Dominican Republic - Education Spending 2021
3.58%
−0.94% from 2020
Dominican Republic's education spending was 3.58% in 2021, decreased +0.94% from 4.52% in 2020. This was the 56th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.00% | 10.3% |
| 2nd | Nigeria | 0.38% | 6.2% |
| 3rd | Papua New Guinea | 0.71% | -20.5% |
| 4th | Indonesia | 1.03% | 1.6% |
| 5th | Haiti | 1.24% | 11.6% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | 1.31% | -9.8% |
| 7th | Monaco | 1.42% | 22.5% |
| 8th | Sri Lanka | 1.51% | -3.3% |
| 9th | Pakistan | 1.69% | -18.0% |
| 10th | Bahrain | 1.85% | -10.1% |
| 11th | Lao PDR | 1.86% | -2.9% |
| 12th | Central African Republic | 1.87% | -12.7% |
| 13th | Mauritania | 1.89% | 5.0% |
| 14th | Bermuda | 1.95% | 11.3% |
| 15th | Cambodia | 1.96% | -12.7% |
| 16th | Guinea | 2.04% | -16.6% |
| 17th | Bangladesh | 2.17% | 1.5% |
| 18th | Comoros | 2.27% | -4.3% |
| 19th | Angola | 2.30% | -13.9% |
| 20th | Andorra | 2.38% | -9.5% |
| 21st | Liberia | 2.42% | 13.5% |
| 22nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.51% | -16.5% |
| 23rd | Uganda | 2.64% | 2.5% |
| 24th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2.66% | 1.4% |
| 25th | Gabon | 2.70% | -20.5% |
| 26th | Armenia | 2.77% | 2.3% |
| 27th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.78% | -10.4% |
| 28th | Singapore | 2.82% | 5.1% |
| 29th | Cameroon | 2.85% | -8.2% |
| 30th | Chad | 2.89% | 5.4% |
| 31st | Ireland | 2.90% | -9.0% |
| 32nd | Viet Nam | 2.95% | -8.4% |
| 33rd | Timor-Leste | 2.97% | -18.6% |
| 34th | Thailand | 2.98% | -5.4% |
| 35th | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.00% | -29.4% |
| 36th | Albania | 3.01% | -9.6% |
| 37th | British Virgin Islands | 3.02% | 11.8% |
| 38th | Gambia, The | 3.04% | 5.5% |
| 39th | Bahamas, The | 3.05% | -17.9% |
| 40th | Guatemala | 3.09% | -6.2% |
| 41st | Benin | 3.10% | 6.8% |
| 42nd | San Marino | 3.11% | -9.2% |
| 43rd | Zambia | 3.11% | -21.0% |
| 44th | Tanzania | 3.12% | -3.6% |
| 45th | Jordan | 3.14% | -11.7% |
| 46th | Serbia | 3.15% | -9.0% |
| 47th | Madagascar | 3.20% | -1.7% |
| 48th | Congo, Republic of | 3.31% | -21.5% |
| 49th | Romania | 3.32% | -7.4% |
| 50th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.33% | -12.1% |
| 51st | Japan | 3.34% | 0.9% |
| 52nd | Ghana | 3.40% | -0.3% |
| 53rd | Paraguay | 3.41% | -13.3% |
| 54th | Türkiye | 3.54% | -12.3% |
| 55th | El Salvador | 3.58% | -2.3% |
| 56th | Dominican Republic | 3.58% | -20.7% |
| 57th | Georgia | 3.59% | -5.6% |
| 58th | Aruba | 3.62% | -18.4% |
| 59th | Ecuador | 3.65% | -14.4% |
| 60th | Azerbaijan | 3.70% | -14.5% |
| 61st | Panama | 3.71% | -13.8% |
| 62nd | Luxembourg | 3.72% | -3.5% |
| 63rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 3.73% | -13.0% |
| 64th | Niger | 3.82% | 0.1% |
| 65th | Turkmenistan | 3.85% | 2.3% |
| 66th | Philippines | 3.87% | 0.4% |
| 67th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.89% | 57.8% |
| 68th | United Arab Emirates | 3.89% | -2.3% |
| 69th | Peru | 3.93% | -7.8% |
| 70th | Palau | 3.94% | 13.6% |
| 71st | Russian Federation | 3.99% | -0.5% |
| 72nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.00% | -9.2% |
| 73rd | Nicaragua | 4.09% | -10.8% |
| 74th | Grenada | 4.09% | 14.9% |
| 75th | Croatia | 4.09% | -7.2% |
| 76th | Suriname | 4.13% | -9.9% |
| 77th | Uzbekistan | 4.14% | -6.9% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.14% | 37.0% |
| 79th | Italy | 4.17% | -5.6% |
| 80th | Togo | 4.23% | 3.5% |
| 81st | Mexico | 4.24% | -5.8% |
| 82nd | Lithuania | 4.24% | -5.2% |
| 83rd | Malaysia | 4.26% | 8.9% |
| 84th | Mali | 4.36% | 10.3% |
| 85th | Tajikistan | 4.38% | -14.7% |
| 86th | Kazakhstan | 4.39% | -1.4% |
| 87th | Nepal | 4.43% | 4.3% |
| 88th | Uruguay | 4.46% | -1.8% |
| 89th | Barbados | 4.50% | 16.4% |
| 90th | Belarus | 4.61% | -5.3% |
| 91st | Maldives | 4.61% | -21.1% |
| 92nd | Poland | 4.62% | -3.8% |
| 93rd | India | 4.63% | 7.8% |
| 94th | Czechia | 4.65% | 0.6% |
| 95th | Argentina | 4.65% | -11.8% |
| 96th | Mauritius | 4.67% | 7.3% |
| 97th | Hungary | 4.68% | 12.8% |
| 98th | Bulgaria | 4.71% | 5.0% |
| 99th | Slovak Republic | 4.72% | -0.1% |
| 100th | Canada | 4.75% | -2.9% |
| 101st | Latvia | 4.77% | -4.6% |
| 102nd | Portugal | 4.77% | -1.9% |
| 103rd | European Union | 4.79% | -2.8% |
| 104th | Spain | 4.81% | -0.8% |
| 105th | Fiji | 4.85% | -16.4% |
| 106th | Seychelles | 4.87% | 16.2% |
| 107th | Korea | 4.87% | 1.3% |
| 108th | Burundi | 4.87% | -8.5% |
| 109th | Kenya | 4.89% | -3.1% |
| 110th | Malta | 4.93% | 2.7% |
| 111th | Chile | 5.00% | -11.2% |
| 112th | Switzerland | 5.04% | -4.5% |
| 113th | Cyprus | 5.08% | -8.7% |
| 114th | Macao SAR, China | 5.11% | -20.1% |
| 115th | Ukraine | 5.14% | -4.5% |
| 116th | Nauru | 5.16% | -12.6% |
| 117th | Tonga | 5.16% | 2.3% |
| 118th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.17% | -9.9% |
| 119th | Estonia | 5.22% | -4.2% |
| 120th | Samoa | 5.22% | 15.8% |
| 121st | Burkina Faso | 5.25% | 0.7% |
| 122nd | Eswatini | 5.29% | -0.7% |
| 123rd | Australia | 5.34% | -0.8% |
| 124th | Germany | 5.37% | -2.7% |
| 125th | Netherlands | 5.38% | 1.6% |
| 126th | Slovenia | 5.39% | -0.5% |
| 127th | France | 5.42% | -4.3% |
| 128th | United States | 5.42% | 0.5% |
| 129th | West Bank and Gaza | 5.43% | 15.1% |
| 130th | Austria | 5.48% | -1.8% |
| 131st | Brazil | 5.50% | -4.8% |
| 132nd | Algeria | 5.51% | -11.0% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 5.54% | 10.2% |
| 134th | New Zealand | 5.55% | -1.8% |
| 135th | Rwanda | 5.59% | 67.7% |
| 136th | Sierra Leone | 5.60% | 4.6% |
| 137th | Senegal | 5.61% | -1.3% |
| 138th | Jamaica | 5.63% | 4.7% |
| 139th | Morocco | 5.64% | -10.2% |
| 140th | Dominica | 5.72% | 21.7% |
| 141st | Moldova | 5.82% | -11.8% |
| 142nd | St. Lucia | 5.86% | 62.1% |
| 143rd | Honduras | 5.88% | -3.5% |
| 144th | United Kingdom | 5.91% | 8.6% |
| 145th | Belize | 5.96% | 14.4% |
| 146th | Cabo Verde | 6.15% | -13.2% |
| 147th | Israel | 6.17% | -5.1% |
| 148th | Curaçao | 6.18% | -13.1% |
| 149th | Costa Rica | 6.25% | -5.7% |
| 150th | Mozambique | 6.34% | 2.8% |
| 151st | Belgium | 6.38% | -5.5% |
| 152nd | South Africa | 6.56% | 6.2% |
| 153rd | Finland | 6.59% | -1.4% |
| 154th | Bhutan | 6.60% | 20.6% |
| 155th | Tunisia | 6.68% | -8.1% |
| 156th | Denmark | 6.96% | -5.8% |
| 157th | Norway | 6.96% | -16.9% |
| 158th | Sweden | 7.60% | -4.4% |
| 159th | Kuwait | 7.76% | 24.3% |
| 160th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.96% | -5.6% |
| 161st | Iceland | 8.21% | -4.4% |
| 162nd | Solomon Islands | 8.33% | -13.6% |
| 163rd | Cuba | 9.39% | -18.6% |
| 164th | Vanuatu | 10.11% | 365.1% |
| 165th | Namibia | 10.39% | 12.0% |
| 166th | Kiribati | 13.99% | -13.8% |
| 167th | Marshall Islands | 15.18% | 9.7% |
| 168th | Tuvalu | 15.52% | 6.6% |
FAQ
What was Dominican Republic's education spending in 2021?▾
Dominican Republic's education spending in 2021 was 3.58%. This ranked 56th globally.
How did Dominican Republic's education spending change in 2021?▾
Dominican Republic's education spending decreased by 20.7% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest education spending in 2021?▾
Tuvalu had the highest education spending in 2021 at 15.52%.
What is the education spending of Dominican Republic in 2021?▾
The education spending of Dominican Republic in 2021 was 3.58%. This ranked 56th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Dominican Republic's education spending?▾
Dominican Republic's education spending went from 4.52% in 2020 to 3.58% in 2021, a 20.7% decrease.
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