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Which Government Spends the Most on Education from its Budget?

Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) (%), 2021 or latest

Education | February 1, 2023

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Based on a comparison of 157 countries in 2021, Sierra Leone ranked the highest in public spending on education as a share of government expenditure with 33.8% followed by Turkmenistan and Namibia. On the other end of the scale was Somalia with 4.36%, Nigeria with 5.14% and Papua New Guinea with 5.65%.

Data for more countries are available at Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) indicator page.

Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure)	Unit	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Belize	%		...			...	...	...				...	...			21.6%	20.5%	21.7%	22.1%	22.2%
Burkina Faso	%	...	...	...	...				...	...						18.0%	...	21.4%	22.7%	20.9%
Chile	%	...														19.6%	21.2%	21.3%	21.4%	21.2%	...	...
Costa Rica	%					...										23.4%	23.4%	30.2%	26.1%	24.6%		...
Dem. Republic of the Congo	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		...	...			11.7%	14.6%	14.0%	...	...	...
Ethiopia	%			...	...	...										27.1%	23.0%	26.5%	24.0%	20.9%	...	...
Guatemala	%	...	...	...	...	...				...						24.1%	23.4%	23.1%	23.7%	23.8%
Honduras	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...				24.6%	18.0%	19.7%	23.2%	20.1%
Iran	%															18.6%	19.4%	20.3%	21.1%	21.2%		...
Namibia	%				...	...		...		...						22.6%	23.9%	24.7%	23.3%	26.4%
Nicaragua	%	...			...	...	...	...	...	...		...	...	...		22.3%	21.3%	22.4%	22.9%	24.0%		...
Senegal	%							...								23.8%	21.3%	20.6%	21.5%	18.3%
Sierra Leone	%						...									20.4%	12.5%	19.9%	32.7%	35.0%
Turkmenistan	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		...	...	...	...	...	...	23.0%		...
Uzbekistan	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...					22.4%	23.1%	22.5%	21.8%	25.6%