# Government education spending by country: data and definition

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Page last materially revised: 2026-11-02
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Indicator field guide / SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS

# Government education spending

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Unit: % of GDP. [Original provider definition and metadata ↗](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Albania | 3.1% |
| Algeria | 5.6% |
| Andorra | 1.9% |
| Angola | 2.5% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1% |
| Argentina | 5.0% |
| Armenia | 2.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 3.7% |
| Bahamas, The | 2.7% |
| Bahrain | 1.9% |
| Bangladesh | 2.2% |
| Barbados | 3.8% |
| Belarus | 4.9% |
| Belize | 4.2% |
| Benin | 3.2% |
| Bermuda | 1.9% |
| Bhutan | 5.8% |
| Bolivia | 7.9% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% |
| Burkina Faso | 5.3% |
| Cabo Verde | 4.3% |
| Cambodia | 2.2% |
| Cameroon | 2.8% |
| Cayman Islands | 1.6% |
| Central African Republic | 1.8% |
| Chad | 3.2% |
| China | 3.9% |
| Comoros | 2.3% |
| Congo, Rep. | 3.3% |
| Costa Rica | 5.3% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4% |
| Curacao | 5.3% |
| Dominica | 4.7% |
| Dominican Republic | 3.8% |
| Ecuador | 3.8% |
| El Salvador | 3.2% |
| Eswatini | 5.0% |
| Ethiopia | 2.9% |
| Fiji | 4.2% |
| Gabon | 2.3% |
| Gambia, The | 2.8% |
| Georgia | 3.7% |
| Grenada | 5.1% |
| Guatemala | 3.1% |
| Guinea | 1.7% |
| Haiti | 1.0% |
| Honduras | 4.5% |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.8% |
| Indonesia | 1.3% |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.8% |
| Jamaica | 5.7% |
| Jordan | 3.5% |
| Kazakhstan | 4.9% |
| Kenya | 4.0% |
| Kiribati | 16.4% |
| Kuwait | 5.0% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 6.8% |
| Lao PDR | 1.2% |
| Lebanon | 1.5% |
| Lesotho | 7.3% |
| Liberia | 2.3% |
| Macao SAR, China | 3.5% |
| Madagascar | 3.0% |
| Malaysia | 3.5% |
| Maldives | 5.2% |
| Mali | 4.2% |
| Mauritania | 4.7% |
| Mauritius | 4.6% |
| Moldova | 6.6% |
| Mongolia | 3.7% |
| Morocco | 6.0% |
| Naoero | 5.8% |
| Nepal | 4.0% |
| New Zealand | 5.2% |
| Nicaragua | 2.9% |
| Niger | 4.1% |
| Nigeria | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 1.9% |
| Palau | 3.4% |
| Panama | 2.5% |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.8% |
| Paraguay | 3.4% |
| Peru | 4.2% |
| Philippines | 3.6% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 4.3% |
| Russian Federation | 4.2% |
| Rwanda | 4.9% |
| Samoa | 6.1% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.5% |
| Senegal | 6.2% |
| Serbia | 3.4% |
| Seychelles | 4.5% |
| Sierra Leone | 2.6% |
| Singapore | 2.1% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.9% |
| Solomon Islands | 8.3% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 6.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1.8% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.5% |
| St. Lucia | 2.7% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.5% |
| Suriname | 2.9% |
| Tajikistan | 5.4% |
| Tanzania | 3.3% |
| Thailand | 2.5% |
| Timor-Leste | 5.2% |
| Togo | 4.1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2% |
| Tunisia | 6.7% |
| Turkmenistan | 2.7% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.7% |
| Tuvalu | 12.8% |
| Uruguay | 4.8% |
| Uzbekistan | 5.5% |
| Vanuatu | 7.6% |
| Zambia | 4.1% |
| Zimbabwe | 0.4% |

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