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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

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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
151 Bangladesh 2.17%
152 Guinea 2.04%
153 Chad 2.02%
154 Cambodia 1.96%
155 Bermuda 1.95%
156 Mauritania 1.89%
157 Central African Republic 1.87%
158 Lao PDR 1.86%
159 Bahrain 1.85%
160 Pakistan 1.69%
161 Sri Lanka 1.51%
162 Monaco 1.42%
163 Cayman Islands 1.31%
164 Haiti 1.24%
165 Indonesia 1.03%
166 Papua New Guinea 0.71%
167 Nigeria 0.38%
168 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.00%

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.