.73% 10.2%
32nd Macao SAR, China 2.73% 0.9%
33rd Congo, Republic of 2.77% -33.6%
34th Madagascar 2.84% 5.3%
35th Singapore 2.86% -0.8%
36th Benin 2.93% -17.1%
37th Jordan 2.95% -8.0%
38th Cameroon 3.03% -0.9%
39th St. Kitts and Nevis 3.04% 9.5%
40th Gabon 3.07% -13.6%
41st Rwanda 3.07% -1.6%
42nd Japan 3.08% -1.7%
43rd Albania 3.08% -14.7%
44th Guatemala 3.13% 6.2%
45th Thailand 3.20% -7.7%
46th Côte d'Ivoire 3.21% -14.0%
47th Andorra 3.25% 0.9%
48th Viet Nam 3.30% -3.6%
49th Paraguay 3.30% 6.7%
50th Ireland 3.30% -2.2%
51st Romania 3.32% 6.4%
52nd Malawi 3.32% 20.0%
53rd Hong Kong SAR, China 3.33% 0.5%
54th St. Lucia 3.33% -8.1%
55th Serbia 3.44% -3.6%
56th Niger 3.45% 33.8%
57th Panama 3.45% 2.2%
58th Georgia 3.46% -1.8%
59th Trinidad and Tobago 3.47% 4.3%
60th San Marino 3.56% 5.5%
61st Mali 3.56% -6.1%
62nd Grenada 3.56% 12.1%
63rd Greece 3.58% 3.1%
64th Seychelles 3.59% 7.4%
65th El Salvador 3.61% -3.2%
66th Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.62% 4.6%
67th Luxembourg 3.66% 5.0%
68th Tanzania 3.70% -16.5%
69th Peru 3.71% -5.5%
70th Djibouti 3.75% 0.5%
71st Philippines 3.86% -2.7%
72nd Lithuania 3.86% 1.2%
73rd Maldives 3.86% 0.9%
74th Ghana 3.89% 10.0%
75th Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.89% 37.1%
76th Croatia 3.92% 1.3%
77th Dominican Republic 3.93% 0.2%
78th Slovak Republic 3.94% 0.4%
79th Bulgaria 4.05% -0.6%
80th Togo 4.09% 8.7%
81st Mexico 4.14% -5.9%
82nd Spain 4.15% -0.7%
83rd Czechia 4.22% 12.2%
84th Italy 4.24% 5.3%
85th Türkiye 4.30% -0.6%
86th India 4.36% 1.4%
87th Latvia 4.39% -3.0%
88th Nepal 4.43% -7.0%
89th Colombia 4.45% -1.9%
90th Guyana 4.45% -4.6%
91st Korea 4.46% 3.0%
92nd Sierra Leone 4.47% 50.0%
93rd Samoa 4.47% 6.8%
94th Nicaragua 4.47% 2.7%
95th Malaysia 4.48% -4.2%
96th Aruba 4.55% 2.1%
97th Poland 4.56% 0.4%
98th Oman 4.59% -23.5%
99th European Union 4.59% -1.2%
100th Uruguay 4.60% 4.2%
101st Hungary 4.62% -0.5%
102nd Ecuador 4.63% 0.4%
103rd Mauritius 4.67% -4.2%
104th Russian Federation 4.68% -0.2%
105th Portugal 4.68% -6.9%
106th Tonga 4.72% 1.7%
107th Zambia 4.74% 27.1%
108th Cabo Verde 4.79% 4.2%
109th Fiji 4.80% 3.1%
110th Uzbekistan 4.84% 7.9%
111th Belarus 4.84% 0.9%
112th Argentina 4.88% -10.6%
113th Germany 4.88% 2.2%
114th Canada 4.89% -1.4%
115th United States 4.90% -3.9%
116th Suriname 4.92% -9.8%
117th Switzerland 4.93% -1.7%
118th Morocco 4.96% 4.7%
119th Slovenia 4.98% 3.2%
120th Nauru 5.05% -19.5%
121st Burundi 5.08% 6.6%
122nd Kenya 5.11% 2.9%
123rd Senegal 5.11% 7.8%
124th Estonia 5.14% 5.7%
125th Dominica 5.15% 9.3%
126th New Zealand 5.19% -1.6%
127th United Kingdom 5.20% -4.6%
128th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.22% -2.9%
129th Austria 5.25% -2.7%
130th Netherlands 5.27% 3.5%
131st Ukraine 5.32% -1.8%
132nd Tajikistan 5.39% -2.9%
133rd Mozambique 5.39% -1.8%
134th Barbados 5.40% 36.6%
135th Jamaica 5.41% 2.9%
136th France 5.43% -0.7%
137th Chile 5.47% 0.7%
138th Burkina Faso 5.49% -2.5%
139th Moldova 5.54% -3.0%
140th Kyrgyz Republic 5.55% -7.9%
141st São Tomé and Principe 5.62% -4.3%
142nd South Africa 5.64% 0.8%
143rd Eswatini 5.74% -7.1%
144th Algeria 5.81% 1.4%
145th Curaçao 5.94% 0.4%
146th Honduras 6.06% 5.4%
147th Israel 6.09% 1.0%
148th Brazil 6.09% -3.7%
149th Belize 6.13% 3.0%
150th Finland 6.32% -1.4%
151st Belgium 6.39% -0.9%
152nd Kuwait 6.39% 0.6%
153rd Bhutan 6.48% -2.1%
154th Costa Rica 6.77% -4.2%
155th Timor-Leste 6.85% -4.5%
156th Lesotho 7.28% -10.7%
157th Denmark 7.33% -0.6%
158th Iceland 7.56% -0.3%
159th Norway 7.60% -3.2%
160th Sweden 7.70% 0.8%
161st Botswana 7.91% 1.2%
162nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.02% -1.0%
163rd Cuba 8.02% -5.0%
164th Vanuatu 8.61% 89.8%
165th Namibia 8.88% 536.5%
166th Micronesia, Federated States of 9.94% -21.6%
167th Kiribati 12.92% 12.6%
Source: World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Bhutan's education spending in 2018?▾

Bhutan's education spending in 2018 was 6.48%. This ranked 153rd globally.

How did Bhutan's education spending change in 2018?▾

Bhutan's education spending decreased by 2.1% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2018?▾

Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2018 at 12.92%.

What is the education spending of Bhutan in 2018?▾

The education spending of Bhutan in 2018 was 6.48%. This ranked 153rd globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Bhutan's education spending?▾

Bhutan's education spending went from 6.62% in 2017 to 6.48% in 2018, a 2.1% decrease.

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