The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 People

Education expenditure In 18 editions of 36.

Education expenditure was published in 18 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2008 to 2025. The 2009 edition carries it in 223 entries, in its People section, under the heading “Education expenditures”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2009 edition
223
the first edition with it
2008
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Education expenditures” (2008 to 2025) and “Education expenditure” (2025).

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Africa

55 entries

Algeria

5.1% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Angola

2.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Benin

4.4% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Botswana

8.7% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Burkina Faso

4.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Burundi

5.1% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

6.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Cameroon

3.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Central African Republic

1.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Chad

1.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Comoros

3.8% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

NA

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

1.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Cote d'Ivoire

4.6% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Djibouti

8.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Egypt

4.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Equatorial Guinea

0.6% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Eritrea

2.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Swaziland now Eswatini

7% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Ethiopia

6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Gabon

3.8% of GDP (2000)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Ghana

5.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Guinea

1.6% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Guinea-Bissau

5.2% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Kenya

6.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Lesotho

13% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Liberia

NA

Libya

2.7% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Madagascar

3.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Malawi

5.8% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Mali

4.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Mauritania

2.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Mauritius

3.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Mayotte

NA

Morocco

NA

Mozambique

5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Namibia

6.9% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Niger

3.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Nigeria

0.9% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Rwanda

3.8% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

NA

Sao Tome and Principe

NA

Senegal

5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Seychelles

6.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Sierra Leone

3.8% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Somalia

NA

South Africa

5.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Sudan

6% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Tanzania

2.2% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Togo

2.6% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Tunisia

7.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Uganda

5.2% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Zambia

2% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Zimbabwe

4.6% of GDP (2000)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

NA

Iceland

7.6% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

NA

Armenia

3.2% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Azerbaijan

2.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Bangladesh

2.7% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Bhutan

7% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

China

1.9% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Georgia

3.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

India

3.2% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Japan

3.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Kazakhstan

2.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Korea, North now North Korea

NA

Korea, South now South Korea

4.6% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Kyrgyzstan

4.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Maldives

8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Mongolia

5% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Nepal

3.4% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Pakistan

2.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Russia

3.8% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Sri Lanka

NA

Tajikistan

3.4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Turkmenistan

3.9% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Uzbekistan

9.4% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Antigua and Barbuda

3.9% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Aruba

4.8% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

3.6% of GDP (2000)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Barbados

6.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Belize

5.3% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

British Virgin Islands

3.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Cayman Islands

2.8% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Costa Rica

4.9% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Cuba

9.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Dominica

5% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Dominican Republic

3.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

El Salvador

3.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Grenada

5.2% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Guatemala

2.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Haiti

1.4% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Honduras

3.8% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Jamaica

5.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Montserrat

3.3% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Netherlands Antilles

NA

Nicaragua

3.1% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Panama

3.8% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Puerto Rico

NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

9.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Saint Lucia

6.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

8.1% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Trinidad and Tobago

4.2% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Turks and Caicos Islands

NA

Virgin Islands

NA

Europe

45 entries

Albania

2.9% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Andorra

2.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Austria

5.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Belarus

6.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Belgium

6% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NA

Bulgaria

4.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Croatia

4.5% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Czech Republic now Czechia

4.4% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Denmark

8.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Estonia

5.1% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Finland

6.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

France

5.7% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Germany

4.6% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Gibraltar

NA

Greece

4.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Guernsey

NA

Hungary

5.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Ireland

4.7% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Isle of Man

NA

Italy

4.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Jersey

NA

Latvia

5.1% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Liechtenstein

NA

Lithuania

5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Luxembourg

3.4% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Malta

5.1% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Moldova

7.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Monaco

4.4% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Montenegro

NA

Netherlands

5.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Macedonia now North Macedonia

3.5% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Norway

7.2% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Poland

5.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Portugal

5.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Romania

3.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

San Marino

NA

Serbia

NA

Slovakia

3.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Slovenia

6% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Spain

4.2% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Sweden

7.1% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Switzerland

5.8% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Ukraine

6.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

United Kingdom

5.6% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

3.9% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Cyprus

6.3% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Gaza Strip

NA

Iran

5.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Iraq

NA

Israel

6.9% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Jordan

4.9% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Kuwait

3.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Lebanon

2.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Oman

4% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Qatar

3.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Saudi Arabia

6.8% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Syria

3.9% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Turkey now Turkiye

4% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

United Arab Emirates

1.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

West Bank

NA

Yemen

9.6% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Canada

5.2% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Mexico

5.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

NA

United States

5.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Oceania

22 entries

American Samoa

NA

Australia

4.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Cook Islands

0.2% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Fiji

6.5% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

French Polynesia

NA

Guam

NA

Kiribati

17.8% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Marshall Islands

11.8% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

7.3% of GDP (2000)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Nauru

NA

New Zealand

6.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

NA

Palau

10.3% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Papua New Guinea

NA

Samoa

4.3% of GDP (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Solomon Islands

3.3% of GDP (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

5% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

9.5% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

South America

12 entries

Argentina

3.8% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Bolivia

6.4% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Brazil

4% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Chile

3.2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Colombia

4.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Ecuador

1% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Guyana

8.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Paraguay

4% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Peru

2.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Suriname

NA

Uruguay

2.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Venezuela

3.7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

5.2% of GDP (2000)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.2% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Cambodia

1.7% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Hong Kong

3.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Indonesia

3.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Laos

3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Macau

2.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Malaysia

6.2% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Philippines

2.5% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Singapore

3.7% of GDP (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Taiwan

NA

Thailand

4.2% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Timor-Leste

NA

Vietnam

1.8% of GDP (1991)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Education expenditure”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/education-expenditure/2009.

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