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Canada - Education Spending 2013

Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank
4.59% −0.67% from 2012 Global rank: 89th

Canada's education spending was 4.59% in 2013. This was the 89th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾
Education Spending by Country - 2013
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Nigeria 0.53% -2.7%
2nd South Sudan 1.02% -35.0%
3rd Monaco 1.33% -25.0%
4th Sierra Leone 1.52% -17.4%
5th Sri Lanka 1.56% 7.6%
6th Cambodia 1.58% 28.1%
7th Liberia 1.69% -4.9%
8th Madagascar 1.78% -24.1%
9th Gambia, The 1.82% -31.1%
10th Uganda 1.87% 4.1%
11th Bangladesh 1.97% -9.6%
12th Guinea-Bissau 2.01% 6.6%
13th Macao SAR, China 2.05% -38.3%
14th Congo, Democratic Republic of 2.06% 35.2%
15th Pakistan 2.24% 13.0%
16th Bermuda 2.28% -4.5%
17th Mauritania 2.29% 6.3%
18th Antigua and Barbuda 2.36% 10.8%
19th Comoros 2.38% -13.3%
20th Bahrain 2.38% -6.4%
21st Bahamas, The 2.42% 5.2%
22nd Lebanon 2.43% 13.3%
23rd Azerbaijan 2.44% 18.1%
24th Andorra 2.51% -2.3%
25th Guinea 2.63% 43.7%
26th Central African Republic 2.64% 33.2%
27th Armenia 2.65% -4.4%
28th Cameroon 2.66% 2.0%
29th Paraguay 2.68% -27.0%
30th Turks and Caicos Islands 2.80% 4.0%
31st Georgia 2.83% 52.3%
32nd Chad 2.85% 29.2%
33rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.85% -2.9%
34th Singapore 2.85% -7.1%
35th Guatemala 2.89% -3.9%
36th Nepal 3.02% -8.5%
37th Gabon 3.03% 0.5%
38th Romania 3.07% 8.7%
39th Togo 3.17% -6.0%
40th Lao PDR 3.23% 77.5%
41st St. Kitts and Nevis 3.26% 30.9%
42nd San Marino 3.27% 20.9%
43rd Mali 3.28% -5.6%
44th Peru 3.30% 12.8%
45th Benin 3.33% -6.6%
46th Indonesia 3.36% -1.4%
47th Maldives 3.39% 1.4%
48th Japan 3.41% -0.3%
49th Kazakhstan 3.45% -11.7%
50th Afghanistan 3.45% 32.6%
51st Côte d'Ivoire 3.46% 0.7%
52nd Albania 3.54% 7.4%
53rd Mauritius 3.57% 4.4%
54th Seychelles 3.62% 42.3%
55th Dominican Republic 3.63% 93.1%
56th Niger 3.69% 15.8%
57th Zambia 3.72% 0.6%
58th Malawi 3.72% 47.2%
59th Trinidad and Tobago 3.75% 5.0%
60th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.76% 7.1%
61st Russian Federation 3.76% -0.8%
62nd Jordan 3.78% 4.0%
63rd El Salvador 3.80% 2.4%
64th India 3.84% -0.6%
65th St. Lucia 3.88% 17.8%
66th Fiji 3.88% -13.0%
67th Czechia 4.02% -4.0%
68th Bulgaria 4.06% 16.7%
69th Slovak Republic 4.06% 5.3%
70th Qatar 4.07% 16.1%
71st Burkina Faso 4.08% 13.3%
72nd Italy 4.12% 2.2%
73rd Thailand 4.12% -9.1%
74th Hungary 4.19% 1.1%
75th Uruguay 4.24% 3.6%
76th Spain 4.33% -3.0%
77th Türkiye 4.34% -1.0%
78th Oman 4.35% 19.1%
79th Dominica 4.35% -3.9%
80th Angola 4.44% 44.0%
81st British Virgin Islands 4.46% 25.4%
82nd Croatia 4.50% 9.6%
83rd Barbados 4.50% -1.9%
84th Mexico 4.51% -7.7%
85th Viet Nam 4.53% 2.7%
86th Chile 4.55% 12.0%
87th Cabo Verde 4.56% -15.5%
88th Ghana 4.58% -42.2%
89th Canada 4.59% -12.8%
90th Samoa 4.61% -5.7%
91st Lithuania 4.62% -3.3%
92nd Tanzania 4.64% 9.6%
93rd Djibouti 4.65% -26.8%
94th Rwanda 4.74% 7.3%
95th Estonia 4.78% 2.3%
96th Kenya 4.84% -1.9%
97th Germany 4.84% 0.2%
98th Colombia 4.88% 11.6%
99th West Bank and Gaza 4.89% 3.2%
100th Switzerland 4.91% 0.3%
101st Ecuador 4.93% 6.0%
102nd Mongolia 4.94% -4.9%
103rd Poland 5.00% 3.4%
104th European Union 5.00% 3.4%
105th Belarus 5.01% 1.0%
106th Congo, Republic of 5.01% 83.0%
107th Eswatini 5.08% -9.1%
108th Curaçao 5.12% -5.0%
109th Belize 5.12% -6.4%
110th Bhutan 5.17% 19.7%
111th Ireland 5.23% -8.3%
112th Portugal 5.27% 6.5%
113th Tajikistan 5.29% 31.8%
114th South Africa 5.35% -3.1%
115th Argentina 5.44% 1.7%
116th Slovenia 5.47% -3.6%
117th Malaysia 5.48% -4.5%
118th Netherlands 5.48% 2.2%
119th United Kingdom 5.53% -0.8%
120th Austria 5.59% 1.4%
121st Timor-Leste 5.67% -20.9%
122nd Senegal 5.69% 19.0%
123rd Uzbekistan 5.74% -
124th Israel 5.79% 3.8%
125th Brazil 5.84% -0.3%
126th Honduras 5.87% -6.7%
127th New Zealand 5.89% 5.1%
128th Moldova 5.91% -15.4%
129th Burundi 6.00% -2.8%
130th Zimbabwe 6.00% -1.2%
131st Mozambique 6.04% 8.6%
132nd Jamaica 6.25% 2.3%
133rd Ukraine 6.42% -0.4%
134th Aruba 6.44% 1.5%
135th Cyprus 6.47% -0.8%
136th Puerto Rico (US) 6.48% -3.0%
137th Belgium 6.60% 0.5%
138th Algeria 6.66% -5.3%
139th São Tomé and Principe 6.69% -3.5%
140th Costa Rica 6.69% 1.6%
141st Kyrgyz Republic 6.78% -8.2%
142nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.80% 2.6%
143rd Finland 7.15% -0.3%
144th Latvia 7.25% 6.0%
145th Malta 7.41% 18.5%
146th Norway 7.44% 1.5%
147th Iceland 7.45% -1.8%
148th Sweden 7.65% 1.0%
149th Botswana 8.02% -1.1%
150th Denmark 8.47% 16.9%
151st Namibia 8.60% -7.0%
152nd Cuba 10.67% -7.6%
153rd Kiribati 12.09% -3.3%
154th Micronesia, Federated States of 12.34% 5.3%
Source: World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Canada's education spending in 2013?▾

Canada's education spending in 2013 was 4.59%. This ranked 89th globally.

How did Canada's education spending change in 2013?▾

Canada's education spending decreased by 12.8% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2013?▾

Micronesia, Federated States of had the highest education spending in 2013 at 12.34%.

What is the education spending of Canada in 2013?▾

The education spending of Canada in 2013 was 4.59%. This ranked 89th globally.

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