Countries with the highest
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

In 2020, Kiribati leads Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) with 16.23%. Tuvalu follows at 14.55%, and the gap between the top two positions is 1.68%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.04.18.112.216.2KiribatiKiribati: 16.23%16.2TuvaluTuvalu: 14.55%14.5Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 13.84%13.8Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 11.56%11.6CubaCuba: 11.52%11.5Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 9.64%9.6NamibiaNamibia: 9.28%9.3IcelandIceland: 8.58%8.6BoliviaBolivia: 8.44%8.4NorwayNorway: 8.37%8.4BotswanaBotswana: 8.06%8.1SwedenSweden: 7.95%8.0

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Turkiye 4.03%
102 Russian Federation 4.02%
103 United Arab Emirates 3.98%
104 Zambia 3.94%
105 Paraguay 3.94%
106 Malaysia 3.91%
107 Barbados 3.87%
108 Philippines 3.86%
109 Luxembourg 3.85%
110 Niger 3.82%
111 Georgia 3.81%
112 Cote d'Ivoire 3.79%
113 Turkmenistan 3.76%
114 Bahamas, The 3.71%
115 El Salvador 3.66%
116 Timor-Leste 3.65%
117 St. Lucia 3.62%
118 Romania 3.58%
119 Jordan 3.55%
120 Palau 3.47%
121 San Marino 3.42%
122 Ghana 3.41%
123 Gabon 3.40%
124 Mali 3.34%
125 Rwanda 3.33%
126 Albania 3.33%
127 Japan 3.31%
128 Guatemala 3.29%
129 Madagascar 3.25%
130 Qatar 3.23%
131 Tanzania 3.23%
132 Viet Nam 3.22%
133 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.20%
134 Ireland 3.19%
135 Thailand 3.15%
136 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.11%
137 Cameroon 3.10%
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.02%
139 Antigua and Barbuda 3.01%
140 Benin 2.90%
141 Gambia, The 2.89%
142 Chad 2.74%
143 Armenia 2.71%
144 British Virgin Islands 2.71%
145 Singapore 2.69%
146 Angola 2.67%
147 Andorra 2.63%
148 Congo, Dem. Rep. 2.62%
149 Uganda 2.57%
150 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.46%

Analytical takeaways

  • Kiribati leads the global ranking for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2020, with a lead of 1.68% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Sweden at 7.95%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.