Countries That Spend the Most on Education 2023

Source: World Bank

Countries That Spend the Most on Education 2023

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Key Findings

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Kiribati leads in Education Spending (% of GDP) with 16.39 in 2023.

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Average Education Spending (% of GDP) in 2023: 6.76 · median: 5.82.

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Gap in 2023: Kiribati is 3.3× larger than Sao Tome and Principe.

About This Dataset

Countries That Spend the Most on Education 2023

Countries ranked by education spending (% of GDP) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 82 countries that reported that year. Kiribati leads on 16.39, ahead of Tuvalu (12.85) and Solomon Islands (8.29). Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP. A small economy can post a high share while spending little per pupil, so this measures priority within the budget, not the amount spent.

Analysis

Kiribati (16.39), Tuvalu (12.85) and Solomon Islands (8.29) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 16.39 down to 5.03, a spread of 11.36. Kiribati is 1.28 times Tuvalu, the country in second place. 3 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 8.20 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 82 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

16.39

Kiribati

Education Spending (% of GDP) · 2023

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Education Spending (% of GDP)

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2023

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure: Education Spending (% of GDP)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Education Spending (% of GDP) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	Kiribati	16.39
🥈	Tuvalu	12.85
🥉	Solomon Islands	8.29
4	Kyrgyzstan	6.83
5	Tunisia	6.73
6	Moldova	6.56
7	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.46
8	Senegal	6.16
9	Morocco	6.02
10	Bhutan	5.85
11	Nauru	5.78
12	Uzbekistan	5.47
13	Tajikistan	5.44
14	Burkina Faso	5.33
15	Costa Rica	5.31
16	Timor-Leste	5.24
17	New Zealand	5.21
18	Maldives	5.17
19	Grenada	5.13
20	Sao Tome and Principe	5.03

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS Visit ↗

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