Definition Field Listing Rank Order
| Country | Education expenditures (% of GDP) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 13.00 | 2008 |
| Cuba | 12.80 | 2010 |
| Marshall Islands | 12.20 | 2003 |
| Kiribati | 12.00 | 2001 |
| Botswana | 9.50 | 2009 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 9.50 | 2010 |
| Timor-Leste | 9.40 | 2011 |
| Denmark | 8.70 | 2009 |
| Namibia | 8.40 | 2010 |
| Moldova | 8.40 | 2012 |
| Djibouti | 8.40 | 2007 |
| Swaziland | 8.30 | 2011 |
| Ghana | 8.10 | 2011 |
| Iceland | 7.60 | 2010 |
| Comoros | 7.60 | 2008 |
| New Zealand | 7.40 | 2012 |
| Palau | 7.30 | 2002 |
| Solomon Islands | 7.30 | 2010 |
| Cyprus | 7.30 | 2010 |
| Sweden | 7.00 | 2010 |
| Norway | 6.90 | 2010 |
| Venezuela | 6.90 | 2009 |
| Malta | 6.90 | 2010 |
| Bolivia | 6.90 | 2011 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6.80 | 2011 |
| Maldives | 6.80 | 2011 |
| Finland | 6.80 | 2010 |
| Kenya | 6.70 | 2010 |
| Belize | 6.60 | 2010 |
| Belgium | 6.60 | 2010 |
| Ireland | 6.40 | 2010 |
| Argentina | 6.30 | 2011 |
| Vietnam | 6.30 | 2010 |
| Costa Rica | 6.30 | 2009 |
| Ukraine | 6.20 | 2011 |
| United Kingdom | 6.20 | 2010 |
| Tanzania | 6.20 | 2010 |
| Tunisia | 6.20 | 2012 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 6.20 | 2010 |
| Jamaica | 6.10 | 2012 |
| Aruba | 6.00 | 2011 |
| South Africa | 6.00 | 2010 |
| France | 5.90 | 2010 |
| Austria | 5.90 | 2010 |
| Netherlands | 5.90 | 2011 |
| Malaysia | 5.90 | 2011 |
| Thailand | 5.80 | 2011 |
| Samoa | 5.80 | 2008 |
| Brazil | 5.80 | 2010 |
| Burundi | 5.80 | 2012 |
| Slovenia | 5.70 | 2010 |
| Estonia | 5.70 | 2010 |
| Senegal | 5.60 | 2010 |
| Barbados | 5.60 | 2012 |
| Portugal | 5.60 | 2010 |
| Australia | 5.60 | 2010 |
| Israel | 5.60 | 2011 |
| Mongolia | 5.50 | 2011 |
| Morocco | 5.40 | 2009 |
| Malawi | 5.40 | 2011 |
| Lithuania | 5.40 | 2010 |
| Canada | 5.40 | 2011 |
| United States | 5.40 | 2010 |
| Benin | 5.30 | 2010 |
| Poland | 5.20 | 2010 |
| Switzerland | 5.20 | 2010 |
| Yemen | 5.20 | 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5.10 | 2008 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.10 | 2010 |
| Syria | 5.10 | 2009 |
| Belarus | 5.10 | 2012 |
| Mexico | 5.10 | 2009 |
| Rwanda | 5.10 | 2013 |
| Germany | 5.10 | 2010 |
| Korea, South | 5.00 | 2009 |
| Cabo Verde | 5.00 | 2011 |
| Latvia | 5.00 | 2010 |
| Mozambique | 5.00 | 2006 |
| Vanuatu | 5.00 | 2009 |
| Spain | 5.00 | 2010 |
| Hungary | 4.90 | 2010 |
| Serbia | 4.80 | 2011 |
| Mali | 4.80 | 2011 |
| Paraguay | 4.80 | 2011 |
| Ethiopia | 4.70 | 2010 |
| Bhutan | 4.70 | 2011 |
| Nepal | 4.70 | 2010 |
| Nicaragua | 4.60 | 2010 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 4.60 | 2008 |
| Chile | 4.50 | 2012 |
| Togo | 4.50 | 2011 |
| Uruguay | 4.50 | 2011 |
| Italy | 4.50 | 2010 |
| Ecuador | 4.40 | 2012 |
| Colombia | 4.40 | 2012 |
| British Virgin Islands | 4.40 | 2010 |
| Algeria | 4.30 | 2008 |
| Kosovo | 4.30 | 2008 |
| Croatia | 4.30 | 2010 |
| Oman | 4.30 | 2009 |
| Niger | 4.20 | 2011 |
| Fiji | 4.20 | 2011 |
| Slovakia | 4.20 | 2010 |
| Romania | 4.20 | 2009 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.20 | 2007 |
| Czech Republic | 4.20 | 2010 |
| Saint Lucia | 4.10 | 2012 |
| Bulgaria | 4.10 | 2010 |
| Gambia, The | 4.10 | 2012 |
| Russia | 4.10 | 2008 |
| Greece | 4.10 | 2005 |
| Grenada | 3.90 | 2003 |
| Tonga | 3.90 | 2004 |
| Tajikistan | 3.90 | 2011 |
| Japan | 3.80 | 2011 |
| Kuwait | 3.80 | 2006 |
| Egypt | 3.80 | 2008 |
| Luxembourg | 3.70 | 2001 |
| Iran | 3.70 | 2012 |
| Mauritania | 3.70 | 2011 |
| Seychelles | 3.60 | 2011 |
| Panama | 3.50 | 2011 |
| Mauritius | 3.50 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 3.50 | 2012 |
| Dominica | 3.50 | 2010 |
| Brunei | 3.50 | 2013 |
| Angola | 3.50 | 2010 |
| Burkina Faso | 3.40 | 2011 |
| El Salvador | 3.40 | 2011 |
| Albania | 3.30 | 2007 |
| Uganda | 3.30 | 2012 |
| Armenia | 3.30 | 2012 |
| Cameroon | 3.20 | 2011 |
| India | 3.20 | 2011 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.20 | 2003 |
| Guyana | 3.20 | 2012 |
| Cook Islands | 3.10 | 2011 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.10 | 2009 |
| Guatemala | 3.00 | 2012 |
| Singapore | 3.00 | 2013 |
| Sierra Leone | 2.90 | 2012 |
| Turkey | 2.90 | 2006 |
| Indonesia | 2.80 | 2011 |
| Liberia | 2.80 | 2012 |
| Peru | 2.80 | 2012 |
| Anguilla | 2.80 | 2008 |
| Laos | 2.80 | 2010 |
| Macau | 2.70 | 2011 |
| Philippines | 2.70 | 2009 |
| Madagascar | 2.70 | 2012 |
| Bermuda | 2.60 | 2010 |
| Cambodia | 2.60 | 2010 |
| Bahrain | 2.60 | 2012 |
| Qatar | 2.50 | 2008 |
| Zimbabwe | 2.50 | 2010 |
| Guinea | 2.50 | 2012 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.50 | 2010 |
| Azerbaijan | 2.40 | 2011 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2.40 | 2009 |
| Chad | 2.30 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | 2.20 | 2009 |
| Lebanon | 2.20 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.20 | 2012 |
| Pakistan | 2.10 | 2012 |
| Eritrea | 2.10 | 2006 |
| Liechtenstein | 2.10 | 2008 |
| Georgia | 2.00 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 1.70 | 2012 |
| Monaco | 1.60 | 2011 |
| Zambia | 1.30 | 2008 |
| Central African Republic | 1.20 | 2011 |
| Burma | 0.80 | 2011 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.60 | 2002 |