New Zealand - Education Spending 2025
5.28%
+0.01% from 2024
New Zealand's education spending was 5.28% in 2025. This was the 42nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kiribati | 16.10% | -1.8% |
| 2nd | Tuvalu | 15.60% | 21.5% |
| 3rd | Vanuatu | 14.53% | 91.6% |
| 4th | Marshall Islands | 11.52% | 49.6% |
| 5th | Cuba | 9.87% | 16.9% |
| 6th | Namibia | 9.30% | 2.3% |
| 7th | Solomon Islands | 8.93% | 7.7% |
| 8th | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.97% | 16.7% |
| 9th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.91% | -4.9% |
| 10th | Iceland | 7.88% | 8.1% |
| 11th | Bhutan | 7.85% | 34.2% |
| 12th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.25% | 12.3% |
| 13th | Sweden | 7.24% | -1.1% |
| 14th | Tunisia | 7.00% | 3.9% |
| 15th | Lesotho | 6.76% | 2.1% |
| 16th | Mozambique | 6.73% | 12.7% |
| 17th | Senegal | 6.72% | 9.0% |
| 18th | Finland | 6.61% | 3.7% |
| 19th | Morocco | 6.44% | 6.9% |
| 20th | Moldova | 6.40% | -3.4% |
| 21st | Korea | 6.37% | 9.6% |
| 22nd | Belgium | 6.34% | 1.0% |
| 23rd | Samoa | 6.33% | 16.0% |
| 24th | Israel | 6.05% | 1.9% |
| 25th | South Africa | 5.99% | -0.6% |
| 26th | Denmark | 5.93% | -6.7% |
| 27th | Argentina | 5.79% | -1.9% |
| 28th | Eswatini | 5.78% | -4.1% |
| 29th | Tonga | 5.77% | 8.6% |
| 30th | Kazakhstan | 5.74% | 18.4% |
| 31st | Germany | 5.73% | 9.4% |
| 32nd | Slovenia | 5.73% | 8.5% |
| 33rd | Kuwait | 5.70% | -11.4% |
| 34th | Nauru | 5.65% | -0.5% |
| 35th | Jamaica | 5.59% | 1.5% |
| 36th | Austria | 5.51% | 4.4% |
| 37th | Dominica | 5.41% | 0.5% |
| 38th | Slovak Republic | 5.40% | 16.1% |
| 39th | France | 5.36% | 0.7% |
| 40th | Estonia | 5.33% | 2.3% |
| 41st | Netherlands | 5.31% | 2.5% |
| 42nd | New Zealand | 5.28% | 0.2% |
| 43rd | Rwanda | 5.27% | 12.3% |
| 44th | Spain | 5.26% | 14.7% |
| 45th | Maldives | 5.25% | 1.6% |
| 46th | Australia | 5.24% | 3.5% |
| 47th | Burkina Faso | 5.24% | -1.7% |
| 48th | Tajikistan | 5.23% | -3.7% |
| 49th | Grenada | 5.23% | 2.1% |
| 50th | Bulgaria | 5.09% | 13.1% |
| 51st | Brazil | 5.09% | -9.5% |
| 52nd | Switzerland | 5.04% | 2.4% |
| 53rd | Macao SAR, China | 5.04% | 43.9% |
| 54th | Algeria | 4.98% | -11.3% |
| 55th | Saudi Arabia | 4.94% | -3.5% |
| 56th | European Union | 4.87% | 4.5% |
| 57th | Malta | 4.86% | 2.9% |
| 58th | Canada | 4.81% | -1.3% |
| 59th | Uzbekistan | 4.78% | -12.7% |
| 60th | Curaçao | 4.76% | -12.6% |
| 61st | Uruguay | 4.72% | -1.9% |
| 62nd | Lithuania | 4.70% | 10.5% |
| 63rd | Belarus | 4.69% | -5.3% |
| 64th | Norway | 4.66% | -14.6% |
| 65th | Seychelles | 4.65% | 4.4% |
| 66th | Portugal | 4.64% | 2.0% |
| 67th | Czechia | 4.63% | 7.7% |
| 68th | Latvia | 4.63% | 7.2% |
| 69th | São Tomé and Principe | 4.58% | -8.8% |
| 70th | Mali | 4.56% | 9.0% |
| 71st | Oman | 4.52% | 5.0% |
| 72nd | Cabo Verde | 4.50% | 3.4% |
| 73rd | Mauritania | 4.47% | -5.1% |
| 74th | Chile | 4.44% | -9.4% |
| 75th | Cyprus | 4.39% | -7.4% |
| 76th | Russian Federation | 4.38% | 5.1% |
| 77th | India | 4.36% | 6.3% |
| 78th | Poland | 4.33% | 0.5% |
| 79th | Mauritius | 4.32% | 5.5% |
| 80th | Puerto Rico (US) | 4.24% | -0.8% |
| 81st | Niger | 4.18% | 2.6% |
| 82nd | Peru | 4.18% | -1.4% |
| 83rd | China | 4.14% | 3.4% |
| 84th | Mexico | 4.09% | 0.6% |
| 85th | Italy | 4.07% | 0.0% |
| 86th | Belize | 4.05% | -12.3% |
| 87th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.03% | 2.6% |
| 88th | Philippines | 3.97% | 1.1% |
| 89th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.93% | 12.4% |
| 90th | Togo | 3.92% | -5.5% |
| 91st | Georgia | 3.91% | -1.9% |
| 92nd | Luxembourg | 3.77% | 1.8% |
| 93rd | Hungary | 3.72% | -2.5% |
| 94th | Nepal | 3.62% | -2.0% |
| 95th | Honduras | 3.61% | -20.7% |
| 96th | Kenya | 3.59% | -10.7% |
| 97th | Barbados | 3.56% | 0.2% |
| 98th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.53% | -7.3% |
| 99th | Jordan | 3.53% | 0.5% |
| 100th | Benin | 3.49% | 8.0% |
| 101st | Azerbaijan | 3.46% | -5.6% |
| 102nd | Zambia | 3.45% | -15.3% |
| 103rd | Mongolia | 3.44% | -6.0% |
| 104th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.39% | 19.3% |
| 105th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.39% | -1.0% |
| 106th | Ecuador | 3.38% | -13.1% |
| 107th | Chad | 3.37% | 5.2% |
| 108th | Timor-Leste | 3.36% | -35.9% |
| 109th | St. Lucia | 3.34% | -13.1% |
| 110th | Fiji | 3.33% | -21.6% |
| 111th | Dominican Republic | 3.31% | -11.9% |
| 112th | Greece | 3.28% | -2.9% |
| 113th | Romania | 3.25% | -0.9% |
| 114th | Paraguay | 3.25% | -4.7% |
| 115th | British Virgin Islands | 3.23% | 1.7% |
| 116th | Tanzania | 3.20% | 1.3% |
| 117th | Malaysia | 3.19% | -9.3% |
| 118th | Serbia | 3.12% | -8.3% |
| 119th | El Salvador | 3.08% | -3.0% |
| 120th | Guatemala | 3.07% | -1.0% |
| 121st | Madagascar | 3.07% | 0.7% |
| 122nd | Uganda | 3.04% | 18.5% |
| 123rd | Turkmenistan | 3.01% | 10.8% |
| 124th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.99% | 1.3% |
| 125th | Palau | 2.95% | -16.4% |
| 126th | Gambia, The | 2.89% | 2.9% |
| 127th | Congo, Republic of | 2.85% | -14.8% |
| 128th | Sierra Leone | 2.83% | 7.8% |
| 129th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.82% | -13.0% |
| 130th | Armenia | 2.65% | 8.7% |
| 131st | Angola | 2.63% | 4.5% |
| 132nd | Bahamas, The | 2.61% | -4.9% |
| 133rd | Viet Nam | 2.61% | -9.7% |
| 134th | Cameroon | 2.56% | -10.0% |
| 135th | Ghana | 2.50% | -14.1% |
| 136th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.49% | -19.7% |
| 137th | San Marino | 2.48% | -14.4% |
| 138th | Panama | 2.41% | -2.5% |
| 139th | Liberia | 2.39% | 5.5% |
| 140th | Albania | 2.34% | -24.2% |
| 141st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.34% | -17.2% |
| 142nd | Malawi | 2.31% | -16.1% |
| 143rd | Nicaragua | 2.29% | -20.2% |
| 144th | Comoros | 2.28% | -2.8% |
| 145th | Thailand | 2.24% | -11.1% |
| 146th | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.23% | -25.9% |
| 147th | Türkiye | 2.23% | -28.1% |
| 148th | Bangladesh | 2.05% | 0.9% |
| 149th | Cambodia | 2.02% | -7.4% |
| 150th | Central African Republic | 1.98% | 8.4% |
| 151st | Singapore | 1.97% | -10.2% |
| 152nd | Bermuda | 1.81% | -2.7% |
| 153rd | Gabon | 1.78% | -23.3% |
| 154th | Cayman Islands | 1.75% | 11.6% |
| 155th | Guinea | 1.73% | 0.5% |
| 156th | Pakistan | 1.73% | -11.3% |
| 157th | Bahrain | 1.61% | -14.9% |
| 158th | Andorra | 1.55% | -18.5% |
| 159th | Monaco | 1.52% | -12.4% |
| 160th | Sri Lanka | 1.32% | -27.8% |
| 161st | Indonesia | 1.22% | -4.5% |
| 162nd | Haiti | 0.96% | -0.9% |
| 163rd | Lebanon | 0.84% | -31.4% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | 0.83% | -33.1% |
| 165th | Suriname | 0.77% | -73.2% |
| 166th | Papua New Guinea | 0.67% | -13.8% |
| 167th | Nigeria | 0.32% | -0.5% |
| 168th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.00% | -100.0% |
| 169th | Zimbabwe | -1.59% | -514.2% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's education spending in 2025?▾
New Zealand's education spending in 2025 was 5.28%. This ranked 42nd globally.
How did New Zealand's education spending change in 2025?▾
New Zealand's education spending increased by 0.2% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest education spending in 2025?▾
Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2025 at 16.10%.
What is the education spending of New Zealand in 2025?▾
The education spending of New Zealand in 2025 was 5.28%. This ranked 42nd globally.
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