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Education > Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 89% 1978
2 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 70.56% 1976
3 NauruNauru 67.49% 2002
4 EthiopiaEthiopia 65.09% 2010
5 NepalNepal 62.97% 2009
6 LaosLaos 62.53% 2005
7 ComorosComoros 61.73% 2008
8 GambiaGambia 59.95% 2012
9 ZambiaZambia 59.76% 2005
10 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 58.68% 2007
11 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 58.5% 2011
12 MozambiqueMozambique 57.66% 2006
13 NigerNiger 56.36% 2011
14 GuatemalaGuatemala 55.55% 2012
15 PhilippinesPhilippines 54.98% 2009
16 VanuatuVanuatu 54.27% 2009
17 KenyaKenya 54.11% 2006
18 UgandaUganda 53.67% 2012
19 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 53.26% 2010
20 BeninBenin 52.83% 2010
21 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 52.56% 2011
22 ZimbabweZimbabwe 51.58% 2010
23 AnguillaAnguilla 50.99% 2008
24 Cook IslandsCook Islands 50.62% 2000
25 BurmaBurma 50.49% 2011
26 MaldivesMaldives 50.35% 2008
27 BurundiBurundi 49.7% 2011
28 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 49.29% 1998
29 TogoTogo 48.8% 2011
30 SwazilandSwaziland 48.67% 2011
31 MadagascarMadagascar 47.35% 2012
32 DominicaDominica 47.25% 1998
33 BelizeBelize 46.05% 2010
34 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 45.97% 2006
35 SamoaSamoa 45.79% 2002
36 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 45.47% 2002
37 SerbiaSerbia 45.26% 2011
38 MauritaniaMauritania 45.07% 2011
39 PalauPalau 44.86% 2001
40 BangladeshBangladesh 44.73% 2009
41 TongaTonga 44.44% 2004
42 FijiFiji 44.41% 2011
43 GuineaGuinea 43.56% 2012
44 Cape VerdeCape Verde 43.14% 2011
45 El SalvadorEl Salvador 42.67% 2010
46 South AfricaSouth Africa 42.46% 2010
47 TanzaniaTanzania 41.91% 2009
48 CambodiaCambodia 41.82% 2010
49 JordanJordan 41.67% 1999
50 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 41.61% 2009
51 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 41.38% 2010
52 MaliMali 41.27% 2011
53 IsraelIsrael 41.17% 2010
54 ChadChad 40.67% 2011
55 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 40.27% 2012
56 NamibiaNamibia 40.01% 2010
57 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 40% 2010
58 IndonesiaIndonesia 39.93% 2011
59 NicaraguaNicaragua 39.81% 2010
60 SenegalSenegal 39.65% 2010
61 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 39.18% 2003
62 SyriaSyria 38.87% 2009
63 PeruPeru 38.83% 2011
64 ParaguayParaguay 38.51% 2010
65 GabonGabon 38.27% 1998
66 MoroccoMorocco 37.73% 2009
67 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 37.22% 1996
68 AustraliaAustralia 36.81% 2010
69 GrenadaGrenada 36.38% 2003
70 JamaicaJamaica 36.32% 2010
71 RwandaRwanda 36.25% 2012
72 BoliviaBolivia 36.21% 2011
73 LesothoLesotho 35.99% 2008
74 MexicoMexico 35.98% 2010
75 ColombiaColombia 35.58% 2011
76 LebanonLebanon 35.53% 2005
77 IrelandIreland 35.35% 2010
78 MalawiMalawi 34.64% 2011
79 ThailandThailand 34.57% 2011
80 GeorgiaGeorgia 34.34% 2012
81 KiribatiKiribati 34.33% 2001
82 JapanJapan 34.11% 2011
83 DjiboutiDjibouti 34.09% 2010
84 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 34.07% 2010
85 San MarinoSan Marino 33.32% 2011
86 ArgentinaArgentina 33.05% 2010
87 OmanOman 32.95% 2009
88 ChileChile 32.75% 2011
89 MongoliaMongolia 32.74% 2011
90 CameroonCameroon 32.7% 2011
91 South KoreaSouth Korea 32.64% 2009
92 ChinaChina 32.6% 1999
93 United StatesUnited States 32.42% 2010
94 IcelandIceland 32.38% 2010
95 VietnamVietnam 32.11% 2010
96 VenezuelaVenezuela 31.55% 2009
97 BhutanBhutan 31.51% 2011
98 AngolaAngola 31.43% 2006
99 BrazilBrazil 31.33% 2010
100 French GuianaFrench Guiana 31.1% 1993
101 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 31.06% 2008
102 PolandPoland 31.03% 2010
103 CyprusCyprus 31.01% 2010
104 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 31% 2010
105 GhanaGhana 30.87% 2010
106 BermudaBermuda 30.84% 2010
107 LiberiaLiberia 30.72% 2012
108 GuyanaGuyana 30.56% 2012
109 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 30.09% 2010
110 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 30% 2005
111 CubaCuba 29.04% 2010
112 NiueNiue 28.83% 2002
113 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 28.61% 1993
114 MalaysiaMalaysia 28.58% 2010
115 BruneiBrunei 28.54% 2010
116 SloveniaSlovenia 28.53% 2010
117 LatviaLatvia 28.49% 2010
118 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 27.97% 2010
119 BarbadosBarbados 27.89% 2005
120 UruguayUruguay 27.88% 2011
121 TunisiaTunisia 27.66% 2008
122 PortugalPortugal 26.97% 2010
123 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 26.84% 2001
124 Costa RicaCosta Rica 26.81% 2009
125 NorwayNorway 26.67% 2010
126 MauritiusMauritius 26.41% 2012
127 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 26.07% 1993
128 SpainSpain 25.54% 2010
129 EcuadorEcuador 25.42% 2012
130 IranIran 25.41% 2012
131 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 25.21% 1993
132 MartiniqueMartinique 24.99% 1993
133 ItalyItaly 24.98% 2010
134 IndiaIndia 24.81% 2011
135 MacauMacau 24.8% 2003
136 EstoniaEstonia 24.58% 2010
137 ArubaAruba 24.44% 2011
138 DenmarkDenmark 24.36% 2009
139 NetherlandsNetherlands 24.31% 2010
140 SwedenSweden 24.29% 2010
141 Sri LankaSri Lanka 24.21% 2011
142 New ZealandNew Zealand 24.11% 2011
143 SeychellesSeychelles 23.96% 2011
144 BelgiumBelgium 23.52% 2010
145 PanamaPanama 23.47% 2011
146 EritreaEritrea 23.07% 2004
147 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 22.33% 1993
148 MaltaMalta 21.65% 2010
149 SlovakiaSlovakia 20.65% 2010
150 SingaporeSingapore 20.57% 2012
151 MontserratMontserrat 20.47% 2004
152 KuwaitKuwait 20.42% 2006
153 FranceFrance 20.4% 2010
154 FinlandFinland 19.91% 2010
155 BulgariaBulgaria 19.59% 2010
156 Hong KongHong Kong 18.65% 2012
157 RomaniaRomania 18.42% 2009
158 MoldovaMoldova 18.27% 2012
159 HungaryHungary 17.84% 2010
160 BotswanaBotswana 17.82% 2009
161 AustriaAustria 17.13% 2010
162 LithuaniaLithuania 16.71% 2010
163 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 16.18% 2010
164 UkraineUkraine 15.62% 2011
165 GermanyGermany 13.48% 2010
166 MonacoMonaco 10.26% 2012
167 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2012

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