Ranking · highest first
Government expenditure on education, 2021
General government spending on education, as a share of gross domestic product.
| 1 |  Sweden | 7.6% |
| 2 |  Denmark | 7.0% |
| 3 |  Finland | 6.6% |
| 4 |  Belgium | 6.4% |
| 5 |  United Kingdom | 5.9% |
| 6 |  Morocco | 5.6% |
| 7 |  Austria | 5.5% |
| 8 |  Germany | 5.4% |
| 8 |  France | 5.4% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 5.4% |
| 8 |  Slovenia | 5.4% |
| 8 |  United States | 5.4% |
| 13 |  Estonia | 5.2% |
| 14 |  Cyprus | 5.1% |
| 15 |  Malta | 4.9% |
| 16 |  Spain | 4.8% |
| 16 |  Latvia | 4.8% |
| 16 |  Portugal | 4.8% |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 4.7% |
| 19 |  Canada | 4.7% |
| 19 |  Czechia | 4.7% |
| 19 |  Hungary | 4.7% |
| 19 |  Slovakia | 4.7% |
| 24 |  South Korea | 4.6% |
| 24 |  Poland | 4.6% |
| 26 |  Malaysia | 4.3% |
| 27 |  Italy | 4.2% |
| 27 |  Lithuania | 4.2% |
| 27 |  Mexico | 4.2% |
| 30 |  Croatia | 4.1% |
| 31 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.9% |
| 32 |  Luxembourg | 3.7% |
| 33 |  Türkiye | 3.5% |
| 34 |  Japan | 3.3% |
| 34 |  Romania | 3.3% |
| 36 |  Thailand | 3.0% |
| 37 |  Ireland | 2.9% |
| 37 |  Vietnam | 2.9% |
| 39 |  Singapore | 2.8% |
Coverage: 39 of 43 destinations · reference year 2021 · World Bank, World Development Indicators · Download CSV