Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) by country
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic...
Countries reporting
200
Highest
23.6%
Micronesia (country)
Lowest
0.5%
French Polynesia
Median
3.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
12,841
What the numbers show
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 23.6% in Micronesia (country); the lowest is 0.5% in French Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.9%, and the mean is 4.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 178.4%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 58.4%).
Adjusted savings: education expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 23.6% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Cuba | 13.0% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 12.7% | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 4 | American Samoa | 11.8% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 9.9% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Botswana | 9.5% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | United States Virgin Islands | 9.4% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 8.9% | 2021 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 8.6% | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 10 | Guam | 8.3% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Djibouti | 7.8% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 7.4% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 7.2% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 7.2% | 2021 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 7.1% | 2021 | up 178.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 7.1% | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 17 | Eswatini | 7.1% | 2021 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 6.9% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 6.9% | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 6.7% | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela | 6.5% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 6.5% | 2021 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 6.5% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 24 | Belize | 6.4% | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 25 | Barbados | 6.4% | 2021 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 6.3% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 6.3% | 2021 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2021 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kiribati | 6.1% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.1% | 2021 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 5.9% | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 5.9% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bhutan | 5.8% | 2021 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 35 | Aruba | 5.8% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 5.7% | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 5.6% | 2021 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 38 | Moldova | 5.5% | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 39 | Chile | 5.5% | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 40 | Mozambique | 5.4% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 5.4% | 2021 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.3% | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 43 | Jamaica | 5.2% | 2021 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 5.2% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 5.2% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Burundi | 5.2% | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.2% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.1% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 5.0% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 5.0% | 2021 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 5.0% | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 52 | Dominica | 5.0% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Senegal | 5.0% | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 4.9% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 4.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 57 | Austria | 4.9% | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 58 | Curacao | 4.9% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | France | 4.8% | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 4.8% | 2021 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 4.8% | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 62 | Netherlands | 4.7% | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 63 | Malta | 4.7% | 2021 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 4.6% | 2021 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 4.6% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 66 | Malawi | 4.6% | 2021 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 67 | Seychelles | 4.6% | 2021 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 68 | Iraq | 4.6% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 4.6% | 2021 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 70 | Mongolia | 4.6% | 2021 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 71 | Viet Nam | 4.6% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 72 | Germany | 4.5% | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 4.5% | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 4.5% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 75 | Canada | 4.5% | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 76 | Algeria | 4.5% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Belarus | 4.4% | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 78 | Russia | 4.4% | 2021 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 79 | United States | 4.4% | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 80 | Egypt | 4.4% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Macao | 4.4% | 2021 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 82 | Switzerland | 4.4% | 2021 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 4.3% | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 4.3% | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 4.3% | 2021 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 86 | Mexico | 4.3% | 2021 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 87 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2021 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 88 | Samoa | 4.2% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2021 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 90 | Turkey | 4.1% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 4.1% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Palestine | 4.1% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 4.1% | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 94 | Spain | 4.0% | 2021 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.0% | 2021 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 96 | Maldives | 4.0% | 2021 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 97 | Ireland | 4.0% | 2021 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% | 2021 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 99 | Fiji | 4.0% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 3.9% | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 3.9% | 2021 | up 52.2% | falling |
| 102 | Hungary | 3.9% | 2021 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 103 | Malaysia | 3.9% | 2021 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 104 | Lithuania | 3.9% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 105 | Italy | 3.9% | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 106 | South Korea | 3.8% | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 107 | Bahamas | 3.8% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Latvia | 3.8% | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 109 | San Marino | 3.8% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 110 | Grenada | 3.8% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.7% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Serbia | 3.7% | 2021 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 3.7% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 3.6% | 2021 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 115 | Ecuador | 3.6% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 3.6% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 117 | Yemen | 3.6% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Togo | 3.6% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 119 | Angola | 3.6% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 120 | Zambia | 3.6% | 2021 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 121 | Peru | 3.5% | 2021 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.5% | 2021 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 123 | Suriname | 3.4% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 124 | Romania | 3.4% | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 125 | El Salvador | 3.4% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 126 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.3% | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 3.3% | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 128 | Niger | 3.3% | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 3.3% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2021 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 3.3% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 132 | Paraguay | 3.2% | 2021 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 133 | Kuwait | 3.2% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 3.2% | 2021 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 136 | Greece | 3.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 137 | India | 3.1% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 3.1% | 2021 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 139 | Guatemala | 3.1% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | 3.1% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 3.1% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Benin | 2.9% | 2021 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 143 | Mauritania | 2.9% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 143 | Tonga | 2.9% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Guyana | 2.9% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 146 | Bahrain | 2.9% | 2021 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 147 | Nepal | 2.9% | 2021 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 2.9% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 149 | Andorra | 2.8% | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 150 | Jordan | 2.8% | 2021 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 151 | Hong Kong | 2.8% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 152 | Panama | 2.8% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 153 | Albania | 2.8% | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 154 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 155 | Armenia | 2.7% | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 156 | Cameroon | 2.7% | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2021 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 158 | Japan | 2.6% | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.6% | 2021 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 160 | Syria | 2.6% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Afghanistan | 2.6% | 2021 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 2.5% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 163 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 2021 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 164 | Congo | 2.5% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 166 | Qatar | 2.4% | 2021 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 167 | Guinea | 2.4% | 2021 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 2.3% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.3% | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.2% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Sudan | 2.2% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Libya | 2.1% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Lebanon | 2.1% | 2021 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 174 | Madagascar | 2.1% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.1% | 2021 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 2.0% | 2021 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 177 | Pakistan | 2.0% | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 1.9% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Philippines | 1.8% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | China | 1.8% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Chad | 1.8% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 182 | Cambodia | 1.8% | 2021 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 183 | South Sudan | 1.8% | 2021 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 184 | Georgia | 1.8% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Eritrea | 1.7% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Uganda | 1.7% | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 187 | Myanmar | 1.7% | 2021 | up 117.0% | falling |
| 188 | Sri Lanka | 1.6% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.6% | 2021 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 190 | Haiti | 1.5% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 191 | Bermuda | 1.4% | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 192 | Bangladesh | 1.3% | 2021 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 194 | Central African Republic | 1.1% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Monaco | 1.0% | 2021 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 197 | Somalia | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | New Caledonia | 0.5% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 200 | French Polynesia | 0.5% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 6.0%
- European Union 4.6%
- Other small states 5.2%
- Euro area 4.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 5.0%
- Small states 5.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.9%
- Arab World 4.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 4.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 4.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.6%
- North America 4.4%
- High income 4.4%
- OECD members 4.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 4.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 4.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4.1%
- Caribbean Small States 4.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 3.9%
- World 3.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.7%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.4%
- Lower middle income 3.0%
- IBRD only 2.9%
- Low income 2.9%
- IDA & IBRD total 2.9%
- South Asia 2.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2.8%
- Low & middle income 2.7%
- Middle income 2.7%
- Upper middle income 2.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.6%
- IDA only 2.5%
About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.