List of countries by spending on education
The following list of countries according to education expenditure sorts countries and territories in the first part according to the proportion of economic output that they invest in the education of their population. In the second part different countries are listed according to the educational expenditure per student . Education expenses include all expenses or subsidies that flow into schools and universities in a country. Education expenditure can also come from abroad in the form of development aid.
List by share of expenditure on education in GDP
Countries sorted according to state education expenditure as a share of the gross domestic product at the latest determinable point in time. The source is the World Bank .
country | Education expenditure as a share of GDP |
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12.8% | 2010 |
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8.4% | 2012 |
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7.8% | 2012 |
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7.8% | 2014 |
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7.7% | 2015 |
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7.6% | 2014 |
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7.6% | 2015 |
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7.6% | 2015 |
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7.5% | 2014 |
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7.4% | 2017 |
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7.3% | 2014 |
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7.3% | 2012 |
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7.2% | 2017 |
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7.1% | 2017 |
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7.1% | 2017 |
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7.1% | 2015 |
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7.0% | 2014 |
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6.9% | 2009 |
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6.9% | 2016 |
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6.7% | 2016 |
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6.7% | 2017 |
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6.6% | 2015 |
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6.6% | 2015 |
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6.5% | 2013 |
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6.5% | 2008 |
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6.4% | 2018 |
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6.4% | 2015 |
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6.3% | 2016 |
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6.3% | 2016 |
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6.2% | 2015 |
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6.2% | 2017 |
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6.1% | 2017 |
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5.9% | 2015 |
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5.8% | 2017 |
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5.8% | 2015 |
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5.7% | 2013 |
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5.6% | 2016 |
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5.6% | 2012 |
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5.6% | 2015 |
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5.5% | 2015 |
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5.5% | 2015 |
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5.5% | 2016 |
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5.4% | 2016 |
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5.4% | 2017 |
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5.4% | 2015 |
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5.3% | 2015 |
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5.3% | 2011 |
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5.3% | 2014 |
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5.3% | 2015 |
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5.3% | 2009 |
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5.3% | 2017 |
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5.2% | 2015 |
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5.2% | 2017 |
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5.2% | 2017 |
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5.2% | 2015 |
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5.2% | 2015 |
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5.2% | 2015 |
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5.1% | 2008 |
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5.1% | 2017 |
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5.1% | 2016 |
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5.1% | 2015 |
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5.1% | 2015 |
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5.1% | 2016 |
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5.0% | 2015 |
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5.0% | 2017 |
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5.0% | 2016 |
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5.0% | 2014 |
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4.9% | 2015 |
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4.9% | 2015 |
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4.8% | 2015 |
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4.8% | 2016 |
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4.8% | 2015 |
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4.8% | 2013 |
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4.8% | 2017 |
World average | 4.8% | 2015 |
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4.7% | 2015 |
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4.7% | 2017 |
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4.7% | 2015 |
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4.7% | 2017 |
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4.6% | 2016 |
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4.6% | 2013 |
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4.6% | 2015 |
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4.6% | 2017 |
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4.6% | 2015 |
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4.5% | 2017 |
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4.5% | 2017 |
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4.5% | 2016 |
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4.4% | 2008 |
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4.4% | 2015 |
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4.4% | 2016 |
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4.4% | 2017 |
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4.4% | 2017 |
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4.4% | 2016 |
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4.4% | 2011 |
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4.3% | 2015 |
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4.3% | 2017 |
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4.3% | 2015 |
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4.2% | 2015 |
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4.1% | 2013 |
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4.1% | 2015 |
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4.1% | 2005 |
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4.1% | 2015 |
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4.1% | 2017 |
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4.1% | 2013 |
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4.0% | 2016 |
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3.9% | 2017 |
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3.9% | 2016 |
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3.9% | 2013 |
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3.9% | 2015 |
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3.9% | 2017 |
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3.9% | 2016 |
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3.8% | 2012 |
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3.8% | 2017 |
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3.8% | 2013 |
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3.8% | 2017 |
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3.8% | 2015 |
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3.8% | 2006 |
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3.8% | 2017 |
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3.8% | 2015 |
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3.8% | 2015 |
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3.6% | 2015 |
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3.6% | 2016 |
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3.5% | 2013 |
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3.5% | 2010 |
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3.5% | 2016 |
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3.5% | 2014 |
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3.4% | 2014 |
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3.3% | 2017 |
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3.3% | 2014 |
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3.3% | 2002 |
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3.2% | 2012 |
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3.2% | 2011 |
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3.1% | 2017 |
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3.1% | 2015 |
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3.1% | 2012 |
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3.0% | 2016 |
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3.0% | 2015 |
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2.9% | 2017 |
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2.9% | 2013 |
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2.8% | 2015 |
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2.8% | 2013 |
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2.8% | 2017 |
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2.8% | 2017 |
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2.8% | 2013 |
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2.8% | 2017 |
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2.7% | 2015 |
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2.7% | 2014 |
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2.7% | 2009 |
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2.6% | 2014 |
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2.6% | 2013 |
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2.6% | 2015 |
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2.6% | 2016 |
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2.6% | 2017 |
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2.5% | 2016 |
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2.3% | 1999 |
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2.2% | 2012 |
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2.2% | 2017 |
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2.2% | 2013 |
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2.2% | 2002 |
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2.2% | 2017 |
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2.2% | 2009 |
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2.1% | 2012 |
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1.9% | 2014 |
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1.7% | 2014 |
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1.5% | 2017 |
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1.3% | 2012 |
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1.2% | 2011 |
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1.0% | 2017 |
List according to per capita expenditure
Different countries by spending (public and private) per student in primary, secondary and tertiary education in US dollars. The source is the OECD .
country | Expenditures per student in US dollars | year | ||
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in the primary level | in secondary school | in the tertiary level | ||
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20,892 | 20,413 | 48,907 | 2015 |
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11,727 | 13,084 | 30.003 | 2015 |
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11,630 | 10,569 | 26,320 | 2015 |
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15,930 | 18,994 | 25.126 | 2013 |
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10,853 | 11,401 | 24,417 | 2015 |
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13,275 | 15,401 | 20,973 | 2015 |
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9,546 | 12.303 | 20,344 | 2015 |
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9,249 | 12,346 | 20,136 | 2015 |
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9,104 | 11,148 | 19,289 | 2015 |
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8,478 | 12,850 | 19,286 | 2015 |
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9,305 | 10,481 | 17,591 | 2015 |
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11,688 | 15,477 | 17,555 | 2015 |
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10,211 | 13,071 | 17,320 | 2015 |
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8,619 | 11,790 | 17,036 | 2015 |
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7,395 | 11,747 | 16,145 | 2015 |
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6,877 | 6,660 | 15,874 | 2015 |
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12.199 | 13,368 | 15,626 | 2014 |
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7,849 | 10,383 | 15,165 | 2015 |
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8,288 | 10.111 | 13,229 | 2015 |
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6.327 | 6,861 | 12,868 | 2015 |
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11,215 | 11,149 | 12,671 | 2015 |
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7,321 | 9,020 | 12,605 | 2015 |
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7,380 | 9,518 | 11,765 | 2015 |
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8,426 | 9,079 | 11,257 | 2015 |
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7,971 | 5,831 | 11.003 | 2015 |
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5,207 | 8,476 | 10,890 | 2015 |
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8,542 | 8,290 | 10,208 | 2015 |
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6,672 | 6,930 | 10.137 | 2015 |
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11,047 | 12,202 | 10,109 | 2015 |
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6,757 | 6,806 | 9,687 | 2015 |
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5,500 | 5,187 | 9,656 | 2015 |
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4.134 | 3,511 | 8,901 | 2015 |
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5,089 | 5,870 | 8,761 | 2015 |
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5,064 | 4,930 | 8,406 | 2015 |
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5,100 | 8,369 | 2015 | |
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2,875 | 3.129 | 8,169 | 2015 |
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3,178 | 2,817 | 6,370 | 2016 |
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3,365 | 4,802 | 5,045 | 2014 |
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5,810 | 6,786 | 4,094 | 2015 |
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1,514 | 1,435 | 3,764 | 2015 |
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3.110 | 3,258 | 3,722 | 2015 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) | Data. Retrieved September 12, 2017 (American English).
- ^ Education resources - Education spending - OECD Data. Retrieved September 12, 2017 (English).