List of countries by spending on education (% of GDP)

Table columns:
Country
Expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Year
Source

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Country Expenditure on education (% of GDP) Year Source  Timor-Leste 10.1 2012 [1]  Trinidad and Tobago 3.8 2000 [1]  Marshall Islands 14.6 2000 [1]  Cuba 12.9 2012 [1]  Lesotho 13 2012 [1]  Kiribati 11 2000 [1]  Maldives 7.2 2012 [1]  Palau 9.8 2000 [1]  Moldova 8.6 2012 [1]  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.2 2012 [1]  Suriname n.a. n.a. [1]  Botswana 7.8 2012 [1]  Djibouti 8.4 2012 [1]  Burundi 6.1 2012 [1]  Monaco 1.6 2012 [1]  Denmark 8.7 2012 [1]  Swaziland 7.8 2012 [1]  Comoros 7.6 2012 [1]  Iceland 7.8 2012 [1]  Uzbekistan n.a. n.a. [1]  Libya 2.3 1999 [2]  Tunisia 6.2 2012 [1]  Kenya 6.7 2012 [1]  Micronesia 6.7 2000 [1]  Jordan 4.9 1999 [2]  Norway 6.9 2012 [1]  Tanzania 6.2 2012 [1]  Barbados 7.5 2012 [1]  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.1 2012 [1]  Sweden 7 2012 [1]  Argentina 5.8 2012 [1]  Malta 5.4 2012 [1]  Namibia 8.4 2012 [1]  Bolivia 7.6 2012 [1]  Costa Rica 6.3 2012 [1]  Guyana 3.6 2012 [1]  New Zealand 7.2 2012 [1]  South Africa 6 2012 [1]  Belgium 6.6 2012 [1]  Cape Verde 5.6 2012 [1]  Fiji 4.1 2012 [1]  Finland 6.8 2012 [1]  Israel 6 2012 [1]  Kyrgyzstan 5.8 2012 [1]  Tonga 4.9 2000 [1]  Jamaica 6.4 2012 [1]  Senegal 5.6 2012 [1]  Belize 6.6 2012 [1]  Samoa 5.8 2012 [1]  Slovenia 5.7 2012 [1]  France 5.9 2012 [1]  Grenada n.a. n.a. [1]  Mongolia 5.5 2012 [1]  Morocco 5.4 2012 [1]  Saudi Arabia 5.6 2012 [1]  Ethiopia 4.7 2012 [1]  United Kingdom 5.6 2012 [1]  United States 5.6 2012 [1]  Austria 6 2012 [1]  Ghana 8.2 2012 [1]  Netherlands 6 2012 [1]  Ukraine 5.3 2012 [1]  Vietnam 6.6 2012 [1]  Hungary 4.9 2012 [1]  Malawi 5.4 2012 [1]  Portugal 5.8 2012 [1]  Solomon Islands 7.3 2012 [1]  Switzerland 5.4 2012 [1]  Yemen 5.2 2012 [1]  Brazil 5.8 2012 [1]  South Korea 5 2012 [2]  Latvia 5 2012 [1]  Mozambique 5 2012 [1]  Seychelles 4.8 2012 [1]  Albania 3.3 2012 [1]  Canada 5.5 2012 [1]  Ireland 6.5 2012 [1]  Poland 5.2 2012 [1]  Syria 5.1 2012 [1]  Bhutan 4.7 2012 [1]  Colombia 4.5 2012 [1]  Estonia 5.7 2012 [1]  Mexico 5.3 2012 [1]  Vanuatu 5.2 2012 [1]  Dominica 3.5 2012 [1]  Iran 4.7 2012 [1]  Lithuania 5.4 2012 [1]  Serbia 4.7 2012 [1]  Burkina Faso 3.4 2012 [1]  Côte d'Ivoire 4.6 2012 [1]  Croatia 4.3 2012 [1]  Nepal 4.7 2012 [1]  Togo 4.6 2012 [1]  Zimbabwe 2.5 2012 [1]  Australia 5.1 2012 [1]  Belarus 5.2 2012 [1]  Germany 5.1 2012 [1]  Hong Kong 3.4 2012 [1]  Niger 4.5 2012 [1]  Saint Lucia 4.4 2012 [1]  Uruguay 2.9 2012 [1]  Mali 4.7 2012 [1]  Algeria 4.3 2012 [1]  China >4.0 2016 [4]  Italy 4.5 2012 [1]  Romania 3.1 2017 [3]  Sierra Leone 2.7 2012 [1]  Spain 5 2012 [1]  Czech Republic 4.2 2012 [1]  Bulgaria 4.1 2012 [1]  Cyprus 7.3 2012 [1]  Iraq 2.3 1980 [1]  Malaysia 5.1 2012 [1]  Qatar 2.5 2012 [1]  Rwanda 4.8 2012 [1]  Thailand 5.8 2012 [1]  Chile 4.1 2012 [1]  Greece 4.1 2012 [1]  Paraguay 4.1 2012 [1]  Nicaragua 4.7 2012 [1]  Oman 4.3 2012 [1]  Russia 4.1 2012 [1]  Egypt 3.8 2012 [1]  Gabon 3.8 2000 [1]  Kuwait 3.8 2012 [1]  Panama 4.1 2012 [1]  Brunei 3.3 2012 [1]  Cameroon 3.2 2012 [1]  Venezuela 3.6 2012 [1]  El Salvador 3.4 2012 [1]  Honduras 3 1980 [1]  Slovakia 4.2 2012 [1]  Benin 5.3 2012 [1]  Japan 3.8 2012 [1]  Tajikistan 3.9 2012 [1]  Bahamas 2.8 2000 [1]  Andorra 3 2012 [1]  Chad 2.6 2012 [1]  Georgia 2.7 2012 [1]  Guatemala 2.8 2012 [1]  Mauritius 3.7 2012 [1]  Uganda 3.3 2012 [1]  India 3.3 2012 [1]  Armenia 3.1 2012 [1]  Madagascar 2.8 2012 [1]  Singapore 3.3 2012 [1]  South Sudan n.a. n.a. [1]  Sudan n.a. n.a. [1]  Bahrain 2.9 2012 [1]  Mauritania 3.7 2012 [1]  Azerbaijan 2.8 2012 [1]  Indonesia 2.8 2012 [1]  Kazakhstan 3.1 2012 [1]  Liberia 1.9 2012 [1]  Philippines 2.7 2012 [1]  Antigua and Barbuda 2.5 2012 [1]  Gambia 3.9 2012 [1]  Pakistan 2.4 2012 [1]  Peru 2.6 2012 [1]  Angola 3.5 2012 [1]  Luxembourg 4.6 1980 [1]  Sri Lanka 2 2012 [1]  Turkey 2.9 2012 [1]  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.5 2012 [1]  Bangladesh 2.2 2012 [1]  Guinea 3.1 2012 [1]  Dominican Republic 2.2 2012 [1]  Laos 3.3 2012 [1]  Cambodia 2.6 2012 [1]  Eritrea 2.1 2012 [1]  Liechtenstein 2.1 2012 [1]  Afghanistan 3.1 2012 [2]  Congo 6.2 2012 [1]  Lebanon 1.6 2012 [1]  Central African Republic 1.2 2012 [1]  Ecuador 5.2 2012 [1]  Zambia 1.3 2012 [1]  United Arab Emirates 1.3 2000 [1]  Haiti n.a. n.a. [1]  Nigeria n.a. n.a. [1]  Equatorial Guinea 0.7 2000 [1]  Myanmar 0.8 2012 [1]  Somalia n.a. n.a. [1]  Bosnia and Herzegovina n.a. n.a. [1]  Guinea-Bissau 2.1 2012 [2]  Macedonia n.a. n.a. [1]  Montenegro n.a. n.a. [1]  Nauru n.a. n.a. [1]  North Korea n.a. n.a. [1]  State of Palestine n.a. n.a. [1]  Papua New Guinea n.a. n.a. [1]  San Marino 3.2 1990 [1]  Sao Tome and Principe 6 2012 [2]  Turkmenistan 3 2012 [2]  Tuvalu 7.6 1990 [1]
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cells: Country
Expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Year
Source
cells: Timor-Leste
10.1
2012
[1]
cells: Trinidad and Tobago
3.8
2000
[1]
cells: Marshall Islands
14.6
2000
[1]
cells: Cuba
12.9
2012
[1]
cells: Lesotho
13
2012
[1]
cells: Kiribati
11
2000
[1]
cells: Maldives
7.2
2012
[1]
cells: Palau
9.8
2000
[1]
cells: Moldova
8.6
2012
[1]
cells: Saint Kitts and Nevis
4.2
2012
[1]
cells: Suriname
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Botswana
7.8
2012
[1]
cells: Djibouti
8.4
2012
[1]
cells: Burundi
6.1
2012
[1]
cells: Monaco
1.6
2012
[1]
cells: Denmark
8.7
2012
[1]
cells: Swaziland
7.8
2012
[1]
cells: Comoros
7.6
2012
[1]
cells: Iceland
7.8
2012
[1]
cells: Uzbekistan
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Libya
2.3
1999
[2]
cells: Tunisia
6.2
2012
[1]
cells: Kenya
6.7
2012
[1]
cells: Micronesia
6.7
2000
[1]
cells: Jordan
4.9
1999
[2]
cells: Norway
6.9
2012
[1]
cells: Tanzania
6.2
2012
[1]
cells: Barbados
7.5
2012
[1]
cells: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5.1
2012
[1]
cells: Sweden
7
2012
[1]
cells: Argentina
5.8
2012
[1]
cells: Malta
5.4
2012
[1]
cells: Namibia
8.4
2012
[1]
cells: Bolivia
7.6
2012
[1]
cells: Costa Rica
6.3
2012
[1]
cells: Guyana
3.6
2012
[1]
cells: New Zealand
7.2
2012
[1]
cells: South Africa
6
2012
[1]
cells: Belgium
6.6
2012
[1]
cells: Cape Verde
5.6
2012
[1]
cells: Fiji
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Finland
6.8
2012
[1]
cells: Israel
6
2012
[1]
cells: Kyrgyzstan
5.8
2012
[1]
cells: Tonga
4.9
2000
[1]
cells: Jamaica
6.4
2012
[1]
cells: Senegal
5.6
2012
[1]
cells: Belize
6.6
2012
[1]
cells: Samoa
5.8
2012
[1]
cells: Slovenia
5.7
2012
[1]
cells: France
5.9
2012
[1]
cells: Grenada
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Mongolia
5.5
2012
[1]
cells: Morocco
5.4
2012
[1]
cells: Saudi Arabia
5.6
2012
[1]
cells: Ethiopia
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: United Kingdom
5.6
2012
[1]
cells: United States
5.6
2012
[1]
cells: Austria
6
2012
[1]
cells: Ghana
8.2
2012
[1]
cells: Netherlands
6
2012
[1]
cells: Ukraine
5.3
2012
[1]
cells: Vietnam
6.6
2012
[1]
cells: Hungary
4.9
2012
[1]
cells: Malawi
5.4
2012
[1]
cells: Portugal
5.8
2012
[1]
cells: Solomon Islands
7.3
2012
[1]
cells: Switzerland
5.4
2012
[1]
cells: Yemen
5.2
2012
[1]
cells: Brazil
5.8
2012
[1]
cells: South Korea
5
2012
[2]
cells: Latvia
5
2012
[1]
cells: Mozambique
5
2012
[1]
cells: Seychelles
4.8
2012
[1]
cells: Albania
3.3
2012
[1]
cells: Canada
5.5
2012
[1]
cells: Ireland
6.5
2012
[1]
cells: Poland
5.2
2012
[1]
cells: Syria
5.1
2012
[1]
cells: Bhutan
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: Colombia
4.5
2012
[1]
cells: Estonia
5.7
2012
[1]
cells: Mexico
5.3
2012
[1]
cells: Vanuatu
5.2
2012
[1]
cells: Dominica
3.5
2012
[1]
cells: Iran
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: Lithuania
5.4
2012
[1]
cells: Serbia
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: Burkina Faso
3.4
2012
[1]
cells: Côte d'Ivoire
4.6
2012
[1]
cells: Croatia
4.3
2012
[1]
cells: Nepal
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: Togo
4.6
2012
[1]
cells: Zimbabwe
2.5
2012
[1]
cells: Australia
5.1
2012
[1]
cells: Belarus
5.2
2012
[1]
cells: Germany
5.1
2012
[1]
cells: Hong Kong
3.4
2012
[1]
cells: Niger
4.5
2012
[1]
cells: Saint Lucia
4.4
2012
[1]
cells: Uruguay
2.9
2012
[1]
cells: Mali
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: Algeria
4.3
2012
[1]
cells: China
>4.0
2016
[4]
cells: Italy
4.5
2012
[1]
cells: Romania
3.1
2017
[3]
cells: Sierra Leone
2.7
2012
[1]
cells: Spain
5
2012
[1]
cells: Czech Republic
4.2
2012
[1]
cells: Bulgaria
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Cyprus
7.3
2012
[1]
cells: Iraq
2.3
1980
[1]
cells: Malaysia
5.1
2012
[1]
cells: Qatar
2.5
2012
[1]
cells: Rwanda
4.8
2012
[1]
cells: Thailand
5.8
2012
[1]
cells: Chile
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Greece
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Paraguay
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Nicaragua
4.7
2012
[1]
cells: Oman
4.3
2012
[1]
cells: Russia
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Egypt
3.8
2012
[1]
cells: Gabon
3.8
2000
[1]
cells: Kuwait
3.8
2012
[1]
cells: Panama
4.1
2012
[1]
cells: Brunei
3.3
2012
[1]
cells: Cameroon
3.2
2012
[1]
cells: Venezuela
3.6
2012
[1]
cells: El Salvador
3.4
2012
[1]
cells: Honduras
3
1980
[1]
cells: Slovakia
4.2
2012
[1]
cells: Benin
5.3
2012
[1]
cells: Japan
3.8
2012
[1]
cells: Tajikistan
3.9
2012
[1]
cells: Bahamas
2.8
2000
[1]
cells: Andorra
3
2012
[1]
cells: Chad
2.6
2012
[1]
cells: Georgia
2.7
2012
[1]
cells: Guatemala
2.8
2012
[1]
cells: Mauritius
3.7
2012
[1]
cells: Uganda
3.3
2012
[1]
cells: India
3.3
2012
[1]
cells: Armenia
3.1
2012
[1]
cells: Madagascar
2.8
2012
[1]
cells: Singapore
3.3
2012
[1]
cells: South Sudan
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Sudan
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Bahrain
2.9
2012
[1]
cells: Mauritania
3.7
2012
[1]
cells: Azerbaijan
2.8
2012
[1]
cells: Indonesia
2.8
2012
[1]
cells: Kazakhstan
3.1
2012
[1]
cells: Liberia
1.9
2012
[1]
cells: Philippines
2.7
2012
[1]
cells: Antigua and Barbuda
2.5
2012
[1]
cells: Gambia
3.9
2012
[1]
cells: Pakistan
2.4
2012
[1]
cells: Peru
2.6
2012
[1]
cells: Angola
3.5
2012
[1]
cells: Luxembourg
4.6
1980
[1]
cells: Sri Lanka
2
2012
[1]
cells: Turkey
2.9
2012
[1]
cells: Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.5
2012
[1]
cells: Bangladesh
2.2
2012
[1]
cells: Guinea
3.1
2012
[1]
cells: Dominican Republic
2.2
2012
[1]
cells: Laos
3.3
2012
[1]
cells: Cambodia
2.6
2012
[1]
cells: Eritrea
2.1
2012
[1]
cells: Liechtenstein
2.1
2012
[1]
cells: Afghanistan
3.1
2012
[2]
cells: Congo
6.2
2012
[1]
cells: Lebanon
1.6
2012
[1]
cells: Central African Republic
1.2
2012
[1]
cells: Ecuador
5.2
2012
[1]
cells: Zambia
1.3
2012
[1]
cells: United Arab Emirates
1.3
2000
[1]
cells: Haiti
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Nigeria
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Equatorial Guinea
0.7
2000
[1]
cells: Myanmar
0.8
2012
[1]
cells: Somalia
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Bosnia and Herzegovina
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Guinea-Bissau
2.1
2012
[2]
cells: Macedonia
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Montenegro
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Nauru
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: North Korea
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: State of Palestine
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: Papua New Guinea
n.a.
n.a.
[1]
cells: San Marino
3.2
1990
[1]
cells: Sao Tome and Principe
6
2012
[2]
cells: Turkmenistan
3
2012
[2]
cells: Tuvalu
7.6
1990
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Questions about this table:
originalText: how much does us spend on education gdp
answer: answerTexts: 5.6