United States - Education Spending 2020
5.40%
+0.44% from 2019
United States's education spending was 5.40% in 2020, increased +0.44% from 4.96% in 2019. This was the 124th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.00% | 6.8% |
| 2nd | Nigeria | 0.36% | 0.3% |
| 3rd | Papua New Guinea | 0.90% | 17.9% |
| 4th | Indonesia | 1.02% | 5.3% |
| 5th | Haiti | 1.11% | 2.7% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | 1.46% | 28.0% |
| 7th | Sri Lanka | 1.56% | -21.6% |
| 8th | Bermuda | 1.75% | -9.3% |
| 9th | Mauritania | 1.80% | -1.1% |
| 10th | Lao PDR | 1.92% | -9.7% |
| 11th | Pakistan | 2.06% | -7.1% |
| 12th | Bahrain | 2.06% | -2.5% |
| 13th | Liberia | 2.14% | -1.3% |
| 14th | Bangladesh | 2.14% | 89.2% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | 2.14% | 21.3% |
| 16th | Vanuatu | 2.17% | 22.5% |
| 17th | Cambodia | 2.25% | 5.4% |
| 18th | Comoros | 2.38% | -6.6% |
| 19th | Lebanon | 2.44% | -3.3% |
| 20th | Guinea | 2.45% | 31.7% |
| 21st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.46% | -0.3% |
| 22nd | Uganda | 2.57% | 11.4% |
| 23rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2.62% | 80.3% |
| 24th | Andorra | 2.63% | -16.5% |
| 25th | Angola | 2.67% | 28.7% |
| 26th | Singapore | 2.69% | -1.6% |
| 27th | British Virgin Islands | 2.71% | 8.2% |
| 28th | Armenia | 2.71% | 25.3% |
| 29th | Chad | 2.74% | 15.5% |
| 30th | Gambia, The | 2.89% | 2.8% |
| 31st | Benin | 2.90% | 6.1% |
| 32nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.01% | -10.5% |
| 33rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.02% | -25.3% |
| 34th | Cameroon | 3.10% | 1.9% |
| 35th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.11% | 13.8% |
| 36th | Thailand | 3.15% | 4.3% |
| 37th | Ireland | 3.19% | -1.2% |
| 38th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.20% | -1.1% |
| 39th | Viet Nam | 3.22% | 4.3% |
| 40th | Tanzania | 3.23% | -10.2% |
| 41st | Qatar | 3.23% | 15.3% |
| 42nd | Madagascar | 3.25% | 8.0% |
| 43rd | Guatemala | 3.29% | 3.2% |
| 44th | Japan | 3.31% | 4.8% |
| 45th | Albania | 3.33% | -14.1% |
| 46th | Rwanda | 3.33% | 2.9% |
| 47th | Gabon | 3.40% | 18.2% |
| 48th | Ghana | 3.41% | 8.1% |
| 49th | San Marino | 3.42% | 1.3% |
| 50th | Palau | 3.47% | -54.0% |
| 51st | Jordan | 3.55% | 18.9% |
| 52nd | Romania | 3.58% | 0.6% |
| 53rd | St. Lucia | 3.62% | 10.5% |
| 54th | Timor-Leste | 3.65% | -12.6% |
| 55th | El Salvador | 3.66% | 8.1% |
| 56th | Bahamas, The | 3.71% | 41.4% |
| 57th | Turkmenistan | 3.76% | 20.6% |
| 58th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.79% | 10.9% |
| 59th | Georgia | 3.81% | -0.5% |
| 60th | Niger | 3.82% | 8.1% |
| 61st | Luxembourg | 3.85% | 3.1% |
| 62nd | Philippines | 3.86% | 13.2% |
| 63rd | Barbados | 3.87% | 3.8% |
| 64th | Malaysia | 3.91% | -5.9% |
| 65th | Paraguay | 3.94% | 12.8% |
| 66th | Zambia | 3.94% | -10.7% |
| 67th | Mali | 3.95% | 11.2% |
| 68th | United Arab Emirates | 3.98% | 3.2% |
| 69th | Russian Federation | 4.02% | 8.7% |
| 70th | Türkiye | 4.03% | -9.3% |
| 71st | Togo | 4.09% | -2.8% |
| 72nd | Hungary | 4.15% | -1.7% |
| 73rd | Seychelles | 4.19% | 17.7% |
| 74th | Congo, Republic of | 4.22% | 30.0% |
| 75th | Nepal | 4.24% | 9.0% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.26% | 19.8% |
| 77th | Peru | 4.26% | 11.4% |
| 78th | Ecuador | 4.26% | 0.4% |
| 79th | Puerto Rico (US) | 4.29% | 28.8% |
| 80th | India | 4.29% | 10.2% |
| 81st | Panama | 4.30% | 31.2% |
| 82nd | Azerbaijan | 4.33% | 36.4% |
| 83rd | Mauritius | 4.35% | -4.2% |
| 84th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.41% | 15.6% |
| 85th | Croatia | 4.41% | 11.7% |
| 86th | Italy | 4.42% | 8.3% |
| 87th | Uzbekistan | 4.44% | -29.5% |
| 88th | Kazakhstan | 4.45% | 55.6% |
| 89th | Lithuania | 4.47% | 13.5% |
| 90th | Bulgaria | 4.48% | 6.4% |
| 91st | Mexico | 4.50% | 8.7% |
| 92nd | Samoa | 4.50% | -1.8% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | 4.52% | 11.7% |
| 94th | Uruguay | 4.54% | -1.8% |
| 95th | Nicaragua | 4.58% | -0.4% |
| 96th | Suriname | 4.58% | -32.4% |
| 97th | Czechia | 4.63% | 3.5% |
| 98th | Dominica | 4.70% | -15.1% |
| 99th | Slovak Republic | 4.72% | 10.6% |
| 100th | Poland | 4.80% | 3.7% |
| 101st | Korea | 4.80% | 2.5% |
| 102nd | Spain | 4.85% | 15.4% |
| 103rd | Belarus | 4.86% | -2.3% |
| 104th | Portugal | 4.86% | 5.1% |
| 105th | Canada | 4.89% | 2.4% |
| 106th | European Union | 4.93% | 6.6% |
| 107th | Latvia | 5.00% | 9.0% |
| 108th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.03% | -17.6% |
| 109th | Kenya | 5.05% | -6.1% |
| 110th | Tonga | 5.05% | 3.8% |
| 111th | Tajikistan | 5.14% | -6.4% |
| 112th | Burkina Faso | 5.21% | -4.5% |
| 113th | Belize | 5.21% | -12.6% |
| 114th | Colombia | 5.26% | 16.6% |
| 115th | Switzerland | 5.28% | 5.2% |
| 116th | Argentina | 5.28% | 10.6% |
| 117th | Netherlands | 5.29% | 4.7% |
| 118th | Burundi | 5.32% | -0.5% |
| 119th | Eswatini | 5.33% | -6.6% |
| 120th | Sierra Leone | 5.35% | 15.0% |
| 121st | Jamaica | 5.38% | 4.2% |
| 122nd | Ukraine | 5.38% | -1.1% |
| 123rd | Australia | 5.39% | 2.7% |
| 124th | United States | 5.40% | 8.8% |
| 125th | Slovenia | 5.42% | 9.8% |
| 126th | United Kingdom | 5.44% | 3.4% |
| 127th | Estonia | 5.44% | 5.4% |
| 128th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.46% | 4.6% |
| 129th | Bhutan | 5.47% | 21.3% |
| 130th | Germany | 5.52% | 9.7% |
| 131st | Cyprus | 5.56% | 7.8% |
| 132nd | Austria | 5.58% | 6.5% |
| 133rd | Chile | 5.63% | 0.1% |
| 134th | New Zealand | 5.65% | 9.1% |
| 135th | France | 5.66% | 5.4% |
| 136th | Senegal | 5.69% | 12.9% |
| 137th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.73% | 12.9% |
| 138th | Brazil | 5.77% | -3.2% |
| 139th | Fiji | 5.81% | 12.7% |
| 140th | Maldives | 5.85% | 41.8% |
| 141st | Nauru | 5.91% | 3.3% |
| 142nd | Honduras | 6.10% | 1.9% |
| 143rd | Mozambique | 6.17% | 2.8% |
| 144th | South Africa | 6.17% | 4.4% |
| 145th | Algeria | 6.19% | 11.1% |
| 146th | Kuwait | 6.25% | -7.2% |
| 147th | Morocco | 6.28% | 25.6% |
| 148th | Macao SAR, China | 6.39% | 108.4% |
| 149th | Israel | 6.50% | 6.9% |
| 150th | Moldova | 6.60% | 6.0% |
| 151st | Costa Rica | 6.63% | -1.6% |
| 152nd | Finland | 6.68% | 3.5% |
| 153rd | Belgium | 6.75% | 6.8% |
| 154th | Oman | 6.88% | 35.8% |
| 155th | Cabo Verde | 7.09% | 70.3% |
| 156th | Curaçao | 7.12% | 22.5% |
| 157th | Tunisia | 7.27% | 17.7% |
| 158th | Denmark | 7.39% | 1.5% |
| 159th | Sweden | 7.95% | 3.8% |
| 160th | Botswana | 8.06% | -4.1% |
| 161st | Norway | 8.37% | 6.5% |
| 162nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.44% | 4.3% |
| 163rd | Iceland | 8.58% | 12.9% |
| 164th | Namibia | 9.28% | -0.5% |
| 165th | Solomon Islands | 9.64% | 29.0% |
| 166th | Cuba | 11.52% | 27.4% |
| 167th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.56% | 8.1% |
| 168th | Marshall Islands | 13.84% | 40.0% |
| 169th | Tuvalu | 14.55% | 321.7% |
| 170th | Kiribati | 16.23% | 11.8% |
FAQ
What was United States's education spending in 2020?▾
United States's education spending in 2020 was 5.40%. This ranked 124th globally.
How did United States's education spending change in 2020?▾
United States's education spending increased by 8.8% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest education spending in 2020?▾
Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2020 at 16.23%.
What is the education spending of United States in 2020?▾
The education spending of United States in 2020 was 5.40%. This ranked 124th globally.
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for United States's education spending?▾
United States's education spending went from 4.96% in 2019 to 5.40% in 2020, a 8.8% increase.
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