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Thailand - Education Spending 2023

Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank
2.52% −0.09% from 2022 Global rank: 27th

Thailand's education spending was 2.52% in 2023, decreased +0.09% from 2.61% in 2022. This was the 27th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023
Education Spending by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.00% 12.8%
2nd Nigeria 0.32% -8.4%
3rd Zimbabwe 0.38% -81.2%
4th Papua New Guinea 0.78% 21.6%
5th Haiti 0.96% -6.1%
6th Lao PDR 1.23% -15.5%
7th Indonesia 1.28% 47.6%
8th Lebanon 1.50% 13.0%
9th Cayman Islands 1.57% 5.5%
10th Guinea 1.72% -14.1%
11th Monaco 1.73% 47.9%
12th Sri Lanka 1.83% 51.8%
13th Central African Republic 1.83% -13.5%
14th Bermuda 1.87% 5.0%
15th Bahrain 1.89% 10.3%
16th Andorra 1.90% -28.3%
17th Pakistan 1.95% -1.3%
18th Singapore 2.15% -13.7%
19th Bangladesh 2.16% 3.7%
20th Cambodia 2.18% 11.4%
21st Liberia 2.27% -0.4%
22nd Gabon 2.32% 4.9%
23rd Comoros 2.34% -3.7%
24th Armenia 2.44% -2.1%
25th Panama 2.47% -26.8%
26th Angola 2.51% 5.3%
27th Thailand 2.52% -3.5%
28th Sierra Leone 2.62% -46.6%
29th Turks and Caicos Islands 2.69% -18.1%
30th Turkmenistan 2.71% -24.2%
31st Bahamas, The 2.74% 4.5%
32nd St. Lucia 2.74% -40.9%
33rd Gambia, The 2.81% -2.9%
34th Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.82% 5.8%
35th Cameroon 2.84% 6.8%
36th Nicaragua 2.87% -24.6%
37th Suriname 2.87% -16.5%
38th Trinidad and Tobago 3.01% 12.6%
39th Madagascar 3.05% -0.7%
40th Albania 3.09% 13.3%
41st Antigua and Barbuda 3.11% 24.0%
42nd Guatemala 3.11% -3.2%
43rd El Salvador 3.17% -2.6%
44th British Virgin Islands 3.17% 27.7%
45th Chad 3.20% 23.1%
46th Benin 3.23% 4.3%
47th Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.25% 9.3%
48th Tanzania 3.26% 0.6%
49th Congo, Republic of 3.34% 22.5%
50th Serbia 3.40% 10.4%
51st Paraguay 3.41% 0.3%
52nd Côte d'Ivoire 3.43% -2.4%
53rd St. Kitts and Nevis 3.50% -1.7%
54th Macao SAR, China 3.50% -42.2%
55th Malaysia 3.51% 0.4%
56th Jordan 3.51% 11.5%
57th Palau 3.53% -1.4%
58th Philippines 3.62% 1.2%
59th Mongolia 3.66% -10.1%
60th Azerbaijan 3.66% 20.3%
61st Georgia 3.71% -1.2%
62nd Dominican Republic 3.76% 4.1%
63rd Barbados 3.78% -8.8%
64th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.80% 2.0%
65th Ecuador 3.89% 8.2%
66th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.92% -8.2%
67th Nepal 3.96% -4.4%
68th Kenya 3.96% -12.2%
69th China 4.00% 111.9%
70th Zambia 4.07% 11.3%
71st Niger 4.07% 9.7%
72nd Togo 4.14% 9.7%
73rd Russian Federation 4.16% 2.7%
74th Mali 4.18% 3.4%
75th Belize 4.23% -8.1%
76th Peru 4.24% 10.5%
77th Fiji 4.25% 7.8%
78th Puerto Rico (US) 4.27% 10.6%
79th Cabo Verde 4.35% -8.0%
80th Seychelles 4.45% 21.7%
81st Honduras 4.55% 1.5%
82nd Mauritius 4.57% -5.6%
83rd Dominica 4.69% -22.3%
84th Mauritania 4.72% 239.3%
85th Uruguay 4.81% 6.7%
86th Kazakhstan 4.85% 11.2%
87th Rwanda 4.92% 3.7%
88th Belarus 4.95% 7.0%
89th Eswatini 5.00% -10.2%
90th Kuwait 5.03% -23.6%
91st São Tomé and Principe 5.03% -3.2%
92nd Saudi Arabia 5.11% -0.5%
93rd Grenada 5.13% 26.9%
94th Maldives 5.17% 10.6%
95th Timor-Leste 5.24% 76.2%
96th New Zealand 5.28% 1.0%
97th Curaçao 5.30% -12.8%
98th Burkina Faso 5.33% 0.6%
99th Tajikistan 5.44% 0.7%
100th Uzbekistan 5.47% 4.5%
101st Algeria 5.61% 18.1%
102nd Jamaica 5.65% 5.6%
103rd Nauru 5.68% -4.1%
104th Bhutan 5.85% -21.7%
105th Argentina 5.90% 23.1%
106th Morocco 6.02% 1.8%
107th Samoa 6.11% -0.8%
108th South Africa 6.12% -0.5%
109th Senegal 6.16% 2.9%
110th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6.46% -8.7%
111th Moldova 6.63% 8.4%
112th Tunisia 6.73% -1.0%
113th Kyrgyz Republic 6.83% -4.8%
114th Lesotho 7.29% 0.1%
115th Vanuatu 7.58% -29.2%
116th Solomon Islands 8.29% -2.3%
117th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.32% 9.8%
118th Tuvalu 12.85% -6.7%
119th Kiribati 16.39% 10.9%

FAQ

What was Thailand's education spending in 2023?

Thailand's education spending in 2023 was 2.52%. This ranked 27th globally.

How did Thailand's education spending change in 2023?

Thailand's education spending decreased by 3.5% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2023?

Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2023 at 16.39%.

What is the education spending of Thailand in 2023?

The education spending of Thailand in 2023 was 2.52%. This ranked 27th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Thailand's education spending?

Thailand's education spending went from 2.61% in 2022 to 2.52% in 2023, a 3.5% decrease.