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Education Spending

How much a country invests in its children's future.

How 40 countries compare

1 Egypt 2.5% %

2 Qatar 2.7% %

3 Singapore 2.8% %

4 United Arab Emirates 3.1% %

5 Ireland 3.1% %

6 Panama 3.2% %

7 Romania 3.2% %

8 Japan 3.4% %

9 Indonesia 3.5% %

10 Philippines 3.6% %

11 Greece 3.7% %

12 Croatia 3.9% %

13 Malaysia 3.9% %

14 Vietnam 4.1% %

15 Taiwan 4.3% %

16 Spain 4.3% %

17 Czech Republic 4.5% %

18 Hungary 4.7% %

19 Germany 4.7% %

20 Poland 4.8% %

21 Colombia 4.9% %

22 Switzerland 5.0% %

23 New Zealand 5.0% %

24 United States 5.0% %

25 Argentina 5.0% %

26 Australia 5.1% %

27 Netherlands 5.2% %

28 United Kingdom 5.2% %

29 Canada 5.3% %

30 Kenya 5.3% %

31 Chile 5.4% %

32 France 5.5% %

33 Morocco 5.6% %

34 Saudi Arabia 5.6% %

35 Estonia 6.0% %

36 South Africa 6.2% %

37 Denmark 6.4% %

38 Norway 6.6% %

39 Costa Rica 6.7% %

40 Sweden 6.8% %