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United States - Education Spending 2019

Name: United States Education Spending 2019
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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

4.96% +0.06% from 2018 Global rank: 114th

United States's education spending was 4.96% in 2019, increased +0.06% from 4.90% in 2018. This was the 114th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Education Spending by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.00%	43.0%
2nd	Nigeria	0.36%	-14.6%
3rd	Papua New Guinea	0.76%	-59.4%
4th	Indonesia	0.96%	-3.0%
5th	Haiti	1.08%	-33.8%
6th	Bangladesh	1.13%	-46.0%
7th	Cayman Islands	1.14%	-47.5%
8th	Monaco	1.16%	-20.5%
9th	Central African Republic	1.77%	12.9%
10th	Vanuatu	1.77%	-79.4%
11th	Mauritania	1.82%	-6.2%
12th	Guinea	1.86%	-22.1%
13th	Bermuda	1.93%	-0.5%
14th	Myanmar	2.00%	0.4%
15th	Angola	2.07%	-5.1%
16th	Bahrain	2.11%	-11.6%
17th	Lao PDR	2.12%	-9.1%
18th	Cambodia	2.13%	33.1%
19th	Armenia	2.16%	2.2%
20th	Liberia	2.17%	-13.5%
21st	Pakistan	2.21%	-5.0%
22nd	Uganda	2.31%	8.3%
23rd	Chad	2.37%	5.0%
24th	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.47%	-9.4%
25th	British Virgin Islands	2.50%	3.1%
26th	Lebanon	2.52%	-3.7%
27th	Bahamas, The	2.63%	5.3%
28th	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.73%	-10.1%
29th	Singapore	2.73%	-4.4%
30th	Benin	2.73%	-6.8%
31st	Qatar	2.80%	-5.5%
32nd	Gambia, The	2.81%	18.7%
33rd	Kazakhstan	2.86%	9.2%
34th	Gabon	2.87%	-6.4%
35th	Jordan	2.99%	1.1%
36th	Madagascar	3.01%	6.0%
37th	Thailand	3.02%	-5.5%
38th	Cameroon	3.05%	0.5%
39th	Macao SAR, China	3.07%	12.1%
40th	Viet Nam	3.08%	-6.4%
41st	Turkmenistan	3.12%	2.3%
42nd	Andorra	3.15%	-3.0%
43rd	Ghana	3.15%	-18.9%
44th	Japan	3.16%	2.5%
45th	Azerbaijan	3.18%	29.4%
46th	Guatemala	3.19%	1.9%
47th	Ireland	3.23%	-2.2%
48th	Rwanda	3.24%	5.4%
49th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.24%	-10.5%
50th	Congo, Republic of	3.25%	17.2%
51st	St. Lucia	3.27%	-1.8%
52nd	Panama	3.28%	-5.0%
53rd	Puerto Rico (US)	3.33%	27.8%
54th	Antigua and Barbuda	3.36%	47.9%
55th	San Marino	3.38%	-4.9%
56th	El Salvador	3.39%	-6.1%
57th	Philippines	3.41%	-11.6%
58th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.41%	6.3%
59th	Serbia	3.46%	0.6%
60th	Paraguay	3.49%	5.9%
61st	Niger	3.53%	2.4%
62nd	Greece	3.55%	-0.7%
63rd	Trinidad and Tobago	3.55%	2.4%
64th	Mali	3.56%	-0.1%
65th	Romania	3.56%	7.3%
66th	Seychelles	3.56%	-1.0%
67th	Tanzania	3.60%	-2.8%
68th	Russian Federation	3.70%	-21.0%
69th	Barbados	3.72%	-31.1%
70th	Luxembourg	3.74%	2.0%
71st	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.81%	14.5%
72nd	Peru	3.82%	2.9%
73rd	Georgia	3.83%	10.7%
74th	United Arab Emirates	3.86%	-
75th	Albania	3.87%	25.6%
76th	Nepal	3.89%	-12.2%
77th	India	3.90%	-10.7%
78th	Lithuania	3.94%	2.2%
79th	Croatia	3.95%	0.5%
80th	Dominican Republic	4.04%	2.9%
81st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.04%	3.9%
82nd	Italy	4.08%	-3.8%
83rd	Maldives	4.12%	6.9%
84th	Malaysia	4.16%	-7.2%
85th	Cabo Verde	4.17%	-13.0%
86th	Timor-Leste	4.18%	-39.0%
87th	Togo	4.20%	2.7%
88th	Spain	4.20%	1.3%
89th	Bulgaria	4.21%	4.0%
90th	Hungary	4.22%	-8.6%
91st	Ecuador	4.25%	-8.2%
92nd	Slovak Republic	4.27%	8.4%
93rd	Zambia	4.42%	-6.8%
94th	Aruba	4.44%	-2.5%
95th	Türkiye	4.45%	3.5%
96th	Czechia	4.47%	6.0%
97th	Bhutan	4.51%	-30.4%
98th	Colombia	4.51%	1.4%
99th	Mauritius	4.54%	-2.8%
100th	Samoa	4.58%	2.5%
101st	Latvia	4.59%	4.4%
102nd	Nicaragua	4.60%	2.8%
103rd	Poland	4.63%	1.5%
104th	European Union	4.63%	0.8%
105th	Portugal	4.63%	-1.1%
106th	Uruguay	4.63%	0.5%
107th	Sierra Leone	4.65%	4.2%
108th	Korea	4.68%	5.1%
109th	Argentina	4.77%	-2.2%
110th	Canada	4.77%	-2.4%
111th	Malta	4.80%	10.5%
112th	Tonga	4.86%	3.1%
113th	Slovenia	4.93%	-0.9%
114th	United States	4.96%	1.3%
115th	Belarus	4.98%	3.0%
116th	Morocco	5.00%	0.9%
117th	Switzerland	5.01%	1.7%
118th	Germany	5.03%	2.9%
119th	Senegal	5.04%	-1.5%
120th	Netherlands	5.06%	-4.0%
121st	Oman	5.06%	10.4%
122nd	Kyrgyz Republic	5.08%	-8.5%
123rd	Fiji	5.15%	7.4%
124th	Cyprus	5.16%	-9.4%
125th	Jamaica	5.16%	-4.6%
126th	Estonia	5.16%	0.5%
127th	New Zealand	5.18%	-0.3%
128th	Austria	5.24%	-0.3%
129th	United Kingdom	5.26%	1.1%
130th	Burundi	5.35%	5.3%
131st	France	5.37%	-1.1%
132nd	Kenya	5.37%	5.2%
133rd	Ukraine	5.44%	2.3%
134th	Burkina Faso	5.46%	-0.6%
135th	Tajikistan	5.48%	1.8%
136th	Dominica	5.53%	7.4%
137th	Algeria	5.58%	-4.1%
138th	Chile	5.63%	2.8%
139th	Eswatini	5.70%	-0.7%
140th	Nauru	5.72%	13.2%
141st	Curaçao	5.81%	-2.1%
142nd	South Africa	5.91%	4.7%
143rd	Brazil	5.96%	-2.1%
144th	Belize	5.96%	-2.7%
145th	Honduras	5.98%	-1.2%
146th	Mozambique	6.00%	11.3%
147th	Israel	6.08%	-0.1%
148th	São Tomé and Principe	6.11%	8.6%
149th	Tunisia	6.17%	-0.8%
150th	Moldova	6.23%	12.4%
151st	Uzbekistan	6.30%	30.2%
152nd	Belgium	6.32%	-1.0%
153rd	Finland	6.45%	2.1%
154th	Kuwait	6.73%	5.3%
155th	Costa Rica	6.74%	-0.5%
156th	Suriname	6.78%	37.7%
157th	Denmark	7.28%	-0.7%
158th	Iceland	7.60%	0.5%
159th	Sweden	7.66%	-0.5%
160th	Norway	7.86%	3.5%
161st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	8.09%	0.9%
162nd	Botswana	8.40%	6.2%
163rd	Cuba	9.05%	12.7%
164th	Namibia	9.32%	5.0%
165th	Marshall Islands	9.88%	-16.6%
166th	Micronesia, Federated States of	10.69%	7.5%
167th	Kiribati	14.52%	12.4%

FAQ

What was United States's education spending in 2019?▾

United States's education spending in 2019 was 4.96%. This ranked 114th globally.

How did United States's education spending change in 2019?▾

United States's education spending increased by 1.3% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2019?▾

Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2019 at 14.52%.

What is the education spending of United States in 2019?▾

The education spending of United States in 2019 was 4.96%. This ranked 114th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for United States's education spending?▾

United States's education spending went from 4.90% in 2018 to 4.96% in 2019, a 1.3% increase.

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