The CIA World Factbook Edition 2023 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 2023 edition carries it in 252 entries, in its People and Society section, under the heading “Education expenditures”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2023 edition
252
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

7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Angola

2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Benin

3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Botswana

8.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Burundi

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cabo Verde

7.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cameroon

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Central African Republic

2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Chad

2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

Comoros

2.6% of GDP (2015 est.)

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

2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Djibouti

3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)

Egypt

2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

NA

Eritrea

NA

Eswatini

5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Ethiopia

4.5% of GDP (2019 est.)

Gabon

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Ghana

3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)

Guinea

2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

2.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Kenya

4.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Lesotho

8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Liberia

2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Libya

NA

Madagascar

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Malawi

2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Mali

4.4% of GDP (2021 est.)

Mauritania

1.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Mauritius

4.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

Morocco

6.8% of GDP (2020)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Namibia

9.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Niger

3.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Nigeria

0.5% of GDP (2013)

Rwanda

3.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

NA

Sao Tome and Principe

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Senegal

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Seychelles

5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Sierra Leone

9.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

Somalia

0.3% of GDP (2019) NA

South Africa

6.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

South Sudan

1.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Sudan

NA

Tanzania

3.3% of GDP (2021 est.)

Togo

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Tunisia

7.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

Uganda

2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Zambia

3.7% of GDP (2020)

Zimbabwe

3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)

Antarctic Region

3 entries

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

NA

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

NA

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

NA

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

10.2% of GDP (2019 est.)

Iceland

7.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Jan Mayen

NA

Svalbard

NA

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Armenia

2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Azerbaijan

4.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Bangladesh

2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

Bhutan

7% of GDP (2021 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

NA

China

3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Georgia

3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

India

4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Japan

3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Kazakhstan

4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

NA

Korea, South now South Korea

4.7% of GDP (2019 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

6.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Maldives

5.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Mongolia

4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Nepal

4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Pakistan

2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)

Russia

3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

1.9% of GDP (2019 est.)

Tajikistan

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Turkmenistan

3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)

Uzbekistan

4.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

33 entries

Anguilla

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

3.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Aruba

5.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Barbados

6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Belize

8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

British Virgin Islands

2.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cayman Islands

2.1% of GDP (2019)

Costa Rica

6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cuba

NA

Curacao

7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Dominica

5.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Dominican Republic

4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

El Salvador

4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Grenada

3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)

Guatemala

3.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

Haiti

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Honduras

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Jamaica

6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Montserrat

5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Navassa Island

NA

Nicaragua

4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Panama

3.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Puerto Rico

3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Saint Lucia

3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Saint Martin

NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

5.7% of GDP (2018 est.)

Sint Maarten

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Virgin Islands

NA

Europe

49 entries

Albania

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Andorra

2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

Austria

5.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Belarus

4.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Belgium

6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NA

Bulgaria

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Croatia

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Czechia

5.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Denmark

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Estonia

6.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

European Union

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Faroe Islands

7.6% of GDP (2019 est.)

Finland

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

France

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Germany

4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Gibraltar

NA

Greece

4.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Guernsey

NA

Holy See (Vatican City)

NA

Hungary

4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Ireland

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Isle of Man

NA

Italy

4.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Jersey

NA

Kosovo

NA

Latvia

6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Liechtenstein

2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)

Lithuania

4% of GDP (2019 est.)

Luxembourg

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Malta

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Moldova

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Monaco

1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)

Montenegro

NA

Netherlands

5.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

North Macedonia

NA

Norway

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Poland

5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Portugal

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Romania

3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

San Marino

3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Serbia

3.6% of GDP (2019 est.)

Slovakia

4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Slovenia

5.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Spain

4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Sweden

7.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Switzerland

5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Ukraine

5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

United Kingdom

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Middle East

19 entries

Akrotiri

NA

Bahrain

2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cyprus

6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Dhekelia

NA

Gaza Strip

5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Iran

3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Iraq

4.7% of GDP (2016)

Israel

7.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Jordan

3.2% of GDP (2021 est.)

Kuwait

6.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Lebanon

1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Oman

5.4% of GDP (2019 est.)

Qatar

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Saudi Arabia

7.8% of GDP (2020) NA

Syria

NA

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

United Arab Emirates

3.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

West Bank

5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Yemen

NA

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

Canada

5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Clipperton Island

NA

Mexico

4.3% of GDP (2018 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

NA

United States

6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Oceania

28 entries

American Samoa

NA

Australia

6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Cook Islands

4.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Coral Sea Islands

NA

Fiji

5.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

French Polynesia

NA

Guam

NA

Kiribati

12.4% of GDP (2019 est.)

Marshall Islands

13.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

9.7% of GDP (2018 est.)

Nauru

7.1% of GDP (2021) NA

New Caledonia

NA

New Zealand

6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

NA

Palau

6.8% of GDP (2019)

Papua New Guinea

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Solomon Islands

12.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

6.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Tuvalu

NA

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

NA

Vanuatu

2.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Wake Island

NA

Wallis and Futuna

NA

South America

13 entries

Argentina

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Bolivia

9.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Brazil

6% of GDP (2019 est.)

Chile

5.6% of GDP (2019 est.)

Colombia

4.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Ecuador

3.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

4.5% of GDP (2018 est.)

Paraguay

3.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Peru

4% of GDP (2021 est.)

Suriname

5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Uruguay

4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Venezuela

1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

NA

Brunei

4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

2.1% of GDP (2019 est.)

Cambodia

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

4% of GDP (2021 est.)

Indonesia

3.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Laos

2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Macau

6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

Malaysia

3.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Paracel Islands

NA

Philippines

3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Singapore

2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Spratly Islands

NA

Taiwan

NA

Thailand

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Timor-Leste

4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

Vietnam

4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2023, “Education expenditure”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/education-expenditure/2023.

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