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The map shows the indicator: Public spending on education (% of government expenditure). 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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Ranking of statistics – Public spending on education (% of government expenditure)

The 5 highest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 1995 :

1 - Vanuatu - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 44.80 % in 2003
2 - Lesotho - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 32.87 % in 1999
3 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 32.73 % in 2004
4 - Ghana - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 30.77 % in 2011
5 - Togo - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 30.70 % in 2002

The 5 lowest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 1995 :

1 - Equatorial Guinea - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 3.22 % in 2000
2 - Ecuador - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 4.99 % in 2000
3 - United Arab Emirates - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 5.02 % in 1997
4 - Monaco - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 5.07 % in 1999
5 - Eritrea - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) was 5.17 % in 2006

Data table - Public spending on education (% of government expenditure)

Ranking	Country	Data	Date of information
1	Ghana	30.77	2011
2	Comoros	29.23	2008
3	Republic of the Congo	29.02	2010
4	Namibia	26.19	2010
5	Lesotho	24.70	2008
6	Belize	23.05	2010
7	Nicaragua	22.75	2010
8	Marshall Islands	22.51	2003
9	Mali	22.40	2012
10	Swaziland	22.36	2011
11	Benin	22.34	2013
12	Ethiopia	22.04	2010
13	Côte d'Ivoire	21.94	2008
14	Iran	21.67	2013
15	Vietnam	21.44	2012
16	Nepal	21.40	2013
17	Tunisia	21.25	2012
18	Costa Rica	21.02	2007
19	Malaysia	20.98	2011
20	Moldova	20.82	2012
21	Turkmenistan	20.80	2012
22	Thailand	20.74	2012
23	Senegal	20.72	2010
24	Venezuela	20.66	2009
25	Dominican Republic	20.65	2013
26	Guatemala	20.64	2013
27	Jamaica	20.57	2013
28	Kenya	20.56	2010
29	Botswana	20.48	2009
30	Singapore	19.95	2013
31	São Tomé and Príncipe	19.32	2010
32	Tonga	19.31	2004
33	Chile	19.28	2012
34	Honduras	19.23	2013
35	Niger	19.19	2012
36	Syria	19.18	2009
37	South Africa	19.16	2013
38	Mexico	19.09	2011
39	Mozambique	19.03	2013
40	Bahamas	18.84	2000
41	Vanuatu	18.72	2009
42	New Zealand	18.67	2012
43	Morocco	18.46	2013
44	Kyrgyzstan	18.20	2012
45	Indonesia	18.09	2012
46	Afghanistan	18.07	2014
47	Bolivia	17.83	2012
48	Saudi Arabia	17.74	2008
49	Gabon	17.71	2000
50	Solomon Islands	17.48	2010
51	Burundi	17.24	2013
52	Togo	17.20	2013
53	Colombia	16.87	2013
54	Rwanda	16.60	2013
55	Tajikistan	16.35	2012
56	Burkina Faso	16.17	2013
57	Switzerland	16.10	2012
58	Paraguay	16.09	2012
59	Samoa	16.06	2008
60	Tanzania	15.88	2014
61	El Salvador	15.87	2011
62	Bhutan	15.61	2013
63	Brazil	15.57	2012
64	Cyprus	15.54	2011
65	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	15.49	2010
66	Iceland	15.42	2011
67	Laos	15.35	2014
68	Palau	15.34	2002
69	Maldives	15.29	2012
70	Malta	15.26	2012
71	Peru	15.21	2013
72	Sierra Leone	15.20	2013
73	Cameroon	15.18	2012
74	Argentina	15.06	2012
75	Denmark	15.04	2011
76	Norway	15.01	2011
77	Cape Verde	14.98	2013
78	Uruguay	14.93	2011
79	Fiji	14.89	2011
80	Mauritius	14.78	2013
81	Jordan	14.66	1999
82	India	14.22	2012
83	Guinea	14.13	2013
84	Bangladesh	14.03	2009
85	Madagascar	13.99	2013
86	Saint Lucia	13.82	2013
87	Gambia	13.80	2012
88	Barbados	13.69	2012
89	Ukraine	13.67	2012
90	Malawi	13.65	2013
91	Israel	13.49	2011
92	Estonia	13.41	2011
93	Kuwait	13.37	2006
94	Trinidad and Tobago	13.34	2003
95	Sweden	13.25	2011
96	Australia	13.22	2012
97	Philippines	13.21	2009
98	Cambodia	13.08	2010
99	Kazakhstan	13.04	2009
100	Panama	13.02	2011
101	United States	12.91	2011
102	Uganda	12.87	2013
103	Finland	12.82	2012
104	Saint Kitts and Nevis	12.75	2007
105	United Kingdom	12.72	2011
106	Ireland	12.68	2011
107	China	12.63	1999
108	Yemen	12.49	2008
109	Djibouti	12.33	2010
110	Belarus	12.30	2013
111	Canada	12.23	2011
112	Mongolia	12.15	2011
113	Slovenia	12.07	2011
114	Russia	11.96	2008
115	Belgium	11.95	2011
116	Netherlands	11.62	2012
117	Pakistan	11.55	2013
118	Kiribati	11.52	2001
119	Algeria	11.43	2008
120	Dominica	11.42	1999
121	Mauritania	11.41	2013
122	Albania	11.18	2007
123	Bulgaria	11.10	2011
124	Poland	11.06	2011
125	Austria	11.05	2011
126	Germany	11.03	2011
127	Oman	10.95	2009
128	Grenada	10.81	2003
129	Sudan	10.77	2009
130	San Marino	10.64	2011
131	Czech Republic	10.44	2011
132	Egypt	10.44	2008
133	Seychelles	10.39	2011
134	Ecuador	10.35	2012
135	Guyana	10.26	2012
136	Portugal	10.25	2011
137	Chad	10.08	2011
138	Brunei	9.99	2014
139	Micronesia	9.97	2000
140	Slovakia	9.79	2012
141	France	9.74	2012
142	Luxembourg	9.70	2001
143	East Timor	9.62	2011
144	Serbia	9.60	2012
145	Japan	9.58	2013
146	Hungary	9.35	2011
147	Spain	9.23	2012
148	Greece	9.17	2005
149	Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.98	2010
150	Bahrain	8.95	2012
151	Armenia	8.87	2013
152	Sri Lanka	8.75	2012
153	Latvia	8.74	2012
154	Zimbabwe	8.72	2010
155	Angola	8.68	2010
156	Macedonia	8.64	2002
157	Croatia	8.62	2011
158	Lebanon	8.58	2013
159	Turkey	8.55	2006
160	Romania	8.44	2012
161	Italy	8.43	2011
162	Qatar	8.24	2008
163	Libya	8.14	1999
164	Liberia	8.13	2012
165	Central African Republic	7.83	2011
166	Azerbaijan	7.30	2011
167	Monaco	7.06	2013
168	Antigua and Barbuda	6.92	2009
169	Georgia	6.71	2012
170	Zambia	5.65	2008
171	Equatorial Guinea	5.58	2002
172	Eritrea	5.17	2006
173	United Arab Emirates	5.02	1997