Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Aruba has the highest current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions) (100% in 2016) and Monaco the lowest (53.46% in 2024).
What this measures
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).
Limitations: The indicator depends on comprehensive and accurate data regarding government expenditure by type and nature of spending. In some cases, data on total government expenditure on education only includes the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries that may also allocate part of their budget to educational services.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100% | 2016 |
| 2 | Ireland | 100% | 2021 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 100% | 2019 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 99.52% | 2024 |
| 5 | Niger | 99.17% | 2018 |
| 6 | Andorra | 98.62% | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 98.62% | 2020 |
| 8 | Mali | 97.96% | 2021 |
| 9 | Mexico | 97.77% | 2022 |
| 10 | Togo | 97.58% | 2016 |
| 11 | Serbia | 97.5% | 2023 |
| 12 | South Africa | 97.13% | 2024 |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 97.13% | 2023 |
| 14 | Paraguay | 96.49% | 2024 |
| 15 | Guatemala | 96.31% | 2024 |
| 16 | Cyprus | 96.27% | 2022 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 96.16% | 2021 |
| 18 | Barbados | 96.16% | 2023 |
| 19 | Portugal | 95.97% | 2022 |
| 20 | Argentina | 95.91% | 2023 |
| 21 | Belgium | 95.44% | 2022 |
| 22 | Brazil | 95.27% | 2022 |
| 23 | Chile | 95.05% | 2022 |
| 24 | Italy | 94.97% | 2022 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 94.51% | 2023 |
| 26 | Croatia | 94.45% | 2021 |
| 27 | Malaysia | 94.41% | 2021 |
| 28 | Iceland | 94.26% | 2022 |
| 29 | Bolivia | 94.25% | 2024 |
| 30 | Sweden | 93.72% | 2022 |
| 31 | Lithuania | 93.63% | 2022 |
| 32 | Belarus | 93.39% | 2024 |
| 33 | Denmark | 93.25% | 2022 |
| 34 | Romania | 93.18% | 2022 |
| 35 | Spain | 93.03% | 2022 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 92.81% | 2022 |
| 37 | Poland | 92.66% | 2022 |
| 38 | Slovak Republic | 92.52% | 2022 |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 92.34% | 2021 |
| 40 | Austria | 92.16% | 2022 |
| 41 | Hungary | 92.02% | 2022 |
| 42 | Armenia | 92% | 2023 |
| 43 | Benin | 91.69% | 2015 |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 91.55% | 2023 |
| 45 | Moldova | 91.24% | 2023 |
| 46 | Mongolia | 91.11% | 2017 |
| 47 | Czechia | 91.1% | 2022 |
| 48 | Finland | 90.99% | 2022 |
| 49 | Kyrgyz Republic | 90.91% | 2021 |
| 50 | Canada | 90.61% | 2022 |
| 51 | Germany | 90.25% | 2022 |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 90.04% | 2022 |
| 53 | Israel | 89.98% | 2022 |
| 54 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 89.92% | 2022 |
| 55 | Latvia | 89.88% | 2022 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 89.66% | 2022 |
| 57 | Switzerland | 89.4% | 2016 |
| 58 | Norway | 88.85% | 2022 |
| 59 | Netherlands | 88.63% | 2022 |
| 60 | Senegal | 88.59% | 2022 |
| 61 | Estonia | 88.05% | 2022 |
| 62 | El Salvador | 88.01% | 2024 |
| 63 | Malta | 87.93% | 2022 |
| 64 | Türkiye | 87.82% | 2022 |
| 65 | Japan | 87.39% | 2021 |
| 66 | Greece | 86.06% | 2022 |
| 67 | Oman | 85.87% | 2024 |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 84.43% | 2024 |
| 69 | Macao SAR, China | 84.22% | 2023 |
| 70 | Albania | 82.49% | 2023 |
| 71 | Rwanda | 79% | 2024 |
| 72 | Peru | 78.46% | 2024 |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 75.55% | 2022 |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 74.66% | 2018 |
| 75 | Monaco | 53.46% | 2024 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Central Europe and the Baltics | 92.27% | 2022 |
| Euro area | 92.16% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 92.1% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 92.66% | 2022 |
| European Union | 92.52% | 2022 |
| High income | 92.34% | 2022 |
| Late-demographic dividend | 93.84% | 2021 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 95.42% | 2023 |
| North America | 90.61% | 2022 |
| OECD members | 91.56% | 2022 |
| Post-demographic dividend | 92.02% | 2022 |
More education indicators
- Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
- Compulsory education, duration (years)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.XPD.CTOT.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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