Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) - Inputs - Education - World Development Indicators

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Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) - Inputs - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Cuba (2007)51.14
2Palau (2001)45.03
3Latvia (2006)37.33
4Moldova (2008)34.28
5Kiribati (2001)31.45
6Burkina Faso (2007)29.13
7Barbados (2008)27.71
8Cyprus (2006)27.69
9Timor-Leste (2007)27.58
10Niger (2008)27.07
11Poland (2006)27.02
12Maldives (2008)26.76
13Iceland (2006)26.13
14Hungary (2006)25.57
15Italy (2006)25.13
16St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2007)24.85
17Marshall Islands (2002)24.78
18Slovenia (2005)24.74
19Sweden (2006)24.72
20Denmark (2006)24.54
21Djibouti (2007)24.36
22Bulgaria (2006)23.57
23Austria (2005)23.43
24Switzerland (2006)23.33
25Portugal (2006)22.35
26Lesotho (2008)22.34
27Kenya (2006)22.31
28United States (2006)22.16
29Dominica (2008)22.15
30United Kingdom (2006)22.14
31Japan (2006)21.94
32Tunisia (2005)20.87
33Belgium (2006)20.45
34Luxembourg (2005)20.26
35Israel (2006)20.22
36Vietnam (2008)19.69
37Estonia (2005)19.59
38Spain (2006)19.42
39High income: OECD (2006)18.81
40Burundi (2008)18.77
41Syria (2007)18.45
42Saudi Arabia (2007)18.37
43Norway (2006)18.2
44High income (2006)18.19
45Australia (2006)18.18
46Ghana (2006)17.92
47Finland (2006)17.91
48Euro area (2006)17.83
49Netherlands (2006)17.76
50New Zealand (2007)17.62
51Fiji (2004)17.43
52Jamaica (2007)17.31
53Croatia (2003)17.19
54North Korea (2006)17.18
55South Korea (2006)17.18
56France (2006)17.13
57Senegal (2006)17
58Costa Rica (2004)16.96
59Ivory Coast (2001)16.92
60Seychelles (2004)16.49
61Lithuania (2006)16.43
62Swaziland (2006)16.33
63Morocco (2008)16.33
64Greece (2005)16.18
65Germany (2006)16.08
66Trinidad and Tobago (2002)15.96
67Cayman Islands (2006)15.83
68High income: nonOECD (2005)15.74
69Oman (2005)15.74
70Namibia (2008)15.71
71Bahrain (2002)15.38
72Brazil (2005)15.36
73Slovakia (2006)15.29
74Nepal (2008)15.09
75Ireland (2006)15.05
76St. Lucia (2004)14.89
77Georgia (2008)14.74
78Mongolia (2007)14.72
79Vanuatu (2001)14.58
80Mozambique (2006)14.51
81Thailand (2004)14.42
82Guyana (2007)14.42
83Belize (2007)14.33
84Zimbabwe (2001)14.04
85Middle East & North Africa (2002)13.91
86Bolivia (2006)13.73
87South Africa (2008)13.69
88Upper middle income (2005)13.65
89Czech Republic (2006)13.56
90Cape Verde (2008)13.55
91Iran (2008)13.48
92Mexico (2006)13.39
93Argentina (2006)13.21
94Malta (2004)13.18
95Jordan (2006)13.03
96Mauritania (2008)12.8
97Hong Kong (2008)12.66
98Botswana (2007)12.62
99Ethiopia (2007)12.44
100Benin (2006)12.42
101Colombia (2008)12.38
102Andorra (2007)12.34
103Aruba (2007)11.94
104Chile (2007)11.93
105Tonga (2004)11.83
106Samoa (2002)11.76
107Grenada (2003)11.69
108Paraguay (2004)11.52
109Algeria (2003)11.31
110Singapore (2009)11.18
111Kuwait (2008)11.14
112Latin America & Caribbean (2006)10.97
113Malaysia (2006)10.77
114Turkey (2004)10.73
115Romania (2005)10.7
116Bangladesh (2008)10.47
117Mali (2008)10.38
118Guatemala (2007)10.29
119Mauritius (2006)10.27
120Malawi (2003)9.98
121Laos (2005)9.89
122Nicaragua (2006)9.84
123Togo (2007)9.38
124Comoros (2002)9.32
125Venezuela (2007)9.1
126India (2006)8.86
127Philippines (2005)8.65
128Uruguay (2006)8.52
129El Salvador (2008)8.5
130Rwanda (2008)8.24
131Eritrea (2006)8.16
132Macau (2003)7.98
133St. Kitts and Nevis (2004)7.89
134Albania (2002)7.78
135Bermuda (2006)7.74
136Cameroon (2007)7.63
137Uganda (2009)7.48
138Panama (2008)7.47
139Madagascar (2008)7.39
140Dominican Republic (2008)7.37
141Peru (2007)7.31
142Bhutan (2009)7.07
143Chad (2005)7.06
144Gambia (2004)6.31
145Liberia (2007)5.72
146Zambia (2005)5.51
147Central African Republic (2007)5.48
148Cambodia (2002)5.37
149Azerbaijan (2006)5.21
150Guinea (2008)4.99
151United Arab Emirates (2006)4.93
152Ecuador (2000)3.24
153Republic of the Congo (2005)2.86
154Burma (2003)2.54
155Equatorial Guinea (2001)1.08
156Honduras (2008)1.07
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