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India - Education Spending 2006

Name: India Education Spending 2006
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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

3.14% −0.05% from 2005 Global rank: 33rd

India's education spending was 3.14% in 2006, decreased +0.05% from 3.19% in 2005. This was the 33rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2006▾

Education Spending by Country - 2006
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Gambia, The	0.75%	8.6%
2nd	Central African Republic	1.42%	-14.4%
3rd	Sudan	1.55%	31.8%
4th	Mauritania	1.96%	0.4%
5th	Pakistan	1.98%	18.6%
6th	Liechtenstein	2.05%	-15.6%
7th	Eritrea	2.13%	-32.5%
8th	Bangladesh	2.13%	9.9%
9th	Macao SAR, China	2.19%	-3.7%
10th	Andorra	2.24%	36.5%
11th	Angola	2.28%	7.6%
12th	Philippines	2.43%	4.2%
13th	Togo	2.43%	8.7%
14th	Cameroon	2.54%	-4.4%
15th	Azerbaijan	2.56%	-14.1%
16th	Niger	2.56%	32.1%
17th	Benin	2.56%	-3.5%
18th	Kazakhstan	2.63%	16.0%
19th	Peru	2.65%	-6.6%
20th	Armenia	2.72%	0.1%
21st	Lebanon	2.78%	5.0%
22nd	Côte d'Ivoire	2.82%	-3.4%
23rd	Madagascar	2.83%	-14.5%
24th	Uruguay	2.86%	5.2%
25th	Singapore	2.86%	-10.5%
26th	Bahrain	2.87%	42.0%
27th	Lao PDR	2.96%	22.6%
28th	Georgia	3.00%	20.9%
29th	Tanzania	3.01%	-15.2%
30th	Guatemala	3.03%	94.0%
31st	Chile	3.04%	-7.3%
32nd	Guyana	3.12%	-61.7%
33rd	India	3.14%	-1.4%
34th	Albania	3.19%	-2.7%
35th	Japan	3.28%	-1.2%
36th	Oman	3.37%	9.6%
37th	Tajikistan	3.40%	-3.1%
38th	El Salvador	3.49%	9.9%
39th	British Virgin Islands	3.51%	15.4%
40th	Nepal	3.61%	7.2%
41st	Mauritius	3.65%	-9.3%
42nd	Slovak Republic	3.71%	-1.8%
43rd	Mozambique	3.74%	-3.2%
44th	Kuwait	3.76%	-20.6%
45th	Senegal	3.82%	-6.0%
46th	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.84%	-7.1%
47th	Russian Federation	3.87%	2.5%
48th	Bulgaria	3.90%	-5.0%
49th	Colombia	3.92%	-2.6%
50th	Burkina Faso	3.98%	1.0%
51st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	4.00%	-16.5%
52nd	Thailand	4.05%	2.8%
53rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.06%	5.9%
54th	Argentina	4.13%	6.9%
55th	Spain	4.18%	0.9%
56th	Czechia	4.20%	8.6%
57th	São Tomé and Principe	4.27%	-12.1%
58th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.29%	5.8%
59th	Romania	4.31%	23.0%
60th	Seychelles	4.48%	-11.3%
61st	Malaysia	4.49%	-24.3%
62nd	Mexico	4.49%	-3.0%
63rd	Italy	4.50%	6.7%
64th	South Africa	4.53%	0.0%
65th	Ireland	4.55%	0.6%
66th	Costa Rica	4.62%	-5.6%
67th	Maldives	4.65%	-7.4%
68th	St. Lucia	4.70%	10.8%
69th	Lithuania	4.84%	-0.8%
70th	Switzerland	4.84%	-4.8%
71st	Brazil	4.87%	8.7%
72nd	Portugal	4.91%	-3.3%
73rd	Latvia	4.94%	-2.0%
74th	European Union	4.94%	-2.5%
75th	United Kingdom	4.98%	0.9%
76th	Netherlands	5.02%	-1.4%
77th	Ghana	5.15%	-30.6%
78th	Poland	5.19%	-4.1%
79th	Austria	5.26%	-0.4%
80th	Syrian Arab Republic	5.28%	-1.7%
81st	Hungary	5.29%	-0.6%
82nd	Kyrgyz Republic	5.55%	13.9%
83rd	Israel	5.59%	0.2%
84th	Slovenia	5.62%	-0.4%
85th	Fiji	5.66%	9.4%
86th	Saudi Arabia	5.89%	8.5%
87th	Finland	5.93%	-1.6%
88th	Ukraine	5.98%	2.2%
89th	Namibia	6.03%	-1.7%
90th	Belarus	6.08%	3.5%
91st	Cyprus	6.33%	0.7%
92nd	Norway	6.36%	-7.1%
93rd	Sweden	6.37%	-2.2%
94th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.43%	-
95th	Tunisia	6.44%	-0.2%
96th	Cabo Verde	6.53%	-12.7%
97th	Eswatini	6.55%	1.1%
98th	Kenya	7.05%	-3.9%
99th	Iceland	7.20%	-2.0%
100th	Moldova	7.50%	4.7%
101st	Denmark	7.72%	-4.3%
102nd	Djibouti	8.28%	-1.0%
103rd	Cuba	9.06%	-14.2%
104th	Lesotho	11.27%	-6.7%
105th	American Samoa	14.72%	-

FAQ

What was India's education spending in 2006?▾

India's education spending in 2006 was 3.14%. This ranked 33rd globally.

How did India's education spending change in 2006?▾

India's education spending decreased by 1.4% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2006?▾

American Samoa had the highest education spending in 2006 at 14.72%.

What is the education spending of India in 2006?▾

The education spending of India in 2006 was 3.14%. This ranked 33rd globally.

How does 2006 compare to 2005 for India's education spending?▾

India's education spending went from 3.19% in 2005 to 3.14% in 2006, a 1.4% decrease.

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