Sri Lanka - Expenditure on Primary Education

Since 2014, Sri Lanka Expenditure on Primary Education jumped by 1.8points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 62 comparing other countries in Expenditure on Primary Education at 31.39 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Sri Lanka is overtaken by Poland, which was ranked number 61 with 31.39 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Grenada with 31.32 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Togo ranked the highest with 67.96 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, that is a growth of 1.8points compared to 2018. East Timor, Burkina Faso and Uganda respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Guinea witnessed the best average annual growth at +7.9points per year, while Sierra Leone was the worst growing country at -9.1points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2019 31.39
2018 29.86
2017 33.38
2016 34.90
2015 28.30
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How does Sri Lanka rank in Expenditure on Primary Education?

# 115 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Togo
67.96 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.9 % View data
2 #2
East Timor
64.89 % 2014 +0.2 % -3.7 % View data
61 #61
Poland
31.39 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.0 % View data
62 #62
Sri Lanka
31.39 % 2019 +5.1 % +1.8 % View data
63 #63
Grenada
31.32 % 2017 NA NA View data
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