Education Spending - Ranking 2018
Year
In 2018, Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0.00%), Nigeria (0.42%), and Indonesia (0.99%) ranked highest in education spending among all countries. Kiribati ranked lowest at 12.92%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.00% | -100.0% |
| 2nd | Nigeria | 0.42% | +6.0% |
| 3rd | Indonesia | 0.99% | -5.6% |
| 4th | Central African Republic | 1.57% | -10.7% |
| 5th | Cambodia | 1.60% | +10.8% |
| 6th | Haiti | 1.64% | +9.3% |
| 7th | Papua New Guinea | 1.87% | -4.6% |
| 8th | Bermuda | 1.94% | +46.1% |
| 9th | Sri Lanka | 1.99% | -23.3% |
| 10th | Myanmar | 1.99% | -8.0% |
| 11th | Zimbabwe | 2.05% | +2.4% |
| 12th | Bangladesh | 2.09% | -0.9% |
| 13th | Armenia | 2.11% | -21.9% |
| 14th | Uganda | 2.13% | -5.5% |
| 15th | Cayman Islands | 2.16% | - |
| 16th | Angola | 2.18% | -11.5% |
| 17th | Chad | 2.26% | -8.0% |
| 18th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.27% | -0.5% |
| 19th | Pakistan | 2.33% | -9.5% |
| 20th | Lao PDR | 2.34% | -6.5% |
| 21st | Gambia, The | 2.37% | -3.8% |
| 22nd | Guinea | 2.38% | +2.8% |
| 23rd | Bahrain | 2.39% | +7.8% |
| 24th | British Virgin Islands | 2.43% | -1.3% |
| 25th | Azerbaijan | 2.46% | -0.7% |
| 26th | Bahamas, The | 2.49% | -7.5% |
| 27th | Liberia | 2.50% | -6.0% |
| 28th | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.60% | -4.5% |
| 29th | Kazakhstan | 2.62% | -4.9% |
| 30th | Lebanon | 2.62% | +18.1% |
| 31st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.73% | +10.2% |
| 32nd | Macao SAR, China | 2.73% | +0.9% |
| 33rd | Congo, Republic of | 2.77% | -33.6% |
| 34th | Madagascar | 2.84% | +5.3% |
| 35th | Singapore | 2.86% | -0.8% |
| 36th | Benin | 2.93% | -17.1% |
| 37th | Jordan | 2.95% | -8.0% |
| 38th | Cameroon | 3.03% | -0.9% |
| 39th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.04% | +9.5% |
| 40th | Gabon | 3.07% | -13.6% |
| 41st | Rwanda | 3.07% | -1.6% |
| 42nd | Japan | 3.08% | -1.7% |
| 43rd | Albania | 3.08% | -14.7% |
| 44th | Guatemala | 3.13% | +6.2% |
| 45th | Thailand | 3.20% | -7.7% |
| 46th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.21% | -14.0% |
| 47th | Andorra | 3.25% | +0.9% |
| 48th | Viet Nam | 3.30% | -3.6% |
| 49th | Paraguay | 3.30% | +6.7% |
| 50th | Ireland | 3.30% | -2.2% |
| 51st | Romania | 3.32% | +6.4% |
| 52nd | Malawi | 3.32% | +20.0% |
| 53rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.33% | +0.5% |
| 54th | St. Lucia | 3.33% | -8.1% |
| 55th | Serbia | 3.44% | -3.6% |
| 56th | Niger | 3.45% | +33.8% |
| 57th | Panama | 3.45% | +2.2% |
| 58th | Georgia | 3.46% | -1.8% |
| 59th | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.47% | +4.3% |
| 60th | San Marino | 3.56% | +5.5% |
| 61st | Mali | 3.56% | -6.1% |
| 62nd | Grenada | 3.56% | +12.1% |
| 63rd | Greece | 3.58% | +3.1% |
| 64th | Seychelles | 3.59% | +7.4% |
| 65th | El Salvador | 3.61% | -3.2% |
| 66th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.62% | +4.6% |
| 67th | Luxembourg | 3.66% | +5.0% |
| 68th | Tanzania | 3.70% | -16.5% |
| 69th | Peru | 3.71% | -5.5% |
| 70th | Djibouti | 3.75% | +0.5% |
| 71st | Philippines | 3.86% | -2.7% |
| 72nd | Lithuania | 3.86% | +1.2% |
| 73rd | Maldives | 3.86% | +0.9% |
| 74th | Ghana | 3.89% | +10.0% |
| 75th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.89% | +37.1% |
| 76th | Croatia | 3.92% | +1.3% |
| 77th | Dominican Republic | 3.93% | +0.2% |
| 78th | Slovak Republic | 3.94% | +0.4% |
| 79th | Bulgaria | 4.05% | -0.6% |
| 80th | Togo | 4.09% | +8.7% |
| 81st | Mexico | 4.14% | -5.9% |
| 82nd | Spain | 4.15% | -0.7% |
| 83rd | Czechia | 4.22% | +12.2% |
| 84th | Italy | 4.24% | +5.3% |
| 85th | Türkiye | 4.30% | -0.6% |
| 86th | India | 4.36% | +1.4% |
| 87th | Latvia | 4.39% | -3.0% |
| 88th | Nepal | 4.43% | -7.0% |
| 89th | Colombia | 4.45% | -1.9% |
| 90th | Guyana | 4.45% | -4.6% |
| 91st | Korea | 4.46% | +3.0% |
| 92nd | Sierra Leone | 4.47% | +50.0% |
| 93rd | Samoa | 4.47% | +6.8% |
| 94th | Nicaragua | 4.47% | +2.7% |
| 95th | Malaysia | 4.48% | -4.2% |
| 96th | Aruba | 4.55% | +2.1% |
| 97th | Poland | 4.56% | +0.4% |
| 98th | Oman | 4.59% | -23.5% |
| 99th | European Union | 4.59% | -1.2% |
| 100th | Uruguay | 4.60% | +4.2% |
| 101st | Hungary | 4.62% | -0.5% |
| 102nd | Ecuador | 4.63% | +0.4% |
| 103rd | Mauritius | 4.67% | -4.2% |
| 104th | Russian Federation | 4.68% | -0.2% |
| 105th | Portugal | 4.68% | -6.9% |
| 106th | Tonga | 4.72% | +1.7% |
| 107th | Zambia | 4.74% | +27.1% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 4.79% | +4.2% |
| 109th | Fiji | 4.80% | +3.1% |
| 110th | Uzbekistan | 4.84% | +7.9% |
| 111th | Belarus | 4.84% | +0.9% |
| 112th | Argentina | 4.88% | -10.6% |
| 113th | Germany | 4.88% | +2.2% |
| 114th | Canada | 4.89% | -1.4% |
| 115th | United States | 4.90% | -3.9% |
| 116th | Suriname | 4.92% | -9.8% |
| 117th | Switzerland | 4.93% | -1.7% |
| 118th | Morocco | 4.96% | +4.7% |
| 119th | Slovenia | 4.98% | +3.2% |
| 120th | Nauru | 5.05% | -19.5% |
| 121st | Burundi | 5.08% | +6.6% |
| 122nd | Kenya | 5.11% | +2.9% |
| 123rd | Senegal | 5.11% | +7.8% |
| 124th | Estonia | 5.14% | +5.7% |
| 125th | Dominica | 5.15% | +9.3% |
| 126th | New Zealand | 5.19% | -1.6% |
| 127th | United Kingdom | 5.20% | -4.6% |
| 128th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.22% | -2.9% |
| 129th | Austria | 5.25% | -2.7% |
| 130th | Netherlands | 5.27% | +3.5% |
| 131st | Ukraine | 5.32% | -1.8% |
| 132nd | Tajikistan | 5.39% | -2.9% |
| 133rd | Mozambique | 5.39% | -1.8% |
| 134th | Barbados | 5.40% | +36.6% |
| 135th | Jamaica | 5.41% | +2.9% |
| 136th | France | 5.43% | -0.7% |
| 137th | Chile | 5.47% | +0.7% |
| 138th | Burkina Faso | 5.49% | -2.5% |
| 139th | Moldova | 5.54% | -3.0% |
| 140th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.55% | -7.9% |
| 141st | São Tomé and Principe | 5.62% | -4.3% |
| 142nd | South Africa | 5.64% | +0.8% |
| 143rd | Eswatini | 5.74% | -7.1% |
| 144th | Algeria | 5.81% | +1.4% |
| 145th | Curaçao | 5.94% | +0.4% |
| 146th | Honduras | 6.06% | +5.4% |
| 147th | Israel | 6.09% | +1.0% |
| 148th | Brazil | 6.09% | -3.7% |
| 149th | Belize | 6.13% | +3.0% |
| 150th | Finland | 6.32% | -1.4% |
| 151st | Belgium | 6.39% | -0.9% |
| 152nd | Kuwait | 6.39% | +0.6% |
| 153rd | Bhutan | 6.48% | -2.1% |
| 154th | Costa Rica | 6.77% | -4.2% |
| 155th | Timor-Leste | 6.85% | -4.5% |
| 156th | Lesotho | 7.28% | -10.7% |
| 157th | Denmark | 7.33% | -0.6% |
| 158th | Iceland | 7.56% | -0.3% |
| 159th | Norway | 7.60% | -3.2% |
| 160th | Sweden | 7.70% | +0.8% |
| 161st | Botswana | 7.91% | +1.2% |
| 162nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.02% | -1.0% |
| 163rd | Cuba | 8.02% | -5.0% |
| 164th | Vanuatu | 8.61% | +89.8% |
| 165th | Namibia | 8.88% | +536.5% |
| 166th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.94% | -21.6% |
| 167th | Kiribati | 12.92% | +12.6% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest education spending in 2018?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the highest education spending in 2018 at 0.00%.
Which country has the lowest education spending in 2018?▾
Kiribati has the lowest education spending in 2018 at 12.92%.
How many countries are ranked by education spending?▾
167 countries have education spending data for 2018.
What are the top 3 countries by education spending?▾
1. Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0.00%), 2. Nigeria (0.42%), 3. Indonesia (0.99%).