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

In 2023, Kiribati leads Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) with 16.39%. Tuvalu follows at 12.85%, and the gap between the top two positions is 3.54%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.04.18.212.316.4KiribatiKiribati: 16.39%16.4TuvaluTuvalu: 12.85%12.8Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8.29%8.3BoliviaBolivia: 7.89%7.9VanuatuVanuatu: 7.58%7.6LesothoLesotho: 7.29%7.3Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic: 6.83%6.8TunisiaTunisia: 6.73%6.7MoldovaMoldova: 6.56%6.6St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 6.46%6.5SenegalSenegal: 6.16%6.2South AfricaSouth Africa: 6.12%6.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Kiribati 16.39%
2 Tuvalu 12.85%
3 Solomon Islands 8.29%
4 Bolivia 7.89%
5 Vanuatu 7.58%
6 Lesotho 7.29%
7 Kyrgyz Republic 6.83%
8 Tunisia 6.73%
9 Moldova 6.56%
10 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6.46%
11 Senegal 6.16%
12 South Africa 6.12%
13 Samoa 6.11%
14 Morocco 6.02%
15 Bhutan 5.85%
16 Naoero 5.78%
17 Jamaica 5.65%
18 Algeria 5.61%
19 Uzbekistan 5.47%
20 Tajikistan 5.44%
21 Burkina Faso 5.33%
22 Costa Rica 5.31%
23 Curacao 5.30%
24 Timor-Leste 5.24%
25 New Zealand 5.21%
26 Maldives 5.17%
27 Grenada 5.13%
28 Sao Tome and Principe 5.03%
29 Kuwait 5.03%
30 Eswatini 5.00%
31 Argentina 5.00%
32 Rwanda 4.92%
33 Belarus 4.91%
34 Kazakhstan 4.86%
35 Uruguay 4.76%
36 Mauritania 4.72%
37 Dominica 4.69%
38 Mauritius 4.57%
39 Honduras 4.55%
40 Saudi Arabia 4.48%
41 Seychelles 4.45%
42 Cabo Verde 4.35%
43 Puerto Rico (US) 4.27%
44 Fiji 4.25%
45 Peru 4.25%
46 Belize 4.23%
47 Mali 4.18%
48 Russian Federation 4.16%
49 Togo 4.14%
50 Niger 4.07%

Analytical takeaways

  • Kiribati leads the global ranking for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2023, with a lead of 3.54% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with South Africa at 6.12%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.