Which country has the highest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education?

Kiribati has the highest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education in 2023, at 16.4%, followed by Tuvalu (12.8%) and Bolivia (8.32%).

Which country has the lowest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education?

Nigeria has the lowest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education in 2023, at 0.32%.

What is the median % of GDP per Year Spent on Education across countries?

The median is 3.69% across the 118 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this education spending by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) - World Bank Data; Education Expenditures by Country - NCES.

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Kiribati has the highest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education in 2023 (16.4%), followed by Tuvalu (12.8%) and Bolivia (8.32%). Nigeria has the lowest (0.32%).

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% of GDP per Year Spent on Education, 2023

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

3.69%

Middle half 2.74% – 5.02%

Average

4.01%

118 countries

Highest

16.4%

Kiribati

Lowest

0.32%

Nigeria

Over time · 2010–2024

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

Median of all countries
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Bolivia
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu

Data

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153 countries · # = rank by % of GDP per Year Spent on Education

#
1	Kiribati	16.4%	—
2	Tuvalu	12.8%	—
3	Bolivia	8.32%	—
4	Solomon Islands	8.29%	—
5	Vanuatu	7.58%	—
6	Lesotho	7.29%	—
7	Kyrgyzstan	6.83%	—
8	Tunisia	6.73%	—
9	Moldova	6.63%	—
10	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.46%	—
11	Senegal	6.16%	—
12	South Africa	6.12%	—
13	Samoa	6.11%	—
14	Morocco	6.02%	—
15	Argentina	5.9%	—
16	Bhutan	5.85%	—
17	Nauru	5.68%	—
18	Jamaica	5.65%	—
19	Algeria	5.61%	—
20	Uzbekistan	5.47%	—
21	Tajikistan	5.44%	—
22	Burkina Faso	5.33%	—
23	Curacao	5.3%	—
24	New Zealand	5.28%	$8,600
25	Timor-Leste	5.24%	—
26	Maldives	5.17%	—
27	Grenada	5.13%	—
28	Saudi Arabia	5.11%	—
29	Sao Tome and Principe	5.03%	—
30	Kuwait	5.03%	—
31	Eswatini	5%	—
32	Belarus	4.95%	—
33	Rwanda	4.92%	—
34	Kazakhstan	4.85%	—
35	Uruguay	4.81%	—
36	Mauritania	4.72%	—
37	Dominica	4.69%	—
38	Mauritius	4.57%	—
39	Honduras	4.55%	—
40	Seychelles	4.45%	—
41	Cape Verde	4.35%	—
42	Puerto Rico	4.27%	—
43	Fiji	4.25%	—
44	Peru	4.24%	—
45	Belize	4.23%	—
46	Mali	4.18%	—
47	Russia	4.16%	—
48	Togo	4.14%	—
49	Niger	4.07%	—
50	Zambia	4.07%	—
51	China	4%	—
52	Kenya	3.96%	—
53	Nepal	3.96%	—
54	Sint Maarten	3.92%	—
55	Ecuador	3.89%	—
56	Hong Kong	3.8%	—
57	Barbados	3.78%	—
58	Dominican Republic	3.76%	—
59	Georgia	3.71%	—
60	Azerbaijan	3.66%	—
61	Mongolia	3.66%	—
62	Philippines	3.62%	—
63	Palau	3.53%	—
64	Jordan	3.51%	—
65	Malaysia	3.51%	—
66	Macau	3.5%	—
67	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.5%	—
68	Ivory Coast	3.43%	—
69	Paraguay	3.41%	—
70	Serbia	3.4%	—
71	Republic of the Congo	3.34%	—
72	Tanzania	3.26%	—
73	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.25%	—
74	Benin	3.23%	—
75	Chad	3.2%	—
76	British Virgin Islands	3.17%	—
77	El Salvador	3.17%	—
78	Guatemala	3.11%	—
79	Antigua and Barbuda	3.11%	—
80	Albania	3.09%	—
81	Madagascar	3.05%	—
82	Trinidad and Tobago	3.01%	—
83	Ethiopia	2.93%	—
84	Nicaragua	2.87%	—
85	Cameroon	2.84%	—
86	Iran	2.82%	—
87	Gambia	2.81%	—
88	Saint Lucia	2.74%	—
89	Bahamas	2.74%	—
90	Turkmenistan	2.71%	—
91	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.69%	—
92	Sierra Leone	2.62%	—
93	Thailand	2.52%	—
94	Angola	2.51%	—
95	Panama	2.47%	—
96	Armenia	2.44%	—
97	Comoros	2.34%	—
98	Gabon	2.32%	—
99	Liberia	2.27%	—
100	Cambodia	2.18%	—
101	Bangladesh	2.16%	—
102	Singapore	2.15%	—
103	Pakistan	1.95%	—
104	Andorra	1.9%	—
105	Bahrain	1.89%	—
106	Bermuda	1.87%	—
107	Central African Republic	1.83%	—
108	Sri Lanka	1.83%	—
109	Monaco	1.73%	—
110	Guinea	1.72%	—
111	Cayman Islands	1.57%	—
112	Lebanon	1.5%	—
113	Indonesia	1.28%	—
114	Laos	1.23%	—
115	Haiti	0.96%	—
116	Papua New Guinea	0.78%	—
117	Zimbabwe	0.38%	—
118	Nigeria	0.32%	—
—	United States	—	$15,500
—	Mexico	—	$3,000
—	Japan	—	$10,700
—	Turkey	—	$4,800
—	Germany	—	$13,700
—	United Kingdom	—	$13,300
—	France	—	$12,200
—	Italy	—	$10,900
—	Colombia	—	$4,000
—	South Korea	—	$15,900
—	Spain	—	$9,800
—	Canada	—	$12,800
—	Poland	—	$9,000
—	Australia	—	$14,100
—	Chile	—	$6,500
—	Netherlands	—	$13,600
—	Belgium	—	$14,400
—	Sweden	—	$13,800
—	Czechia	—	$10,700
—	Portugal	—	$10,400
—	Greece	—	$7,100
—	Israel	—	$9,800
—	Hungary	—	$8,300
—	Austria	—	$15,900
—	Denmark	—	$13,200
—	Norway	—	$18,000
—	Finland	—	$12,000
—	Slovakia	—	$7,800
—	Ireland	—	$9,800
—	Lithuania	—	$7,500
—	Slovenia	—	$10,000
—	Latvia	—	$7,700
—	Estonia	—	$9,300
—	Luxembourg	—	$25,600
—	Iceland	—	$15,200

What correlates with % of GDP per Year Spent on Education (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,325 other country metrics sharing at least 71 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 102
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r = +0.69 · strong · n = 102
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Expenditure Rate as % of GDPHealthcare Spending by Country
r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 109
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Pelagic Fish per CapitaFish Consumption by Country
r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 100
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Tax to GDP Ratio (Tax Revenue as % of GDP)Tax to GDP Ratio by Country
r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 94
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Mean BMIEuropean Obesity Rates by Country
r = +0.40 · moderate · n = 108
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Places that have a higher % of GDP per Year Spent on Education tend to score lower on these

Criminal Networks Index (OCI)What Country Has the Most Gangs
r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 109
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Global AwarenessMost Famous Country in the World
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 109
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Overall Criminality Score (GOCI)Crime Rate by Country
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 108
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Criminal Actors Score (GOCI)Crime Rate by Country
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 108
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Heart DefectsBirth Defect Rates by Country
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 109
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Maximum Phone Number LengthPhone Number Length by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 118
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education?: Kiribati has the highest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education in 2023, at 16.4%, followed by Tuvalu (12.8%) and Bolivia (8.32%).
Which country has the lowest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education?: Nigeria has the lowest % of GDP per Year Spent on Education in 2023, at 0.32%.
What is the median % of GDP per Year Spent on Education across countries?: The median is 3.69% across the 118 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this education spending by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) - World Bank Data; Education Expenditures by Country - NCES.

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