Education Expenditure

This ranking compares how strongly the state funds education relative to economic output. The raw value is public education expenditure as a share of GDP; higher values receive a higher rating up to an adequate investment anchor.
1 Cuba13.5 % of GDP 13.5 % of GDP 100
1 Lesotho11.3 % of GDP 11.3 % of GDP 100
1 Marshall Islands10.1 % of GDP 10.1 % of GDP 100
1 Namibia9 % of GDP 9 % of GDP 100
1 Tuvalu9 % of GDP 9 % of GDP 100
1 Botswana8.7 % of GDP 8.7 % of GDP 100
1 Palau8.5 % of GDP 8.5 % of GDP 100
1 Solomon Islands8.5 % of GDP 8.5 % of GDP 100
1 Denmark8.4 % of GDP 8.4 % of GDP 100
1 Timor-Leste8.1 % of GDP 8.1 % of GDP 100
1 Greenland8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 100
1 Korea DPR8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 100
1 Zimbabwe8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 100
1 Norway7.9 % of GDP 7.9 % of GDP 100
1 Finland7.6 % of GDP 7.6 % of GDP 100
1 Sweden7.6 % of GDP 7.6 % of GDP 100
1 Faroe Islands7.5 % of GDP 7.5 % of GDP 100
1 Saudi Arabia7.5 % of GDP 7.5 % of GDP 100
1 Iceland7.4 % of GDP 7.4 % of GDP 100
1 Bolivia7.3 % of GDP 7.3 % of GDP 100
1 Costa Rica7.3 % of GDP 7.3 % of GDP 100
1 Kyrgyzstan7.3 % of GDP 7.3 % of GDP 100
1 Tunisia7.2 % of GDP 7.2 % of GDP 100
1 Belize7 % of GDP 7 % of GDP 100
1 Swaziland7 % of GDP 7 % of GDP 100
1 Bhutan6.9 % of GDP 6.9 % of GDP 100
1 Venezuela6.9 % of GDP 6.9 % of GDP 100
1 Barbados6.5 % of GDP 6.5 % of GDP 100
1 Kuwait6.3 % of GDP 6.3 % of GDP 100
1 Belgium6.2 % of GDP 6.2 % of GDP 100
1 Estonia6.2 % of GDP 6.2 % of GDP 100
1 Moldova6.2 % of GDP 6.2 % of GDP 100
1 South Africa6.1 % of GDP 6.1 % of GDP 100
1 Iraq6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 100
1 New Zealand6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 100
36 Israel5.9 % of GDP 5.9 % of GDP 98
37 Brazil5.8 % of GDP 5.8 % of GDP 97
37 Honduras5.8 % of GDP 5.8 % of GDP 97
39 Argentina5.7 % of GDP 5.7 % of GDP 95
40 Morocco5.6 % of GDP 5.6 % of GDP 93
41 Aruba5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Austria5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Ethiopia5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 France5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 French Guiana5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Guadeloupe5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Jamaica5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Kenya5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Martinique5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Mayotte5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Mozambique5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Nauru5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Netherlands5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Oman5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Palestine5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Puerto Rico5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 RĂ©union5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Saint Pierre and Miquelon5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 Togo5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
41 United Kingdom5.5 % of GDP 5.5 % of GDP 92
61 Chile5.4 % of GDP 5.4 % of GDP 90
61 Chinese Taipei5.4 % of GDP 5.4 % of GDP 90
61 Cyprus5.4 % of GDP 5.4 % of GDP 90
61 Latvia5.4 % of GDP 5.4 % of GDP 90
61 Slovenia5.4 % of GDP 5.4 % of GDP 90
61 Ukraine5.4 % of GDP 5.4 % of GDP 90
67 Burkina Faso5.3 % of GDP 5.3 % of GDP 88
67 Canada5.3 % of GDP 5.3 % of GDP 88
69 Switzerland5.2 % of GDP 5.2 % of GDP 87
69 Tajikistan5.2 % of GDP 5.2 % of GDP 87
69 Uzbekistan5.2 % of GDP 5.2 % of GDP 87
72 Syria5.1 % of GDP 5.1 % of GDP 85
73 Cape Verde5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 Czech Republic5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 Poland5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 Samoa5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 Senegal5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 United States5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 Vanuatu5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
73 Zambia5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 83
81 Australia4.9 % of GDP 4.9 % of GDP 82
81 Colombia4.9 % of GDP 4.9 % of GDP 82
81 Montenegro4.9 % of GDP 4.9 % of GDP 82
81 Portugal4.9 % of GDP 4.9 % of GDP 82
85 Belarus4.7 % of GDP 4.7 % of GDP 78
85 Korea Republic4.7 % of GDP 4.7 % of GDP 78
85 Maldives4.7 % of GDP 4.7 % of GDP 78
88 Yemen4.6 % of GDP 4.6 % of GDP 77
89 Benin4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Croatia4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Curacao4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Germany4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Grenada4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 India4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Ivory Coast4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Kosovo4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Nepal4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 New Caledonia4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Nicaragua4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Papua New Guinea4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Saint-Martin4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 SĂ£o TomĂ© and PrĂ­ncipe4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Spain4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Suriname4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Tahiti4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
89 Uruguay4.5 % of GDP 4.5 % of GDP 75
107 Brunei4.4 % of GDP 4.4 % of GDP 73
107 Ecuador4.4 % of GDP 4.4 % of GDP 73
107 Hungary4.4 % of GDP 4.4 % of GDP 73
107 Malaysia4.4 % of GDP 4.4 % of GDP 73
111 Mali4.3 % of GDP 4.3 % of GDP 72
111 Malta4.3 % of GDP 4.3 % of GDP 72
111 Mexico4.3 % of GDP 4.3 % of GDP 72
114 Saint Lucia4.2 % of GDP 4.2 % of GDP 70
114 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.2 % of GDP 4.2 % of GDP 70
114 Vietnam4.2 % of GDP 4.2 % of GDP 70
117 Afghanistan4.1 % of GDP 4.1 % of GDP 68
117 China4.1 % of GDP 4.1 % of GDP 68
117 Greece4.1 % of GDP 4.1 % of GDP 68
117 Italy4.1 % of GDP 4.1 % of GDP 68
121 Algeria4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Anguilla4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 British Virgin Islands4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Cook Islands4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Djibouti4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Dominica4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Ghana4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Haiti4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Iran4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Lithuania4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Malawi4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Mauritius4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Mongolia4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Montserrat4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Niue4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Peru4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
121 Sint Maarten4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 67
138 Bulgaria3.9 % of GDP 3.9 % of GDP 65
138 Dominican Republic3.9 % of GDP 3.9 % of GDP 65
138 Guyana3.9 % of GDP 3.9 % of GDP 65
138 Kazakhstan3.9 % of GDP 3.9 % of GDP 65
138 Turkey3.9 % of GDP 3.9 % of GDP 65
138 United Arab Emirates3.9 % of GDP 3.9 % of GDP 65
144 Bosnia and Herzegovina3.8 % of GDP 3.8 % of GDP 63
144 Egypt3.8 % of GDP 3.8 % of GDP 63
144 Libya3.8 % of GDP 3.8 % of GDP 63
144 Slovakia3.8 % of GDP 3.8 % of GDP 63
148 Philippines3.7 % of GDP 3.7 % of GDP 62
148 Russia3.7 % of GDP 3.7 % of GDP 62
150 El Salvador3.6 % of GDP 3.6 % of GDP 60
150 Georgia3.6 % of GDP 3.6 % of GDP 60
150 Ireland3.6 % of GDP 3.6 % of GDP 60
153 Albania3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Bahamas3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Burundi3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Congo3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Gibraltar3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Guam3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Indonesia3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Luxembourg3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Mauritania3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Monaco3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Niger3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Rwanda3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 San Marino3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Serbia3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Seychelles3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Sierra Leone3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Tanzania3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Trinidad and Tobago3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Turks and Caicos Islands3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 U.S. Virgin Islands3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
153 Wallis and Futuna3.5 % of GDP 3.5 % of GDP 58
174 North Macedonia3.4 % of GDP 3.4 % of GDP 57
174 Paraguay3.4 % of GDP 3.4 % of GDP 57
176 Hong Kong3.3 % of GDP 3.3 % of GDP 55
176 Panama3.3 % of GDP 3.3 % of GDP 55
176 Romania3.3 % of GDP 3.3 % of GDP 55
179 Japan3.1 % of GDP 3.1 % of GDP 52
179 Jordan3.1 % of GDP 3.1 % of GDP 52
179 Sri Lanka3.1 % of GDP 3.1 % of GDP 52
179 Thailand3.1 % of GDP 3.1 % of GDP 52
183 American Samoa3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Andorra3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Azerbaijan3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Cameroon3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Fiji3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Northern Mariana Islands3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Qatar3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Tonga3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
183 Turkmenistan3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 50
193 Guatemala2.9 % of GDP 2.9 % of GDP 48
193 Laos2.9 % of GDP 2.9 % of GDP 48
193 Singapore2.9 % of GDP 2.9 % of GDP 48
196 Armenia2.8 % of GDP 2.8 % of GDP 47
196 Liberia2.8 % of GDP 2.8 % of GDP 47
198 Angola2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Antigua and Barbuda2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Bermuda2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Cayman Islands2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Comoros2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Congo DR2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Equatorial Guinea2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Gabon2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Gambia2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Guinea2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Liechtenstein2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Madagascar2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Uganda2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
198 Zanzibar2.5 % of GDP 2.5 % of GDP 42
212 Bahrain2.4 % of GDP 2.4 % of GDP 40
212 Pakistan2.4 % of GDP 2.4 % of GDP 40
214 Macau2.2 % of GDP 2.2 % of GDP 37
215 Chad2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
215 Eritrea2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
215 Guinea-Bissau2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
215 Kiribati2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
215 Lebanon2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
215 Sudan2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
215 Western Sahara2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 33
222 Cambodia1.8 % of GDP 1.8 % of GDP 30
223 Bangladesh1.7 % of GDP 1.7 % of GDP 28
224 Central African Republic1.5 % of GDP 1.5 % of GDP 25
224 Myanmar1.5 % of GDP 1.5 % of GDP 25
224 South Sudan1.5 % of GDP 1.5 % of GDP 25
227 Nigeria0.5 % of GDP 0.5 % of GDP 8
228 Micronesia0 % of GDP 0 % of GDP 0
228 Somalia0 % of GDP 0 % of GDP 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is public education expenditure as a percentage of GDP. It shows what share of economic output the state invests in schools, universities and other public education functions.

The main source is World Bank series SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS, based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics data. Nomadino uses the latest non-empty value for each country because budget and education statistics are not published in the same year everywhere.

The rating uses an adequate investment anchor: 0% of GDP receives 0 points, while 6% of GDP or more receives 100 points. Between those anchors, the rating rises linearly.

Values above 6% are not rewarded further. This prevents very high spending shares from automatically being treated as better, because efficiency, demographics, salaries, cost structure and learning outcomes can differ strongly.

For countries and territories without a current separate series, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values based on UNESCO/World Bank data, public-budget context, the administering state and regional comparators.