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11Commitment to education: public spending
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels)
| HDI Rank | Country | 1991 | 1 | 2002-05 | 1 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | .. | 19 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 16 | 33 | ||
| 3 | Australia | .. | 25 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 31 | 34 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 21 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 13 | 28 | ||
| 7 | Switzerland | 19 | 28 | ||
| 8 | Japan | .. | 14 | 3 4 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 32 | 27 | ||
| 10 | France | 14 | 21 | ||
| 11 | Finland | 28 | 33 | ||
| 12 | United States | .. | .. | ||
| 13 | Spain | 16 | 20 | ||
| 14 | Denmark | .. | 30 | ||
| 15 | Austria | 20 | 26 | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom | 20 | .. | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 16 | 22 | ||
| 18 | Luxembourg | .. | .. | ||
| 19 | New Zealand | 37 | 23 | ||
| 20 | Italy | .. | 17 | ||
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | .. | 32 | ||
| 22 | Germany | .. | 24 | ||
| 23 | Israel | 26 | 17 | ||
| 24 | Greece | 20 | 30 | ||
| 25 | Singapore | .. | 23 | 4 | |
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 7 | 13 | ||
| 27 | Slovenia | 17 | 24 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 4 | 14 | ||
| 29 | Portugal | 15 | 16 | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 2 | .. | ||
| 31 | Barbados | .. | 33 | ||
| 32 | Czech Republic | .. | 20 | ||
| 33 | Kuwait | .. | 30 | ||
| 34 | Malta | 19 | 20 | ||
| 35 | Qatar | .. | .. | ||
| 36 | Hungary | 15 | 17 | ||
| 37 | Poland | .. | 21 | ||
| 38 | Argentina | .. | 17 | ||
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | .. | .. | ||
| 40 | Chile | .. | 15 | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | .. | .. | ||
| 42 | Slovakia | .. | 22 | ||
| 43 | Lithuania | .. | 20 | ||
| 44 | Estonia | .. | 18 | ||
| 45 | Latvia | .. | .. | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 24 | 20 | 3 4 | |
| 47 | Croatia | .. | 19 | ||
| 48 | Costa Rica | 36 | NA | ||
| 49 | Bahamas | .. | .. | ||
| 50 | Seychelles | .. | 18 | 3 | |
| 51 | Cuba | 15 | 22 | ||
| 52 | Mexico | 17 | 17 | ||
| 53 | Bulgaria | 14 | 19 | ||
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | NA | NA | ||
| 55 | Tonga | .. | NA | ||
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | .. | 69 | 4 | |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | 7 | ||
| 58 | Oman | 7 | 8 | ||
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | .. | 11 | 4 | |
| 60 | Romania | .. | 18 | ||
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | .. | .. | ||
| 62 | Panama | 20 | 26 | 4 | |
| 63 | Malaysia | 20 | 35 | ||
| 64 | Belarus | .. | 25 | ||
| 65 | Mauritius | 17 | 12 | ||
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | ||
| 67 | Russian Federation | .. | .. | ||
| 68 | Albania | .. | .. | ||
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | .. | .. | ||
| 70 | Brazil | .. | 19 | ||
| 71 | Dominica | .. | .. | ||
| 72 | Saint Lucia | .. | 0 | ||
| 73 | Kazakhstan | .. | .. | ||
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | .. | .. | ||
| 75 | Colombia | .. | 13 | ||
| 76 | Ukraine | .. | .. | ||
| 77 | Samoa | .. | 37 | 4 | |
| 78 | Thailand | 15 | 20 | 3 4 | |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | .. | .. | ||
| 80 | Belize | .. | 1 | ||
| 81 | China | .. | 21 | 3 4 | |
| 82 | Grenada | .. | 11 | 3 | |
| 83 | Armenia | .. | 30 | 4 | |
| 84 | Turkey | .. | 28 | 3 4 | |
| 85 | Suriname | 9 | .. | ||
| 86 | Jordan | .. | .. | ||
| 87 | Peru | .. | 11 | ||
| 88 | Lebanon | .. | 31 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | .. | .. | ||
| 90 | Philippines | .. | 14 | ||
| 91 | Tunisia | .. | 22 | ||
| 92 | Fiji | .. | 16 | ||
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | .. | 5 | ||
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | .. | 14 | ||
| 95 | Paraguay | .. | 18 | ||
| 96 | Georgia | .. | .. | ||
| 97 | Guyana | .. | 4 | ||
| 98 | Azerbaijan | .. | 6 | ||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | .. | .. | ||
| 100 | Maldives | .. | .. | ||
| 101 | Jamaica | 21 | 20 | 3 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | .. | 10 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | .. | 11 | 3 | |
| 104 | Algeria | .. | 5 | .. | |
| 105 | Viet Nam | .. | .. | ||
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | .. | .. | ||
| 107 | Indonesia | .. | 19 | 3 | |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | .. | .. | ||
| 109 | Turkmenistan | .. | .. | ||
| 110 | Nicaragua | .. | .. | ||
| 111 | Moldova | .. | 9 | ||
| 112 | Egypt | .. | .. | ||
| 113 | Uzbekistan | .. | .. | ||
| 114 | Mongolia | .. | 19 | ||
| 115 | Honduras | .. | .. | ||
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | .. | 19 | ||
| 117 | Bolivia | .. | 23 | ||
| 118 | Guatemala | .. | .. | ||
| 119 | Gabon | .. | .. | ||
| 120 | Vanuatu | .. | 9 | 4 | |
| 121 | South Africa | 22 | 16 | ||
| 122 | Tajikistan | .. | 5 | ||
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | .. | .. | ||
| 124 | Botswana | .. | 32 | ||
| 125 | Namibia | .. | 11 | 3 4 | |
| 126 | Morocco | 16 | 16 | ||
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | 34 | 4 | |
| 128 | India | .. | 18 | 3 4 | |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 14 | .. | ||
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | .. | 15 | ||
| 131 | Cambodia | .. | 5 | 4 | |
| 132 | Myanmar | .. | .. | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | .. | 20 | 3 4 | |
| 134 | Comoros | .. | .. | ||
| 135 | Ghana | .. | 18 | ||
| 136 | Pakistan | .. | .. | ||
| 137 | Mauritania | .. | 5 | 3 | |
| 138 | Lesotho | .. | 42 | 3 | |
| 139 | Congo | .. | 26 | ||
| 140 | Bangladesh | .. | 14 | ||
| 141 | Swaziland | .. | 27 | ||
| 142 | Nepal | .. | 12 | ||
| 143 | Madagascar | .. | 12 | ||
| 144 | Cameroon | .. | 24 | 3 | |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | .. | .. | ||
| 146 | Haiti | 9 | .. | ||
| 147 | Sudan | .. | .. | ||
| 148 | Kenya | .. | 11 | ||
| 149 | Djibouti | 14 | 15 | ||
| 150 | Timor-Leste | .. | .. | ||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | .. | .. | ||
| 152 | Togo | .. | 19 | 4 | |
| 153 | Yemen | .. | .. | ||
| 154 | Uganda | .. | 12 | 3 | |
| 155 | Gambia | 18 | .. | ||
| 156 | Senegal | .. | 24 | 3 | |
| 157 | Eritrea | .. | 48 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | .. | .. | ||
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | .. | .. | ||
| 160 | Guinea | .. | .. | ||
| 161 | Rwanda | .. | 34 | ||
| 162 | Angola | .. | .. | ||
| 163 | Benin | .. | 22 | ||
| 164 | Malawi | .. | .. | ||
| 165 | Zambia | .. | 26 | ||
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | .. | 20 | 4 | |
| 167 | Burundi | 27 | 15 | ||
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | .. | .. | ||
| 169 | Ethiopia | .. | 17 | 6 | |
| 170 | Chad | 8 | 23 | ||
| 171 | Central African Republic | 24 | .. | ||
| 172 | Mozambique | .. | 13 | ||
| 173 | Mali | .. | 16 | 3 4 | |
| 174 | Niger | .. | .. | ||
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | .. | .. | ||
| 176 | Burkina Faso | .. | 9 | ||
| 177 | Sierra Leone | .. | 20 | 3 |
Notes :
| 1 - | Expenditures by level may not sum to 100 as a result of rounding or the omission of expenditures not allocated by level. |
| 2 - | Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified. |
| 3 - | National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate. |
| 4 - | Data refer to an earlier year than that specified (in the period 1999 to 2001). |
| 5 - | Expenditure included in pre-primary and primary category. |
| 6 - | Data refer to 2006. |
Source :
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Institute for Statistics. 2007b. Correspondence on education expenditure data. April. Montreal.
