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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

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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
151 Guinea 2.45%
152 Lebanon 2.44%
153 Comoros 2.38%
154 Cambodia 2.25%
155 Vanuatu 2.17%
156 Central African Republic 2.14%
157 Bangladesh 2.14%
158 Liberia 2.14%
159 Bahrain 2.06%
160 Pakistan 2.06%
161 Lao PDR 1.92%
162 Mauritania 1.80%
163 Bermuda 1.75%
164 Sri Lanka 1.56%
165 Cayman Islands 1.46%
166 Haiti 1.11%
167 Indonesia 1.02%
168 Papua New Guinea 0.90%
169 Nigeria 0.36%
170 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.00%

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.