| This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP. |
| Rank | country | (% of GDP) | Date of Information |
| 1 | Kiribati | 17.80 | 2002 |
| 2 | Lesotho | 13.00 | 2006 |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 11.80 | 2004 |
| 4 | Palau | 10.30 | 2002 |
| 5 | Yemen | 9.60 | 2001 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 9.50 | 2003 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 9.40 | 1991 |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.30 | 2005 |
| 9 | Cuba | 9.10 | 2006 |
| 10 | Botswana | 8.70 | 2007 |
| 11 | Djibouti | 8.40 | 2006 |
| 12 | Denmark | 8.30 | 2005 |
| 13 | Guyana | 8.30 | 2006 |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.10 | 2005 |
| 15 | Maldives | 8.00 | 2006 |
| 16 | Iceland | 7.60 | 2004 |
| 17 | Moldova | 7.60 | 2006 |
| 18 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.30 | 2000 |
| 19 | Tunisia | 7.30 | 2005 |
| 20 | Norway | 7.20 | 2005 |
| 21 | Sweden | 7.10 | 2005 |
| 22 | Bhutan | 7.00 | 2005 |
| 23 | Swaziland | 7.00 | 2005 |
| 24 | Barbados | 6.90 | 2005 |
| 25 | Israel | 6.90 | 2004 |
| 26 | Namibia | 6.90 | 2003 |
| 27 | Kenya | 6.90 | 2006 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 6.80 | 2004 |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 6.60 | 2006 |
| 30 | Fiji | 6.50 | 2004 |
| 31 | Seychelles | 6.50 | 2006 |
| 32 | Bolivia | 6.40 | 2003 |
| 33 | Finland | 6.40 | 2005 |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 6.30 | 2006 |
| 35 | Cyprus | 6.30 | 2004 |
| 36 | Ukraine | 6.30 | 2006 |
| 37 | Malaysia | 6.20 | 2004 |
| 38 | New Zealand | 6.20 | 2006 |
| 39 | Belarus | 6.10 | 2006 |
| 40 | Belgium | 6.00 | 2004 |
| 41 | Slovenia | 6.00 | 2005 |
| 42 | Sudan | 6.00 | 1991 |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 6.00 | 2006 |
| 44 | Malawi | 5.80 | 2003 |
| 45 | Switzerland | 5.80 | 2005 |
| 46 | France | 5.70 | 2005 |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 5.60 | 2005 |
| 48 | Hungary | 5.50 | 2005 |
| 49 | Mexico | 5.50 | 2005 |
| 50 | Portugal | 5.50 | 2005 |
| 51 | Poland | 5.50 | 2005 |
| 52 | Austria | 5.40 | 2005 |
| 53 | South Africa | 5.40 | 2006 |
| 54 | Ghana | 5.40 | 2005 |
| 55 | Belize | 5.30 | 2004 |
| 56 | Jamaica | 5.30 | 2005 |
| 57 | United States | 5.30 | 2005 |
| 58 | Netherlands | 5.30 | 2005 |
| 59 | Brunei | 5.20 | 2000 |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.20 | 1999 |
| 61 | Uganda | 5.20 | 2004 |
| 62 | Grenada | 5.20 | 2003 |
| 63 | Canada | 5.20 | 2002 |
| 64 | Algeria | 5.10 | 1999 |
| 65 | Malta | 5.10 | 2004 |
| 66 | Latvia | 5.10 | 2004 |
| 67 | Iran | 5.10 | 2006 |
| 68 | Estonia | 5.10 | 2004 |
| 69 | Burundi | 5.10 | 2005 |
| 70 | Dominica | 5.00 | 1999 |
| 71 | Tonga | 5.00 | 2004 |
| 72 | Lithuania | 5.00 | 2005 |
| 73 | Mongolia | 5.00 | 2004 |
| 74 | Senegal | 5.00 | 2006 |
| 75 | Mozambique | 5.00 | 2005 |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 4.90 | 2004 |
| 77 | Jordan | 4.90 | 1999 |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.90 | 2005 |
| 79 | Aruba | 4.80 | 2005 |
| 80 | Colombia | 4.70 | 2006 |
| 81 | Ireland | 4.70 | 2005 |
| 82 | Germany | 4.60 | 2004 |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.60 | 2001 |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 4.60 | 2000 |
| 85 | Korea, South | 4.60 | 2004 |
| 86 | Australia | 4.50 | 2005 |
| 87 | Mali | 4.50 | 2006 |
| 88 | Italy | 4.50 | 2005 |
| 89 | Croatia | 4.50 | 2004 |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 4.50 | 2005 |
| 91 | Benin | 4.40 | 2004 |
| 92 | Greece | 4.40 | 2005 |
| 93 | Monaco | 4.40 | 2004 |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 4.40 | 2004 |
| 95 | Samoa | 4.30 | 2002 |
| 96 | Egypt | 4.20 | 2006 |
| 97 | Spain | 4.20 | 2005 |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 4.20 | 2006 |
| 99 | Thailand | 4.20 | 2005 |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.20 | 2002 |
| 101 | Anguilla | 4.00 | 2005 |
| 102 | Turkey | 4.00 | 2004 |
| 103 | Oman | 4.00 | 2006 |
| 104 | Paraguay | 4.00 | 2004 |
| 105 | Brazil | 4.00 | 2004 |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.90 | 2002 |
| 107 | Bahrain | 3.90 | 1991 |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 3.90 | 1991 |
| 109 | Syria | 3.90 | 1999 |
| 110 | Mauritius | 3.90 | 2006 |
| 111 | Slovakia | 3.90 | 2005 |
| 112 | Hong Kong | 3.90 | 2006 |
| 113 | Argentina | 3.80 | 2004 |
| 114 | Panama | 3.80 | 2004 |
| 115 | Rwanda | 3.80 | 2005 |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 3.80 | 2005 |
| 117 | Russia | 3.80 | 2005 |
| 118 | Gabon | 3.80 | 2000 |
| 119 | Kuwait | 3.80 | 2006 |
| 120 | Comoros | 3.80 | 2002 |
| 121 | Honduras | 3.80 | 1991 |
| 122 | Singapore | 3.70 | 2001 |
| 123 | British Virgin Islands | 3.70 | 2006 |
| 124 | Venezuela | 3.70 | 2006 |
| 125 | Bahamas, The | 3.60 | 2000 |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 3.60 | 2006 |
| 127 | Indonesia | 3.60 | 2006 |
| 128 | Japan | 3.50 | 2005 |
| 129 | Romania | 3.50 | 2005 |
| 130 | Macedonia | 3.50 | 2002 |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 3.40 | 1999 |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 3.40 | 2006 |
| 133 | Nepal | 3.40 | 2003 |
| 134 | Niger | 3.40 | 2006 |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 3.30 | 1999 |
| 136 | Qatar | 3.30 | 2005 |
| 137 | Montserrat | 3.30 | 2004 |
| 138 | Cameroon | 3.30 | 2006 |
| 139 | Armenia | 3.20 | 2001 |
| 140 | India | 3.20 | 2005 |
| 141 | Chile | 3.20 | 2006 |
| 142 | El Salvador | 3.10 | 2006 |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 3.10 | 2003 |
| 144 | Madagascar | 3.10 | 2006 |
| 145 | Georgia | 3.10 | 2006 |
| 146 | Laos | 3.00 | 2006 |
| 147 | Albania | 2.90 | 2002 |
| 148 | Uruguay | 2.90 | 2006 |
| 149 | Mauritania | 2.90 | 2006 |
| 150 | Cayman Islands | 2.80 | 2005 |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 2.70 | 2005 |
| 152 | Libya | 2.70 | 1999 |
| 153 | Lebanon | 2.70 | 2006 |
| 154 | Guatemala | 2.60 | 2006 |
| 155 | Pakistan | 2.60 | 2006 |
| 156 | Togo | 2.60 | 2002 |
| 157 | Peru | 2.50 | 2006 |
| 158 | Philippines | 2.50 | 2005 |
| 159 | Angola | 2.40 | 2005 |
| 160 | Macau | 2.40 | 2005 |
| 161 | Eritrea | 2.40 | 2006 |
| 162 | Andorra | 2.30 | 2006 |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 2.30 | 2005 |
| 164 | Tanzania | 2.20 | 1999 |
| 165 | Azerbaijan | 2.10 | 2006 |
| 166 | Gambia, The | 2.00 | 2004 |
| 167 | Zambia | 2.00 | 2005 |
| 168 | Chad | 1.90 | 2005 |
| 169 | Congo, Republic of the | 1.90 | 2005 |
| 170 | China | 1.90 | 1999 |
| 171 | Vietnam | 1.80 | 1991 |
| 172 | Cambodia | 1.70 | 2004 |
| 173 | Guinea | 1.60 | 2005 |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 1.40 | 2006 |
| 175 | Haiti | 1.40 | 1991 |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 1.30 | 2005 |
| 177 | Bermuda | 1.20 | 2006 |
| 178 | Burma | 1.20 | 2001 |
| 179 | Ecuador | 1.00 | 2001 |
| 180 | Nigeria | 0.90 | 1991 |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.60 | 2003 |
| 182 | Cook Islands | 0.20 | 2001 |