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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.

Year archive

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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
101 Liberia 2.27%
102 Cambodia 2.18%
103 Bangladesh 2.16%
104 Singapore 2.10%
105 Pakistan 1.95%
106 Andorra 1.90%
107 Bahrain 1.89%
108 Bermuda 1.87%
109 Central African Republic 1.83%
110 Sri Lanka 1.83%
111 Monaco 1.73%
112 Guinea 1.72%
113 Cayman Islands 1.57%
114 Lebanon 1.50%
115 Indonesia 1.28%
116 Lao PDR 1.23%
117 Haiti 0.96%
118 Papua New Guinea 0.78%
119 Zimbabwe 0.38%
120 Nigeria 0.32%
121 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.00%

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.