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Ireland - Education Spending 2010

Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank
6.05% −0.11% from 2009 Global rank: 114th

Ireland's education spending was 6.05% in 2010, decreased +0.11% from 6.16% in 2009. This was the 114th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2010
Education Spending by Country - 2010
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Senegal 0.54% -88.9%
2nd South Sudan 1.05% -
3rd Central African Republic 1.12% -10.9%
4th Cambodia 1.25% -9.9%
5th Monaco 1.32% -2.7%
6th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.52% 87.2%
7th Zimbabwe 1.54% -96.5%
8th Lebanon 1.61% -8.6%
9th Sierra Leone 1.65% -8.2%
10th Sri Lanka 1.66% -19.2%
11th Guinea-Bissau 1.68% -17.2%
12th Lao PDR 1.71% 3.3%
13th Uganda 1.73% -65.1%
14th Brunei Darussalam 1.84% -45.5%
15th Dominican Republic 1.89% -7.8%
16th Chad 1.98% -14.3%
17th Pakistan 2.05% -5.8%
18th Madagascar 2.29% -19.0%
19th Bermuda 2.31% 0.8%
20th Bahrain 2.35% -5.8%
21st Guyana 2.41% 12.0%
22nd Malawi 2.43% 10.1%
23rd Bahamas, The 2.45% 9.8%
24th St. Kitts and Nevis 2.55% -39.3%
25th Guinea 2.55% 15.6%
26th Gambia, The 2.56% 34.3%
27th Macao SAR, China 2.62% 3.4%
28th San Marino 2.63% -
29th Niger 2.72% -18.4%
30th Georgia 2.76% -14.3%
31st Paraguay 2.77% 1.1%
32nd Azerbaijan 2.78% -13.8%
33rd Indonesia 2.81% -20.2%
34th Cameroon 2.85% -2.1%
35th Guatemala 2.85% -12.0%
36th Peru 2.87% -8.7%
37th Togo 2.96% 6.9%
38th Andorra 2.98% -5.3%
39th Gabon 3.08% -19.6%
40th Singapore 3.08% 2.3%
41st Jordan 3.17% -35.9%
42nd Côte d'Ivoire 3.25% 2.3%
43rd Armenia 3.25% -15.4%
44th Mali 3.34% -13.6%
45th India 3.38% 3.0%
46th Zambia 3.42% 210.6%
47th Romania 3.42% -14.6%
48th Angola 3.42% 50.0%
49th Afghanistan 3.48% -
50th St. Lucia 3.48% 13.5%
51st British Virgin Islands 3.49% 7.6%
52nd Burkina Faso 3.50% -14.2%
53rd Thailand 3.51% -9.2%
54th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.51% -20.1%
55th Mauritius 3.55% 16.5%
56th Kazakhstan 3.59% 17.2%
57th Japan 3.60% 10.0%
58th Nepal 3.63% -22.1%
59th Maldives 3.63% -28.5%
60th Benin 3.68% 19.1%
61st Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.71% -3.5%
62nd Bhutan 3.82% -13.5%
63rd Bulgaria 3.86% -9.8%
64th Czechia 3.99% -3.9%
65th Tajikistan 4.01% -2.2%
66th Viet Nam 4.05% -16.0%
67th Slovak Republic 4.05% 1.0%
68th El Salvador 4.05% -13.1%
69th Russian Federation 4.09% -0.3%
70th Chile 4.19% -1.5%
71st Croatia 4.21% -3.6%
72nd Trinidad and Tobago 4.21% 34.3%
73rd Italy 4.32% -4.2%
74th Nicaragua 4.48% 85.1%
75th Djibouti 4.49% -46.6%
76th Qatar 4.54% 33.0%
77th Tanzania 4.54% 14.7%
78th Ecuador 4.60% 1.8%
79th Rwanda 4.63% 32.2%
80th Mongolia 4.65% -9.7%
81st Hungary 4.72% -4.5%
82nd Switzerland 4.80% -2.5%
83rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.81% -10.6%
84th Kenya 4.82% -31.7%
85th Colombia 4.83% 1.2%
86th Spain 4.84% -1.2%
87th Mexico 4.94% -0.3%
88th Malaysia 4.97% -16.9%
89th Germany 5.00% 11.7%
90th Argentina 5.02% -9.2%
91st Grenada 5.08% 29.2%
92nd Cabo Verde 5.08% 4.3%
93rd Poland 5.08% 2.1%
94th South Africa 5.13% 7.9%
95th Latvia 5.14% -9.4%
96th Belarus 5.22% 19.5%
97th Belize 5.24% 9.2%
98th Mozambique 5.25% 40.4%
99th Canada 5.36% 10.7%
100th Lithuania 5.37% -3.6%
101st European Union 5.37% -3.5%
102nd Portugal 5.40% -2.8%
103rd Israel 5.42% 1.0%
104th Netherlands 5.46% 1.3%
105th Estonia 5.52% -7.4%
106th Ghana 5.54% 4.2%
107th Slovenia 5.59% -0.5%
108th Brazil 5.65% 3.4%
109th Congo, Republic of 5.69% 238.3%
110th United Kingdom 5.70% 12.6%
111th Austria 5.74% -0.5%
112th Kyrgyz Republic 5.82% -6.6%
113th Tunisia 5.96% -8.7%
114th Ireland 6.05% -1.8%
115th Barbados 6.05% 18.4%
116th Eswatini 6.12% -5.5%
117th West Bank and Gaza 6.19% -
118th Malta 6.21% 23.0%
119th Jamaica 6.37% 2.8%
120th Belgium 6.44% 0.1%
121st Finland 6.50% 0.7%
122nd Cyprus 6.53% -9.4%
123rd Sweden 6.56% -3.3%
124th Costa Rica 6.57% 9.2%
125th Norway 6.71% -5.1%
126th Aruba 6.75% 16.5%
127th Burundi 6.78% 9.8%
128th Iceland 6.94% -3.4%
129th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.97% -7.9%
130th Solomon Islands 7.48% 12.3%
131st Moldova 7.59% -20.2%
132nd Namibia 8.24% 28.7%
133rd Denmark 8.55% 1.6%
134th Algeria 8.69% 111.4%
135th São Tomé and Principe 9.99% -0.1%
136th Timor-Leste 11.11% -13.9%
137th Cuba 12.84% -2.2%

FAQ

What was Ireland's education spending in 2010?

Ireland's education spending in 2010 was 6.05%. This ranked 114th globally.

How did Ireland's education spending change in 2010?

Ireland's education spending decreased by 1.8% in 2010 compared to 2009.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2010?

Cuba had the highest education spending in 2010 at 12.84%.

What is the education spending of Ireland in 2010?

The education spending of Ireland in 2010 was 6.05%. This ranked 114th globally.

How does 2010 compare to 2009 for Ireland's education spending?

Ireland's education spending went from 6.16% in 2009 to 6.05% in 2010, a 1.8% decrease.