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Education Spending - Ranking 2009

All countries ranked by education spending · World Bank
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In 2009, Central African Republic (1.25%), Monaco (1.35%), and Cambodia (1.39%) ranked highest in education spending among all countries. Cuba ranked lowest at 13.12%.

Education Spending by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Central African Republic 1.25% -2.7%
2nd Monaco 1.35% +6.9%
3rd Cambodia 1.39% +1.6%
4th Lao PDR 1.65% -27.4%
5th Lebanon 1.77% -12.4%
6th Sierra Leone 1.80% +14.3%
7th Gambia, The 1.91% -12.5%
8th Bangladesh 1.94% -5.6%
9th Sudan 2.02% +9.2%
10th Sri Lanka 2.06% -32.6%
11th Guyana 2.15% -10.1%
12th Pakistan 2.18% -4.1%
13th Guinea 2.21% +39.6%
14th Antigua and Barbuda 2.22% -27.8%
15th Bermuda 2.29% +15.1%
16th Chad 2.31% +36.4%
17th Macao SAR, China 2.53% +15.3%
18th Philippines 2.54% -1.7%
19th Togo 2.77% +16.1%
20th Madagascar 2.83% +10.6%
21st Cameroon 2.91% +16.4%
22nd Singapore 3.01% +8.9%
23rd Mauritius 3.05% -0.5%
24th Kazakhstan 3.06% +18.2%
25th St. Lucia 3.07% -31.6%
26th Benin 3.09% +11.2%
27th Peru 3.14% +9.5%
28th Andorra 3.14% +9.4%
29th Côte d'Ivoire 3.17% +2.4%
30th Georgia 3.22% +10.4%
31st Azerbaijan 3.22% +32.1%
32nd British Virgin Islands 3.24% +6.5%
33rd India 3.28% +4.3%
34th Niger 3.34% +22.5%
35th Qatar 3.41% -19.3%
36th Indonesia 3.53% +21.5%
37th Oman 3.65% +8.3%
38th Armenia 3.84% +21.1%
39th Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.84% -1.8%
40th Thailand 3.86% +10.1%
41st Mali 3.87% +13.7%
42nd Tanzania 3.96% -5.4%
43rd Romania 4.00% -2.3%
44th Slovak Republic 4.01% +13.8%
45th Tajikistan 4.10% +18.5%
46th Czechia 4.16% +11.3%
47th Chile 4.25% +12.2%
48th Bulgaria 4.27% +1.3%
49th Serbia 4.31% +6.5%
50th Croatia 4.36% +2.0%
51st Belarus 4.37% -15.2%
52nd Hong Kong SAR, China 4.39% +34.7%
53rd Bhutan 4.42% -3.3%
54th Fiji 4.50% +5.8%
55th Italy 4.50% +3.0%
56th Ecuador 4.52% +275.6%
57th El Salvador 4.66% +4.5%
58th Nepal 4.66% +22.6%
59th South Africa 4.76% +8.8%
60th Colombia 4.78% +21.3%
61st Belize 4.80% +11.7%
62nd Viet Nam 4.82% -1.4%
63rd Morocco 4.83% -0.5%
64th Canada 4.84% +4.6%
65th Cabo Verde 4.87% -3.4%
66th Spain 4.90% +8.4%
67th Senegal 4.92% +22.2%
68th Switzerland 4.93% +3.5%
69th Hungary 4.95% -0.4%
70th Mexico 4.95% +7.5%
71st Poland 4.98% -0.9%
72nd Malta 5.05% -7.8%
73rd United Kingdom 5.06% +3.1%
74th Maldives 5.08% +13.7%
75th Barbados 5.11% +3.9%
76th Syrian Arab Republic 5.13% +11.6%
77th Mongolia 5.14% +9.7%
78th Vanuatu 5.16% -13.3%
79th Ghana 5.32% -7.7%
80th Israel 5.37% -1.1%
81st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.38% -1.2%
82nd Netherlands 5.39% +7.8%
83rd Brazil 5.46% +3.7%
84th Argentina 5.53% +14.2%
85th Portugal 5.56% +18.5%
86th European Union 5.57% +11.4%
87th Lithuania 5.57% +15.2%
88th Slovenia 5.62% +9.5%
89th Latvia 5.68% +0.7%
90th Austria 5.77% +8.8%
91st Aruba 5.80% +20.1%
92nd Estonia 5.96% +8.7%
93rd Malaysia 5.97% +50.9%
94th Costa Rica 6.01% +23.0%
95th Ireland 6.16% +12.8%
96th Burundi 6.17% +18.9%
97th Jamaica 6.20% +0.1%
98th Kyrgyz Republic 6.23% +5.4%
99th Belgium 6.43% +1.6%
100th Finland 6.46% +10.8%
101st Eswatini 6.47% -2.2%
102nd Tunisia 6.53% +4.1%
103rd Solomon Islands 6.66% -3.4%
104th Sweden 6.78% +6.3%
105th Ukraine 7.05% +14.6%
106th Norway 7.07% +13.1%
107th Iceland 7.19% +2.2%
108th Cyprus 7.21% +7.2%
109th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.57% +12.7%
110th Denmark 8.41% +13.0%
111th Moldova 9.51% +15.4%
112th Botswana 9.83% +8.6%
113th São Tomé and Principe 9.99% +79.9%
114th Timor-Leste 12.90% +48.8%
115th Cuba 13.12% -6.6%

FAQ

Which country has the highest education spending in 2009?

Central African Republic has the highest education spending in 2009 at 1.25%.

Which country has the lowest education spending in 2009?

Cuba has the lowest education spending in 2009 at 13.12%.

How many countries are ranked by education spending?

115 countries have education spending data for 2009.

What are the top 3 countries by education spending?

1. Central African Republic (1.25%), 2. Monaco (1.35%), 3. Cambodia (1.39%).