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The map shows the indicator: Expenditure on education (% of GDP) . The data are for the different sovereign countries of the world.

Data source: The World Bank. The data correspond to the last date of registration provided by the source.

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Color of the countries with the lowest data: light red.

Color of the countries with the highest data: dark red.

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Definition (source World Bank):

Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

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Ranking of statistics – Expenditure on education (% of GDP)

The 5 highest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 1970 :

1 - Zimbabwe - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 44.33 % in 1994
2 - Lesotho - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 15.62 % in 2003
3 - Marshall Islands - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 14.54 % in 1999
4 - Kuwait - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 14.20 % in 1992
5 - Cuba - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 14.06 % in 2008

The 5 lowest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 1970 :

1 - Turkey - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 0.00 % in 1998
2 - Equatorial Guinea - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 0.69 % in 2001
3 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 0.70 % in 1984
4 - Dominican Republic - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 0.78 % in 1993
5 - Indonesia - Expenditure on education (% of GDP) was 0.83 % in 1989

Data table - Expenditure on education (% of GDP)

Ranking	Country	Data	Date of information
1	Lesotho	12.98	2008
2	Cuba	12.84	2010
3	Marshall Islands	12.24	2003
4	Kiribati	11.99	2001
5	Solomon Islands	9.85	2010
6	Botswana	9.49	2009
7	São Tomé and Príncipe	9.48	2010
8	East Timor	9.46	2011
9	Denmark	8.55	2011
10	Namibia	8.35	2010
11	Moldova	8.35	2012
12	Ghana	8.14	2011
13	Swaziland	7.83	2011
14	Comoros	7.79	2008
15	Malawi	7.70	2013
16	Tuvalu	7.55	1990
17	Papua New Guinea	7.39	1977
18	Kyrgyzstan	7.38	2012
19	New Zealand	7.35	2012
20	Palau	7.28	2002
21	Cyprus	7.24	2011
22	Finland	7.22	2012
23	Iceland	7.05	2011
24	Venezuela	6.87	2009
25	Costa Rica	6.87	2013
26	Malta	6.76	2012
27	Micronesia	6.71	2000
28	Ukraine	6.66	2012
29	Mozambique	6.64	2013
30	Belize	6.62	2010
31	Norway	6.55	2011
32	Sweden	6.49	2011
33	Bolivia	6.44	2012
34	Belgium	6.36	2011
35	Brazil	6.35	2012
36	Vietnam	6.30	2012
37	Jamaica	6.26	2013
38	Morocco	6.25	2013
39	Tunisia	6.22	2012
40	Republic of the Congo	6.22	2010
41	Maldives	6.19	2012
42	South Africa	6.00	2013
43	Malaysia	5.93	2011
44	Honduras	5.86	2013
45	Ireland	5.85	2011
46	United Kingdom	5.75	2011
47	Israel	5.63	2011
48	Austria	5.62	2011
49	Barbados	5.61	2012
50	Senegal	5.60	2010
51	Bhutan	5.59	2013
52	Slovenia	5.57	2011
53	France	5.52	2012
54	Kenya	5.51	2010
55	Netherlands	5.51	2012
56	Mongolia	5.48	2011
57	Burundi	5.41	2013
58	Belarus	5.28	2013
59	Canada	5.27	2011
60	Guinea-Bissau	5.25	1999
61	United States	5.22	2011
62	Lithuania	5.17	2011
63	Mexico	5.15	2011
64	Samoa	5.14	2008
65	Saudi Arabia	5.14	2008
66	Argentina	5.14	2012
67	Syria	5.13	2009
68	Portugal	5.12	2011
69	Estonia	5.10	2011
70	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.09	2010
71	Switzerland	5.05	2012
72	Rwanda	5.03	2013
73	Benin	5.01	2013
74	Vanuatu	5.01	2009
75	Dominica	4.99	1999
76	Paraguay	4.96	2012
77	Jordan	4.95	1999
78	Thailand	4.93	2012
79	Colombia	4.93	2013
80	Cape Verde	4.93	2013
81	Australia	4.91	2012
82	Poland	4.86	2011
83	Germany	4.81	2011
84	Saint Lucia	4.76	2013
85	Hungary	4.65	2011
86	Ethiopia	4.65	2010
87	South Korea	4.62	2012
88	Latvia	4.59	2012
89	Afghanistan	4.58	2013
90	Yemen	4.56	2008
91	Chile	4.55	2012
92	Niger	4.54	2012
93	Djibouti	4.49	2010
94	Côte d'Ivoire	4.45	2008
95	Serbia	4.43	2012
96	Uruguay	4.42	2011
97	Togo	4.41	2013
98	Nicaragua	4.39	2010
99	Spain	4.37	2012
100	Algeria	4.34	2008
101	Fiji	4.32	2011
102	Czech Republic	4.28	2011
103	Burkina Faso	4.26	2013
104	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.23	2007
105	Mali	4.19	2012
106	Oman	4.19	2009
107	Ecuador	4.18	2012
108	Croatia	4.16	2011
109	Italy	4.14	2011
110	Russia	4.10	2008
111	Nepal	4.09	2013
112	Gambia	4.09	2012
113	Tajikistan	4.02	2012
114	Mauritania	3.99	2013
115	Greece	3.97	2005
116	Slovakia	3.94	2012
117	Grenada	3.93	2003
118	Tonga	3.90	2004
119	India	3.87	2012
120	Gabon	3.83	2000
121	Japan	3.82	2013
122	Brunei	3.77	2014
123	Egypt	3.76	2008
124	Kuwait	3.76	2006
125	Dominican Republic	3.74	2013
126	Mauritius	3.68	2013
127	Iran	3.68	2013
128	Bulgaria	3.67	2011
129	Seychelles	3.63	2011
130	Luxembourg	3.60	2001
131	Indonesia	3.57	2012
132	Iraq	3.55	1989
133	Guinea	3.54	2013
134	Tanzania	3.54	2014
135	Macedonia	3.50	2002
136	Angola	3.48	2010
137	El Salvador	3.42	2011
138	Panama	3.29	2011
139	Peru	3.28	2013
140	Albania	3.27	2007
141	Guyana	3.19	2012
142	Trinidad and Tobago	3.16	2003
143	Nigeria	3.06	1975
144	Kazakhstan	3.06	2009
145	Turkmenistan	3.05	2012
146	Romania	2.99	2012
147	Cameroon	2.97	2012
148	Singapore	2.94	2013
149	Turkey	2.86	2006
150	Guatemala	2.85	2013
151	Bahamas	2.85	2000
152	Sierra Leone	2.83	2013
153	Liberia	2.82	2012
154	Laos	2.77	2010
155	Libya	2.67	1999
156	Philippines	2.65	2009
157	Bahrain	2.64	2012
158	Cambodia	2.60	2010
159	Lebanon	2.57	2013
160	Liechtenstein	2.56	2011
161	Antigua and Barbuda	2.55	2009
162	Pakistan	2.49	2013
163	Andorra	2.46	2013
164	Qatar	2.45	2008
165	Azerbaijan	2.44	2011
166	San Marino	2.38	2011
167	Chad	2.26	2011
168	Armenia	2.25	2013
169	Sudan	2.22	2009
170	Uganda	2.20	2013
171	Eritrea	2.13	2006
172	Madagascar	2.08	2013
173	Georgia	1.98	2012
174	Zimbabwe	1.97	2010
175	Bangladesh	1.94	2009
176	China	1.91	1999
177	Sri Lanka	1.72	2012
178	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.53	2010
179	Monaco	1.33	2013
180	Somalia	1.28	1973
181	Central African Republic	1.23	2011
182	Myanmar	1.20	1995
183	United Arab Emirates	1.11	1997
184	Zambia	1.10	2008
185	Haiti	1.07	1991
186	Equatorial Guinea	0.72	2002