Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions) - Country Ranking

Definition: Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.00 2002
1 Botswana 100.00 2009
1 Cayman Islands 100.00 2006
1 Honduras 100.00 2013
1 Kazakhstan 100.00 2019
1 Cambodia 100.00 2014
1 St. Kitts and Nevis 100.00 2016
1 St. Lucia 100.00 2020
1 Niger 100.00 2018
1 Uzbekistan 100.00 2020
1 Bangladesh 100.00 2012
1 Kuwait 100.00 2014
1 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100.00 2018
14 Ecuador 100.00 2020
15 Comoros 100.00 2015
16 Algeria 100.00 2016
17 Vanuatu 99.98 2020
18 Azerbaijan 99.91 2019
19 San Marino 99.88 2019
20 Thailand 99.88 2014
21 Zimbabwe 99.78 2014
22 Cuba 99.54 2010
23 United Arab Emirates 99.48 2013
24 Pakistan 99.37 2013
25 Central African Republic 99.27 2010
26 Togo 99.21 2016
27 Malawi 99.14 2016
28 Côte d'Ivoire 98.97 2018
29 Oman 98.93 2020
30 Italy 98.90 2018
31 Andorra 98.79 2019
32 Brunei 98.77 2016
33 Costa Rica 98.69 2020
34 Zambia 98.64 2017
35 Guinea 98.62 2020
36 Puerto Rico 98.47 2014
37 Mexico 98.38 2018
38 Eswatini 98.38 2014
39 Jamaica 98.37 2019
40 Serbia 98.33 2015
41 Senegal 98.32 2018
42 Portugal 98.01 2018
43 Argentina 97.90 2019
44 Madagascar 97.66 2013
45 United Kingdom 97.64 2018
46 Burkina Faso 97.58 2016
47 Spain 97.38 2018
48 Croatia 97.32 2017
49 Mali 97.29 2017
50 Barbados 97.18 2020
51 Greece 97.13 2018
52 Burundi 97.07 2012
53 Djibouti 97.03 2016
54 Brazil 97.00 2018
55 Timor-Leste 96.98 2014
56 Cabo Verde 96.96 2019
57 Malaysia 96.80 2019
58 Uruguay 96.57 2019
59 Lesotho 96.52 2018
60 Nicaragua 96.41 2010
61 Guatemala 96.37 2020
62 Namibia 96.31 2017
63 Tunisia 96.21 2012
64 South Africa 96.16 2020
65 Bulgaria 96.00 2017
66 Romania 95.85 2018
67 Macao SAR, China 95.76 2002
68 Kenya 95.74 2015
69 Sweden 95.68 2018
70 El Salvador 95.63 2019
71 Cyprus 95.62 2017
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.60 2018
73 Chad 95.57 2020
74 Venezuela 95.39 2017
75 Eritrea 95.33 2005
76 Slovak Republic 95.19 2018
77 Belarus 94.96 2006
78 Colombia 94.67 2019
79 India 94.53 2005
80 Paraguay 94.51 2020
81 China 94.23 1999
82 Singapore 93.78 2019
83 Philippines 93.69 2009
84 Iran 93.64 2019
85 Hungary 93.44 2018
86 Uganda 93.40 2014
87 Belgium 93.33 2018
88 Monaco 93.19 2019
89 Ghana 93.08 2014
90 Hong Kong SAR, China 92.96 2012
91 Canada 92.90 2015
92 Germany 92.76 2018
93 France 92.49 2018
94 Seychelles 92.47 2016
95 Lao PDR 92.43 2014
96 Ukraine 92.42 2019
97 Lithuania 92.34 2018
98 Malta 92.13 2017
99 Ireland 91.98 2018
100 Iceland 91.81 2018
101 Poland 91.79 2018
102 Syrian Arab Republic 91.64 2015
103 Luxembourg 91.42 2018
104 Moldova 91.36 2019
105 Austria 91.12 2018
106 Liechtenstein 91.08 2014
107 Benin 90.98 2015
108 Slovenia 90.88 2018
109 Sri Lanka 90.69 2019
110 Australia 90.68 2018
111 Nepal 90.61 2015
112 United States 90.49 2018
113 Morocco 90.45 2009
114 The Gambia 90.39 2013
115 Denmark 90.34 2018
116 Dominica 89.97 2015
117 Netherlands 89.80 2018
118 São Tomé and Principe 89.77 2014
119 Yemen 89.74 2013
120 Estonia 89.60 2018
121 Mongolia 89.36 2017
122 Belize 89.32 2001
123 Czech Republic 89.25 2018
124 Panama 89.06 2013
125 Albania 88.98 2019
126 Turkey 88.90 2018
127 Mauritius 88.66 2010
128 Afghanistan 88.64 2017
129 Cameroon 88.56 2013
130 Jordan 88.14 2019
131 Japan 87.98 2018
132 Grenada 87.91 2003
133 Switzerland 87.89 2018
134 Gabon 87.86 2014
135 Indonesia 87.58 2015
136 Rwanda 87.53 2018
137 Finland 87.51 2018
138 Bhutan 87.40 2015
139 Peru 87.39 2020
140 Chile 87.37 2018
141 Armenia 86.38 2020
142 Israel 86.24 2018
143 Ethiopia 85.17 2015
144 Norway 84.74 2018
145 Dominican Republic 84.44 2020
146 Latvia 83.14 2018
147 Vietnam 82.32 2013
148 Korea 82.07 2018
149 Mozambique 80.74 2012
150 Tuvalu 80.51 2017
151 Myanmar 79.77 2019
152 Sierra Leone 75.95 2020
153 Dem. Rep. Congo 73.00 2013
154 Guyana 71.71 2012
155 Angola 66.25 2006
156 Guinea-Bissau 36.26 2013

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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Current expenditure, primary is calculated by dividing all current expenditure in public institutions of primary education by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of primary education, and multiplying by 100. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual