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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.

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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
51 Zambia 4.07%
52 Kenya 3.96%
53 Nepal 3.96%
54 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.92%
55 China 3.90%
56 Ecuador 3.82%
57 Hong Kong SAR, China 3.80%
58 Barbados 3.78%
59 Dominican Republic 3.76%
60 Georgia 3.71%
61 Azerbaijan 3.66%
62 Mongolia 3.66%
63 Philippines 3.62%
64 Jordan 3.51%
65 Malaysia 3.51%
66 Macao SAR, China 3.50%
67 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.50%
68 Palau 3.44%
69 Serbia 3.40%
70 Cote d'Ivoire 3.39%
71 Paraguay 3.39%
72 Congo, Rep. 3.34%
73 Tanzania 3.26%
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.25%
75 Trinidad and Tobago 3.23%
76 Benin 3.23%
77 Chad 3.20%
78 El Salvador 3.19%
79 British Virgin Islands 3.17%
80 Guatemala 3.11%
81 Antigua and Barbuda 3.11%
82 Albania 3.09%
83 Madagascar 3.05%
84 Ethiopia 2.93%
85 Nicaragua 2.87%
86 Suriname 2.87%
87 Cameroon 2.84%
88 Iran, Islamic Rep. 2.82%
89 Gambia, The 2.81%
90 St. Lucia 2.74%
91 Bahamas, The 2.74%
92 Turkmenistan 2.71%
93 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.69%
94 Sierra Leone 2.62%
95 Thailand 2.52%
96 Angola 2.51%
97 Panama 2.47%
98 Armenia 2.44%
99 Comoros 2.34%
100 Gabon 2.32%

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.