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
101 Philippines 3.87%
102 Turkmenistan 3.85%
103 Niger 3.82%
104 Puerto Rico (US) 3.73%
105 Panama 3.71%
106 Azerbaijan 3.70%
107 Luxembourg 3.69%
108 Mali 3.66%
109 Ecuador 3.66%
110 Aruba 3.62%
111 Georgia 3.59%
112 Dominican Republic 3.58%
113 El Salvador 3.58%
114 Turkiye 3.54%
115 Paraguay 3.41%
116 Ghana 3.40%
117 Japan 3.34%
118 Cote d'Ivoire 3.33%
119 Romania 3.32%
120 Congo, Rep. 3.31%
121 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.28%
122 Madagascar 3.20%
123 Serbia 3.15%
124 Jordan 3.14%
125 Tanzania 3.12%
126 Zambia 3.11%
127 San Marino 3.11%
128 Benin 3.10%
129 Guatemala 3.09%
130 Bahamas, The 3.05%
131 Gambia, The 3.04%
132 Trinidad and Tobago 3.04%
133 British Virgin Islands 3.02%
134 Albania 3.01%
135 Thailand 2.98%
136 Timor-Leste 2.97%
137 Viet Nam 2.95%
138 Ireland 2.90%
139 Cameroon 2.85%
140 Singapore 2.83%
141 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.78%
142 Armenia 2.77%
143 Gabon 2.70%
144 Congo, Dem. Rep. 2.66%
145 Uganda 2.64%
146 Antigua and Barbuda 2.51%
147 Liberia 2.42%
148 Andorra 2.38%
149 Angola 2.30%
150 Comoros 2.27%

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.