| # | Flag | Country | Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 49.54% | 2010 | |
| 2 | Grenada | 47.51% | 2016 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 46.55% | 2015 | |
| 4 | Moldova | 38.43% | 2017 | |
| 5 | Djibouti | 37.85% | 2016 | |
| 6 | Cyprus | 32.2% | 2015 | |
| 7 | Oman | 30.58% | 2017 | |
| 8 | South Korea | 30.38% | 2015 | |
| 9 | Albania | 29.85% | 2015 | |
| 10 | Latvia | 26.41% | 2015 | |
| 11 | Ukraine | 26.28% | 2016 | |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 25.73% | 2016 | |
| 13 | Denmark | 25.05% | 2014 | |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 24.73% | 2016 | |
| 15 | Switzerland | 24.73% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Slovenia | 24.53% | 2015 | |
| 17 | Poland | 23.65% | 2015 | |
| 18 | Bolivia | 23.48% | 2014 | |
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 23.48% | 2002 | |
| 20 | Iceland | 23.34% | 2015 | |
| 21 | Thailand | 23.32% | 2013 | |
| 22 | Austria | 23.19% | 2015 | |
| 23 | Malta | 23.08% | 2015 | |
| 24 | Jamaica | 22.99% | 2017 | |
| 25 | Kiribati | 22.52% | 2001 | |
| 26 | Portugal | 22.51% | 2015 | |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 22.36% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Belgium | 22.07% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Finland | 22.03% | 2015 | |
| 30 | Italy | 21.73% | 2015 | |
| 31 | Lesotho | 21.61% | 2018 | |
| 32 | Norway | 21.51% | 2015 | |
| 33 | Israel | 21.44% | 2015 | |
| 34 | Sweden | 21.34% | 2015 | |
| 35 | Vietnam | 21.32% | 2013 | |
| 36 | Honduras | 21.1% | 2013 | |
| 37 | Slovakia | 20.76% | 2015 | |
| 38 | Barbados | 20.67% | 2016 | |
| 39 | Brazil | 20.2% | 2015 | |
| 40 | United States | 19.88% | 2015 | |
| 41 | Greece | 19.65% | 2015 | |
| 42 | Morocco | 19.56% | 2013 | |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 19.51% | 2013 | |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 19.49% | 2015 | |
| 45 | Swaziland | 19.26% | 2014 | |
| 46 | New Zealand | 19.11% | 2016 | |
| 47 | Australia | 18.85% | 2015 | |
| 48 | Hungary | 18.7% | 2015 | |
| 49 | Syria | 18.67% | 2012 | |
| 50 | Venezuela | 18.55% | 2015 | |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 18.54% | 2014 | |
| 52 | Yemen | 18.4% | 2011 | |
| 53 | Lithuania | 18.32% | 2015 | |
| 54 | Colombia | 18.06% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Chile | 18.02% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Estonia | 17.91% | 2015 | |
| 57 | Liechtenstein | 17.77% | 2011 | |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.76% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 17.71% | 2007 | |
| 60 | South Africa | 17.63% | 2017 | |
| 61 | Canada | 17.62% | 2015 | |
| 62 | Namibia | 17.55% | 2010 | |
| 63 | France | 17.54% | 2015 | |
| 64 | Germany | 17.54% | 2015 | |
| 65 | Tunisia | 17.42% | 2008 | |
| 66 | Spain | 17.29% | 2015 | |
| 67 | Comoros | 17.29% | 2014 | |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 17.1% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Netherlands | 16.99% | 2015 | |
| 70 | Aruba | 16.52% | 2014 | |
| 71 | Togo | 16.47% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Malaysia | 16.42% | 2017 | |
| 73 | Belize | 16.04% | 2017 | |
| 74 | San Marino | 16% | 2011 | |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 15.97% | 2015 | |
| 76 | Mauritius | 15.73% | 2017 | |
| 77 | Senegal | 15.72% | 2016 | |
| 78 | El Salvador | 15.67% | 2017 | |
| 79 | Argentina | 15.39% | 2016 | |
| 80 | Maldives | 15.12% | 2016 | |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.11% | 2009 | |
| 82 | Paraguay | 15.09% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Dominica | 14.99% | 2015 | |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 14.95% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 14.94% | 2017 | |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 14.91% | 2017 | |
| 87 | Mexico | 14.9% | 2015 | |
| 88 | Kuwait | 14.67% | 2014 | |
| 89 | Turkey | 14.34% | 2015 | |
| 90 | Seychelles | 14.2% | 2016 | |
| 91 | Bhutan | 13.84% | 2014 | |
| 92 | Ivory Coast | 13.41% | 2015 | |
| 93 | Jordan | 13.28% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Indonesia | 13.27% | 2015 | |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 13.2% | 2015 | |
| 96 | Niger | 13.09% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Nepal | 13.01% | 2015 | |
| 98 | Mongolia | 12.87% | 2017 | |
| 99 | Mozambique | 12.82% | 2013 | |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 12.82% | 2006 | |
| 101 | Andorra | 12.72% | 2017 | |
| 102 | Fiji | 12.55% | 2013 | |
| 103 | Gambia | 12.04% | 2014 | |
| 104 | Republic of the Congo | 12% | 2010 | |
| 105 | Republic of Ireland | 11.87% | 2015 | |
| 106 | Peru | 11.84% | 2017 | |
| 107 | Burundi | 11.65% | 2013 | |
| 108 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 11.6% | 2014 | |
| 109 | Algeria | 11.52% | 2003 | |
| 110 | Guatemala | 11.37% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Armenia | 11.23% | 2016 | |
| 112 | Iran | 11.22% | 2017 | |
| 113 | Bahrain | 11.16% | 2015 | |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 11.09% | 2010 | |
| 115 | Singapore | 10.96% | 2010 | |
| 116 | Kenya | 10.79% | 2015 | |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 10.79% | 2017 | |
| 118 | Turks And Caicos Islands | 10.68% | 2005 | |
| 119 | Mauritania | 10.52% | 2016 | |
| 120 | Tanzania | 10.23% | 2014 | |
| 121 | Botswana | 10.21% | 2009 | |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 10.12% | 2017 | |
| 123 | Curacao | 10.08% | 2013 | |
| 124 | Egypt | 9.97% | 2017 | |
| 125 | Qatar | 9.88% | 2009 | |
| 126 | India | 9.77% | 2013 | |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 9.7% | 2017 | |
| 128 | Tonga | 9.69% | 2004 | |
| 129 | Ecuador | 9.58% | 2016 | |
| 130 | Pakistan | 9.56% | 2016 | |
| 131 | Mali | 9.29% | 2016 | |
| 132 | Benin | 9.16% | 2015 | |
| 133 | Virgin Islands (British) | 9.08% | 2015 | |
| 134 | Georgia | 9.07% | 2012 | |
| 135 | Philippines | 9.04% | 2008 | |
| 136 | Laos | 9.02% | 2014 | |
| 137 | Samoa | 8.97% | 2016 | |
| 138 | Brunei | 8.93% | 2016 | |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.69% | 2009 | |
| 140 | Romania | 8.65% | 2015 | |
| 141 | East Timor | 8.61% | 2014 | |
| 142 | Uruguay | 8.57% | 2006 | |
| 143 | Malawi | 8.56% | 2016 | |
| 144 | Bermuda | 8.19% | 2015 | |
| 145 | Ghana | 7.92% | 2014 | |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 7.82% | 2015 | |
| 147 | Guyana | 7.75% | 2012 | |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 7.69% | 2009 | |
| 149 | Macao | 7.62% | 2003 | |
| 150 | Myanmar | 7.61% | 2017 | |
| 151 | Eritrea | 7.47% | 2004 | |
| 152 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 7.19% | 2013 | |
| 153 | Guinea | 7.12% | 2016 | |
| 154 | Madagascar | 6.57% | 2012 | |
| 155 | Chad | 6.26% | 2012 | |
| 156 | Panama | 6.25% | 2011 | |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 6.1% | 1998 | |
| 158 | Uganda | 5.91% | 2014 | |
| 159 | China | 5.9% | 1998 | |
| 160 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 5.9% | 2015 | |
| 161 | Rwanda | 5.6% | 2016 | |
| 162 | Cameroon | 5.35% | 2012 | |
| 163 | Cambodia | 5.32% | 2014 | |
| 164 | South Sudan | 5.08% | 2016 | |
| 165 | Zambia | 4.86% | 2005 | |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | 2017 | |
| 167 | Gabon | 4.75% | 2011 | |
| 168 | Central African Republic | 4.48% | 2010 | |
| 169 | Monaco | 4.03% | 2011 | |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.79% | 2010 | |
| 171 | Kazakhstan | 0.27% | 2017 |