Ranking · 119 countries · 2023
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) by country · Page 3
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 101–119 of 119 countries. Page 3 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Bangladesh BD | 2.16% | +3.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 102 | Singapore SG | 2.1% | -15.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 103 | Pakistan PK | 1.95% | -1.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 104 | Andorra AD | 1.9% | -28.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 105 | Bahrain BH | 1.89% | +10.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 106 | Bermuda BM | 1.87% | +5.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 107 | Central African Republic CF | 1.83% | -13.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 108 | Sri Lanka LK | 1.83% | +51.8% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 109 | Monaco MC | 1.73% | +47.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 110 | Guinea GN | 1.72% | -14.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 111 | Cayman Islands KY | 1.57% | +5.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 112 | Lebanon LB | 1.5% | +13.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 113 | Indonesia ID | 1.28% | +47.6% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 114 | Laos LA | 1.23% | -15.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 115 | Haiti HT | 0.96% | -6.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea PG | 0.78% | +21.6% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 117 | Zimbabwe ZW | 0.38% | — | 2023 | World Bank |
| 118 | Nigeria NG | 0.32% | -8.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| 119 | Somalia SO | 0.0000081% | +12.8% | 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/3