Ranking · 119 countries · 2023
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) by country · Page 2
Kiribati had the highest government expenditure on education (% of GDP) in 2023, at 16.4%, followed by Tuvalu (12.8%) and the Solomon Islands (8.29%). The ranking compares 119 countries on 2023 figures from the World Bank. Somalia ranked last of the 119, at 0.0000081%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · Industry: Education · Period: 2023. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 80 other countries have data only for other periods and are omitted.
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Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 51–100 of 119 countries. Page 2 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Zambia ZM | 4.07% | +11.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 52 | Kenya KE | 3.96% | -12.2% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 53 | Nepal NP | 3.96% | -4.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 54 | China CN | 3.9% | — | 2023 | World Bank |
| 55 | Ecuador EC | 3.82% | +5.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 56 | Hong Kong, China HK | 3.8% | +2.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 57 | Barbados BB | 3.78% | -8.8% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 58 | Dominican Republic DO | 3.76% | +4.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 59 | Georgia GE | 3.71% | -1.2% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 60 | Azerbaijan AZ | 3.66% | +20.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 61 | Mongolia MN | 3.66% | — | 2023 | World Bank |
| 62 | Philippines PH | 3.62% | +1.2% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 63 | Jordan JO | 3.51% | +11.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 64 | Malaysia MY | 3.51% | +0.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 65 | Macao, China MO | 3.5% | -42.2% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis KN | 3.5% | -1.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 67 | Palau PW | 3.44% | -3.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 68 | Serbia RS | 3.4% | +10.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire CI | 3.39% | -2.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 70 | Paraguay PY | 3.39% | -0.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 71 | Congo CG | 3.34% | +22.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 72 | Tanzania TZ | 3.26% | +0.6% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BA | 3.25% | +9.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago TT | 3.23% | +14.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 75 | Benin BJ | 3.23% | +4.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 76 | Chad TD | 3.2% | +23.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 77 | El Salvador SV | 3.19% | -2.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 78 | British Virgin Islands VG | 3.17% | +27.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 79 | Guatemala GT | 3.11% | -3.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda AG | 3.11% | +24.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 81 | Albania AL | 3.09% | +13.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 82 | Madagascar MG | 3.05% | -0.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 83 | Ethiopia ET | 2.93% | -21.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 84 | Nicaragua NI | 2.87% | -24.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 85 | Suriname SR | 2.87% | -16.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 86 | Cameroon CM | 2.84% | +6.8% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 87 | Iran IR | 2.82% | +5.8% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 88 | Gambia GM | 2.81% | -2.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 89 | Saint Lucia LC | 2.74% | -40.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 90 | Bahamas BS | 2.74% | +4.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 91 | Turkmenistan TM | 2.71% | -24.2% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 92 | Sierra Leone SL | 2.62% | -46.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 93 | Thailand TH | 2.52% | -3.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 94 | Angola AO | 2.51% | +5.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 95 | Panama PA | 2.47% | -26.8% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 96 | Armenia AM | 2.44% | -2.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 97 | Comoros KM | 2.34% | -3.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 98 | Gabon GA | 2.32% | +4.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 99 | Liberia LR | 2.27% | -0.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 100 | Cambodia KH | 2.18% | +11.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest government expenditure on education (% of GDP)?
Kiribati, at 16.4% in 2023, ahead of Tuvalu (12.8%) and the Solomon Islands (8.29%), among 119 countries ranked on 2023 figures from the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest government expenditure on education (% of GDP)?
Somalia, at 0.0000081% in 2023, then Nigeria (0.32%).
What does this ranking measure?
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.
Which countries are included?
119 countries with 2023 figures: Kiribati, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Vanuatu, Lesotho, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Moldova, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal and South Africa and 107 more. 80 other countries published figures only for other periods and are left out, so every row compares the same period.
Where does the data come from?
From the World Bank. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) by country, 2023. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/government-expenditure-on-education-share-of-gdp-by-country/page/2