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

In 2021, Tuvalu leads Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) with 15.52%. Marshall Islands follows at 15.18%, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.33%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.03.97.811.615.5TuvaluTuvalu: 15.52%15.5Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 15.18%15.2KiribatiKiribati: 13.99%14.0NamibiaNamibia: 10.39%10.4VanuatuVanuatu: 10.11%10.1CubaCuba: 9.39%9.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8.33%8.3IcelandIceland: 8.23%8.2BoliviaBolivia: 7.96%8.0KuwaitKuwait: 7.76%7.8SwedenSweden: 7.60%7.6NorwayNorway: 6.96%7.0

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Tuvalu 15.52%
2 Marshall Islands 15.18%
3 Kiribati 13.99%
4 Namibia 10.39%
5 Vanuatu 10.11%
6 Cuba 9.39%
7 Solomon Islands 8.33%
8 Iceland 8.23%
9 Bolivia 7.96%
10 Kuwait 7.76%
11 Sweden 7.60%
12 Norway 6.96%
13 Denmark 6.96%
14 Tunisia 6.68%
15 Bhutan 6.60%
16 Finland 6.59%
17 South Africa 6.56%
18 Belgium 6.38%
19 Mozambique 6.34%
20 Costa Rica 6.25%
21 Curacao 6.18%
22 Israel 6.17%
23 Cabo Verde 6.15%
24 Belize 5.96%
25 United Kingdom 5.91%
26 Honduras 5.88%
27 St. Lucia 5.86%
28 Moldova 5.82%
29 Dominica 5.72%
30 Morocco 5.64%
31 Jamaica 5.63%
32 Senegal 5.61%
33 Sierra Leone 5.59%
34 Rwanda 5.59%
35 New Zealand 5.54%
36 Sao Tome and Principe 5.54%
37 Algeria 5.51%
38 Brazil 5.50%
39 Austria 5.48%
40 West Bank and Gaza 5.43%
41 United States 5.42%
42 France 5.42%
43 Slovenia 5.39%
44 Netherlands 5.38%
45 Germany 5.37%
46 Australia 5.34%
47 Eswatini 5.29%
48 Burkina Faso 5.25%
49 Samoa 5.22%
50 Estonia 5.22%

Analytical takeaways

  • Tuvalu leads the global ranking for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2021, with a lead of 0.33% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Norway at 6.96%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.