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Sri Lanka - Education Spending 1998

Name: Sri Lanka Education Spending 1998
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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

3.05% −0.29% from 1997 Global rank: 30th

Sri Lanka's education spending was 3.05% in 1998. This was the 30th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾

Education Spending by Country - 1998
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Türkiye	0.00%	-100.0%
2nd	Monaco	1.21%	-0.3%
3rd	Cambodia	1.26%	-
4th	Tanzania	1.50%	-11.5%
5th	Madagascar	1.59%	3.3%
6th	Chad	1.65%	-27.5%
7th	Mozambique	1.80%	-
8th	China	1.84%	-0.5%
9th	Georgia	2.11%	-69.5%
10th	Zambia	2.12%	15.2%
11th	Bermuda	2.15%	-38.1%
12th	Equatorial Guinea	2.19%	-
13th	Ecuador	2.20%	9.9%
14th	Comoros	2.20%	-
15th	Nicaragua	2.23%	-25.4%
16th	Uruguay	2.24%	-21.8%
17th	Solomon Islands	2.32%	-40.3%
18th	Côte d'Ivoire	2.43%	-7.0%
19th	Trinidad and Tobago	2.44%	-26.7%
20th	Senegal	2.47%	-
21st	Tajikistan	2.53%	23.7%
22nd	El Salvador	2.55%	181.6%
23rd	Angola	2.57%	-49.3%
24th	Mali	2.65%	8.8%
25th	Bulgaria	2.74%	22.8%
26th	Benin	2.75%	-
27th	Togo	2.82%	-9.7%
28th	Nepal	2.89%	-
29th	Greece	2.99%	52.5%
30th	Sri Lanka	3.05%	-8.7%
31st	Mexico	3.18%	-9.1%
32nd	Peru	3.28%	5.1%
33rd	Japan	3.30%	-3.1%
34th	Chile	3.32%	11.3%
35th	Macao SAR, China	3.35%	-
36th	Korea	3.37%	14.7%
37th	Azerbaijan	3.38%	-3.8%
38th	Gabon	3.42%	21.9%
39th	Albania	3.54%	4.7%
40th	Czechia	3.56%	-15.6%
41st	India	3.57%	6.3%
42nd	Qatar	3.58%	28.8%
43rd	Oman	3.61%	22.5%
44th	Philippines	3.70%	20.1%
45th	Brunei Darussalam	3.83%	34.9%
46th	Colombia	3.93%	45.1%
47th	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.02%	56.1%
48th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	4.03%	-17.2%
49th	Argentina	4.04%	8.3%
50th	Congo, Republic of	4.07%	-17.1%
51st	Malta	4.19%	-3.0%
52nd	Paraguay	4.20%	303.4%
53rd	United Kingdom	4.21%	-3.9%
54th	Ireland	4.29%	-9.8%
55th	Spain	4.29%	-3.8%
56th	Hungary	4.41%	1.7%
57th	Italy	4.44%	0.0%
58th	Germany	4.44%	-0.7%
59th	Ukraine	4.45%	-18.5%
60th	Netherlands	4.53%	1.1%
61st	European Union	4.53%	-4.6%
62nd	Morocco	4.60%	-2.9%
63rd	Eritrea	4.62%	182.0%
64th	Thailand	4.63%	1.1%
65th	Switzerland	4.75%	-3.5%
66th	Brazil	4.76%	4.1%
67th	Aruba	4.76%	-
68th	Kyrgyz Republic	4.92%	0.3%
69th	Poland	4.93%	-21.0%
70th	Mongolia	5.49%	39.1%
71st	Canada	5.49%	-12.9%
72nd	Tonga	5.52%	-46.7%
73rd	Fiji	5.52%	14.4%
74th	St. Lucia	5.53%	-15.4%
75th	Seychelles	5.63%	-23.0%
76th	France	5.71%	-1.2%
77th	Dominica	5.74%	33.8%
78th	Latvia	5.97%	5.3%
79th	Lithuania	6.09%	12.3%
80th	Austria	6.14%	16.0%
81st	Cuba	6.21%	10.5%
82nd	Estonia	6.24%	-1.6%
83rd	Cabo Verde	6.39%	-
84th	Israel	6.41%	4.5%
85th	Iceland	6.78%	30.0%
86th	Sweden	7.06%	3.3%
87th	Norway	7.36%	0.7%
88th	Vanuatu	7.64%	85.6%
89th	Denmark	8.11%	2.8%
90th	Saudi Arabia	8.28%	89.2%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's education spending in 1998?▾

Sri Lanka's education spending in 1998 was 3.05%. This ranked 30th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's education spending change in 1998?▾

Sri Lanka's education spending decreased by 8.7% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest education spending in 1998?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest education spending in 1998 at 8.28%.

What is the education spending of Sri Lanka in 1998?▾

The education spending of Sri Lanka in 1998 was 3.05%. This ranked 30th globally.

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