The CIA World Factbook Edition 2015 People and Society

Education expenditure In 18 editions of 36.

Education expenditure was published in 18 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2008 to 2025. The 2015 edition carries it in 198 entries, in its People and Society section, under the heading “Education expenditures”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2015 edition
198
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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Entries with Education expenditure in each edition

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Africa

53 entries

Algeria

4.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Angola

3.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Benin

5.3% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Botswana

9.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Burkina Faso

3.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Burundi

5.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Cabo Verde

5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Cameroon

3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Central African Republic

1.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Chad

2.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Comoros

7.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

1.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

6.2% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

4.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Djibouti

4.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Egypt

3.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Eritrea

2.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Swaziland now Eswatini

7.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Ethiopia

4.7% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Gabon

NA

Gambia, The now The Gambia

4.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Ghana

8.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Guinea

2.5% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Guinea-Bissau

NA

Kenya

6.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Lesotho

13% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Liberia

2.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Libya

NA

Madagascar

2.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Malawi

5.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Mali

4.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Mauritania

3.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Mauritius

3.7% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Morocco

6.6% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Mozambique

5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Namibia

8.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Niger

4.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Nigeria

NA

Rwanda

5.1% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

9.5% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Senegal

5.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Seychelles

3.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Sierra Leone

2.9% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Somalia

NA

South Africa

6.2% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

South Sudan

0.7% of GDP (2011)

Sudan

2.2% of GDP (2009)

Tanzania

6.2% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Togo

4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Tunisia

6.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Uganda

3.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Zambia

1.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Zimbabwe

2% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

7.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

NA

Armenia

2.3% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Azerbaijan

2.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Bangladesh

2.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Bhutan

5.5% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

China

NA

Georgia

2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

India

3.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Japan

3.8% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Kazakhstan

3.1% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Korea, North now North Korea

NA

Korea, South now South Korea

4.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Kyrgyzstan

6.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Maldives

6.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Mongolia

5.5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Nepal

4.7% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Pakistan

2.5% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Russia

4.1% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Sri Lanka

1.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Tajikistan

4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Turkmenistan

3% of GDP (2012)

Uzbekistan

NA

Central America and the Caribbean

23 entries

Anguilla

2.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

2.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Aruba

6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

NA

Barbados

5.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Belize

6.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

British Virgin Islands

4.4% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Cayman Islands

NA

Costa Rica

6.9% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Cuba

12.8% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Dominican Republic

3.8% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

El Salvador

3.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Guatemala

2.8% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Haiti

NA

Honduras

NA

Jamaica

6.3% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Nicaragua

4.4% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Panama

3.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Puerto Rico

NA

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

4.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Saint Lucia

4.7% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

5.1% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

NA

Europe

41 entries

Albania

3.3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Andorra

3.1% of GDP (2011)

Austria

Published as “Education expenditures”

5.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Published as “Education expenditures”

5.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Belarus

5.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Belgium

6.5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

NA

Bulgaria

3.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Croatia

4.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Czech Republic now Czechia

4.5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Denmark

8.7% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Estonia

5.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Finland

6.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

France

5.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Germany

5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Gibraltar

NA

Greece

4.1% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Holy See (Vatican City)

NA

Hungary

4.7% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Ireland

6.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Italy

4.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Latvia

4.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Liechtenstein

2.1% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Lithuania

5.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Malta

8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Moldova

8.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Monaco

1.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Montenegro

NA

Netherlands

5.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Norway

6.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Poland

4.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Portugal

5.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Romania

3.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

San Marino

NA

Serbia

4.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Slovakia

4.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Slovenia

5.7% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Spain

5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Sweden

6.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Switzerland

5.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Ukraine

6.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

United Kingdom

6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

2.7% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Cyprus

7.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Iran

3.7% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Iraq

NA

Israel

5.6% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Jordan

NA

Kuwait

3.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Lebanon

2.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Oman

4.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Qatar

2.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Syria

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Turkey now Turkiye

2.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

United Arab Emirates

NA

Yemen

4.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

2.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Canada

5.3% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Mexico

5.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

United States

5.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Oceania

14 entries

American Samoa

NA

Australia

5.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Cook Islands

3.1% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Fiji

4.2% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

NA

Nauru

NA

New Zealand

7.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Niue

NA

Papua New Guinea

NA

Samoa

5.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Solomon Islands

9.9% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Tokelau

NA

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

South America

12 entries

Argentina

5.1% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Bolivia

6.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Brazil

5.8% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Chile

4.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Colombia

4.9% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Ecuador

4.4% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Guyana

3.2% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Paraguay

5% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Peru

3.3% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Suriname

NA

Uruguay

4.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Venezuela

6.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

3.8% of GDP (2014)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

0.8% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Cambodia

2.6% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Hong Kong

3.8% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Indonesia

3.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Laos

2.8% of GDP (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Macau

3.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Malaysia

5.9% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Philippines

2.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Singapore

2.9% of GDP (2013)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Thailand

7.6% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Timor-Leste

9.4% of GDP (2011)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Vietnam

6.3% of GDP (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2015, “Education expenditure”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/education-expenditure/2015.

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