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🎓 Education share of government spending by country

156 countries ranked · World Bank · 2016–2025

Which country spends the most on education?

The largest education share of government spending in the world: 1. Mauritania (31.9%), 2. Kenya (28.5%), 3. Turkmenistan (27.6%).

The middle of the table sits at 13.2% (DR Congo, no. 78 of 156), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

  1. 🇲🇷Mauritania 31.9%
  2. 🇰🇪Kenya 28.5%
  3. 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 27.6%
  4. 🇳🇦Namibia 24.6%
  5. 🇲🇦Morocco 23.3%
  6. 🇭🇳Honduras 23.2%
  7. 🇧🇹Bhutan 22.2%
  8. 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 22.1%
  9. 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 22%
  10. 🇧🇼Botswana 21.5%

Which country spends the least on education?

The smallest education share of government spending in this table, from the very last row upwards: Nigeria (3%), then Papua New Guinea (3.5%) and Greece (6.4%).

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Which country spends the most on education? Education budget · 156 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Mauritania 31.9% · 2. Kenya 28.5% · 3. Turkmenistan 27.6% Afghanistan: 15.7% (42nd of 156)Albania: 10.9% (111th of 156)Algeria: 15.5% (46th of 156)Angola: 6.5% (153rd of 156)Argentina: 13.2% (75th of 156)Armenia: 8.7% (137th of 156)Australia: 12.6% (84th of 156)Austria: 10% (126th of 156)Azerbaijan: 11.9% (97th of 156)Bahamas: 10.6% (116th of 156)Bangladesh: 11.9% (99th of 156)Belarus: 12.3% (88th of 156)Belgium: 12% (93rd of 156)Belize: 18.9% (23rd of 156)Benin: 18% (26th of 156)Bhutan: 22.2% (7th of 156)Bolivia: 20.2% (17th of 156)Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10.2% (122nd of 156)Botswana: 21.5% (10th of 156)Brazil: 12.9% (80th of 156)Brunei: 11.4% (106th of 156)Bulgaria: 12% (95th of 156)Burkina Faso: 20.3% (16th of 156)Burundi: 10.3% (120th of 156)Cambodia: 11.6% (104th of 156)Cameroon: 13.8% (69th of 156)Canada: 10.7% (115th of 156)Central African Republic: 10% (124th of 156)Chad: 16.5% (36th of 156)Chile: 18.4% (25th of 156)China: 11.9% (98th of 156)Colombia: no dataCongo: 14.7% (53rd of 156)Costa Rica: 20.4% (15th of 156)Croatia: 8.5% (140th of 156)Cuba: 17% (34th of 156)Cyprus: 12.5% (87th of 156)Czechia: 10% (123rd of 156)DR Congo: 13.2% (78th of 156)Denmark: 14.2% (64th of 156)Djibouti: 14.5% (56th of 156)Dominican Republic: 20.9% (12th of 156)Ecuador: 15.5% (47th of 156)Egypt: no dataEl Salvador: 15.9% (41st of 156)Equatorial Guinea: no dataEritrea: no dataEstonia: 13% (79th of 156)Ethiopia: 16.7% (35th of 156)Fiji: 13.8% (70th of 156)Finland: 12.1% (92nd of 156)France: 9.1% (135th of 156)Gabon: 13.6% (72nd of 156)Gambia: 14.2% (60th of 156)Georgia: 12.2% (90th of 156)Germany: 10.7% (114th of 156)Ghana: 13.2% (76th of 156)Greece: 6.4% (154th of 156)Guatemala: 17.3% (33rd of 156)Guinea: 9.2% (134th of 156)Guinea-Bissau: no dataGuyana: 7.2% (151st of 156)Haiti: 13.2% (77th of 156)Honduras: 23.2% (6th of 156)Hungary: 7.8% (147th of 156)Iceland: 15.7% (43rd of 156)India: 14.2% (65th of 156)Indonesia: 10.6% (117th of 156)Iran: 18.8% (24th of 156)Iraq: no dataIreland: 12.3% (89th of 156)Israel: 16.1% (38th of 156)Italy: 7.4% (149th of 156)Ivory Coast: 17.6% (31st of 156)Jamaica: 17.9% (29th of 156)Japan: no dataJordan: 9.8% (129th of 156)Kazakhstan: 22% (9th of 156)Kenya: 28.5% (2nd of 156)Kuwait: 13.8% (68th of 156)Kyrgyzstan: 19.6% (18th of 156)Laos: 8.2% (145th of 156)Latvia: 9.9% (127th of 156)Lebanon: 8.6% (138th of 156)Lesotho: 10.4% (118th of 156)Liberia: 7.4% (150th of 156)Libya: no dataLithuania: 11.7% (101st of 156)Luxembourg: 8.4% (142nd of 156)Madagascar: 18% (27th of 156)Malawi: 16% (39th of 156)Malaysia: 14.1% (66th of 156)Mali: 17.8% (30th of 156)Mauritania: 31.9% (1st of 156)Mexico: 14.2% (59th of 156)Moldova: 16% (40th of 156)Mongolia: 13.8% (71st of 156)Montenegro: no dataMorocco: 23.3% (5th of 156)Mozambique: 20.5% (14th of 156)Myanmar: 9.7% (131st of 156)Namibia: 24.6% (4th of 156)Nepal: 10.8% (113th of 156)Netherlands: 12% (96th of 156)New Zealand: 12.7% (82nd of 156)Nicaragua: 11% (110th of 156)Niger: 12.8% (81st of 156)Nigeria: 3% (156th of 156)North Korea: 14.6% (54th of 156)North Macedonia: no dataNorway: 14.5% (57th of 156)Oman: 14.2% (63rd of 156)Pakistan: 9.8% (130th of 156)Panama: 16.3% (37th of 156)Papua New Guinea: 3.5% (155th of 156)Paraguay: 11.7% (102nd of 156)Peru: 19.2% (21st of 156)Philippines: 15.2% (51st of 156)Poland: 10% (125th of 156)Portugal: 10.4% (119th of 156)Qatar: 9.3% (133rd of 156)Romania: 8.8% (136th of 156)Russia: 14.3% (58th of 156)Rwanda: 13.9% (67th of 156)Saudi Arabia: 15.6% (44th of 156)Senegal: 20.9% (11th of 156)Serbia: 8.4% (143rd of 156)Sierra Leone: 20.6% (13th of 156)Slovakia: 10.8% (112th of 156)Slovenia: 11.1% (109th of 156)Somalia: 8.1% (146th of 156)South Africa: 19.1% (22nd of 156)South Korea: no dataSouth Sudan: no dataSpain: 9.9% (128th of 156)Sri Lanka: 7.2% (152nd of 156)Sudan: no dataSuriname: 8.6% (139th of 156)Sweden: 15.3% (50th of 156)Switzerland: 15.4% (49th of 156)Syria: no dataTaiwan: no dataTajikistan: 19.3% (20th of 156)Tanzania: 13.4% (74th of 156)Thailand: 12.6% (85th of 156)Togo: 11.7% (103rd of 156)Tunisia: 17.3% (32nd of 156)Turkey: 11.3% (107th of 156)Turkmenistan: 27.6% (3rd of 156)Uganda: 8.5% (141st of 156)Ukraine: 12.7% (83rd of 156)United Arab Emirates: 14.8% (52nd of 156)United Kingdom: 11.8% (100th of 156)United States: 11.3% (108th of 156)Uruguay: 15.6% (45th of 156)Uzbekistan: 22.1% (8th of 156)Vanuatu: 19.3% (19th of 156)Venezuela: 10.3% (121st of 156)Vietnam: 15.5% (48th of 156)Yemen: no dataZambia: 14.5% (55th of 156)Zimbabwe: 17.9% (28th of 156) Andorra: 12.1% (91st of 156)Bahrain: 8.3% (144th of 156)Barbados: 14.2% (61st of 156)Cape Verde: 13.4% (73rd of 156)Comoros: 11.5% (105th of 156)Maldives: 9.7% (132nd of 156)Malta: 12.5% (86th of 156)Mauritius: 14.2% (62nd of 156)Monaco: 7.7% (148th of 156)Singapore: 12% (94th of 156) 3 Turkmenistan · 27.6% 2 Kenya · 28.5% 1 Mauritania · 31.9% Rank 1–31 32–62 63–93 94–124 125–156 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: World Bank · 2016–2025
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Education budget, 156 countries, shaded by rank. Source: World Bank · data 2016–2025. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

The full ranking of all 156 countries

Education budget · 2016–2025
#CountryEducation budget
1🇲🇷Mauritania31.9%
2🇰🇪Kenya28.5%
3🇹🇲Turkmenistan27.6%
4🇳🇦Namibia24.6%
5🇲🇦Morocco23.3%
6🇭🇳Honduras23.2%
7🇧🇹Bhutan22.2%
8🇺🇿Uzbekistan22.1%
9🇰🇿Kazakhstan22%
10🇧🇼Botswana21.5%
11🇸🇳Senegal20.9%
12🇩🇴Dominican Republic20.9%
13🇸🇱Sierra Leone20.6%
14🇲🇿Mozambique20.5%
15🇨🇷Costa Rica20.4%
16🇧🇫Burkina Faso20.3%
17🇧🇴Bolivia20.2%
18🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan19.6%
19🇻🇺Vanuatu19.3%
20🇹🇯Tajikistan19.3%
21🇵🇪Peru19.2%
22🇿🇦South Africa19.1%
23🇧🇿Belize18.9%
24🇮🇷Iran18.8%
25🇨🇱Chile18.4%
26🇧🇯Benin18%
27🇲🇬Madagascar18%
28🇿🇼Zimbabwe17.9%
29🇯🇲Jamaica17.9%
30🇲🇱Mali17.8%
31🇨🇮Ivory Coast17.6%
32🇹🇳Tunisia17.3%
33🇬🇹Guatemala17.3%
34🇨🇺Cuba17%
35🇪🇹Ethiopia16.7%
36🇹🇩Chad16.5%
37🇵🇦Panama16.3%
38🇮🇱Israel16.1%
39🇲🇼Malawi16%
40🇲🇩Moldova16%
41🇸🇻El Salvador15.9%
42🇦🇫Afghanistan15.7%
43🇮🇸Iceland15.7%
44🇸🇦Saudi Arabia15.6%
45🇺🇾Uruguay15.6%
46🇩🇿Algeria15.5%
47🇪🇨Ecuador15.5%
48🇻🇳Vietnam15.5%
49🇨🇭Switzerland15.4%
50🇸🇪Sweden15.3%
51🇵🇭Philippines15.2%
52🇦🇪United Arab Emirates14.8%
53🇨🇬Congo14.7%
54🇰🇵North Korea14.6%
55🇿🇲Zambia14.5%
56🇩🇯Djibouti14.5%
57🇳🇴Norway14.5%
58🇷🇺Russia14.3%
59🇲🇽Mexico14.2%
60🇬🇲Gambia14.2%
61🇧🇧Barbados14.2%
62🇲🇺Mauritius14.2%
63🇴🇲Oman14.2%
64🇩🇰Denmark14.2%
65🇮🇳India14.2%
66🇲🇾Malaysia14.1%
67🇷🇼Rwanda13.9%
68🇰🇼Kuwait13.8%
69🇨🇲Cameroon13.8%
70🇫🇯Fiji13.8%
71🇲🇳Mongolia13.8%
72🇬🇦Gabon13.6%
73🇨🇻Cape Verde13.4%
74🇹🇿Tanzania13.4%
75🇦🇷Argentina13.2%
76🇬🇭Ghana13.2%
77🇭🇹Haiti13.2%
78🇨🇩DR Congo13.2%
79🇪🇪Estonia13%
80🇧🇷Brazil12.9%
81🇳🇪Niger12.8%
82🇳🇿New Zealand12.7%
83🇺🇦Ukraine12.7%
84🇦🇺Australia12.6%
85🇹🇭Thailand12.6%
86🇲🇹Malta12.5%
87🇨🇾Cyprus12.5%
88🇧🇾Belarus12.3%
89🇮🇪Ireland12.3%
90🇬🇪Georgia12.2%
91🇦🇩Andorra12.1%
92🇫🇮Finland12.1%
93🇧🇪Belgium12%
94🇸🇬Singapore12%
95🇧🇬Bulgaria12%
96🇳🇱Netherlands12%
97🇦🇿Azerbaijan11.9%
98🇨🇳China11.9%
99🇧🇩Bangladesh11.9%
100🇬🇧United Kingdom11.8%
101🇱🇹Lithuania11.7%
102🇵🇾Paraguay11.7%
103🇹🇬Togo11.7%
104🇰🇭Cambodia11.6%
105🇰🇲Comoros11.5%
106🇧🇳Brunei11.4%
107🇹🇷Turkey11.3%
108🇺🇸United States11.3%
109🇸🇮Slovenia11.1%
110🇳🇮Nicaragua11%
111🇦🇱Albania10.9%
112🇸🇰Slovakia10.8%
113🇳🇵Nepal10.8%
114🇩🇪Germany10.7%
115🇨🇦Canada10.7%
116🇧🇸Bahamas10.6%
117🇮🇩Indonesia10.6%
118🇱🇸Lesotho10.4%
119🇵🇹Portugal10.4%
120🇧🇮Burundi10.3%
121🇻🇪Venezuela10.3%
122🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina10.2%
123🇨🇿Czechia10%
124🇨🇫Central African Republic10%
125🇵🇱Poland10%
126🇦🇹Austria10%
127🇱🇻Latvia9.9%
128🇪🇸Spain9.9%
129🇯🇴Jordan9.8%
130🇵🇰Pakistan9.8%
131🇲🇲Myanmar9.7%
132🇲🇻Maldives9.7%
133🇶🇦Qatar9.3%
134🇬🇳Guinea9.2%
135🇫🇷France9.1%
136🇷🇴Romania8.8%
137🇦🇲Armenia8.7%
138🇱🇧Lebanon8.6%
139🇸🇷Suriname8.6%
140🇭🇷Croatia8.5%
141🇺🇬Uganda8.5%
142🇱🇺Luxembourg8.4%
143🇷🇸Serbia8.4%
144🇧🇭Bahrain8.3%
145🇱🇦Laos8.2%
146🇸🇴Somalia8.1%
147🇭🇺Hungary7.8%
148🇲🇨Monaco7.7%
149🇮🇹Italy7.4%
150🇱🇷Liberia7.4%
151🇬🇾Guyana7.2%
152🇱🇰Sri Lanka7.2%
153🇦🇴Angola6.5%
154🇬🇷Greece6.4%
155🇵🇬Papua New Guinea3.5%
156🇳🇬Nigeria3%
Source: World Bank · 2016–2025 · 156 countries ranked

What this table covers

This table ranks the 156 countries that have a education share of government spending figure in World Bank's data (2016–2025). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which country spends the most on education?

The largest education share of government spending in the world: 1. Mauritania (31.9%), 2. Kenya (28.5%), 3. Turkmenistan (27.6%).

Which country spends the least on education?

The smallest education share of government spending in this table, from the very last row upwards: Nigeria (3%), then Papua New Guinea (3.5%) and Greece (6.4%).

Does a big share mean good schools?

Not by itself. A high share often reflects a young population with many children to school rather than generous funding per pupil, and the same percentage of a small budget buys much less than of a large one. Spending is an input; what a school system achieves with it is a separate measurement this table does not attempt. Read it as a statement of budgetary priority, and read it beside the military table, which competes for the same money.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

156 countries have a published figure for education share of government spending, and all 156 are listed above. The source is World Bank (2016–2025), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

Is there a game built on this data?

Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

The short version

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Other rankings in the atlas

This ranking in other languages: Part de l'éducation dans les dépenses publiques par pays · Porcentaje de educación en el gasto público por país · Bildungsanteil der Staatsausgaben nach Land