| Rank | Country | Value | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 31.89 % | |
| 2 | Kenya | 27.92 % | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 27.62 % | |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 25.23 % | |
| 5 | Namibia | 25.05 % | |
| 6 | Algeria | 23.89 % | |
| 7 | Morocco | 23.28 % | |
| 8 | Guatemala | 22.99 % | |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 22.07 % | |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 21.96 % | |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 21.86 % | |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.16 % | |
| 13 | Kiribati | 20.12 % | |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 19.96 % | |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.65 % | |
| 16 | Eswatini | 19.35 % | |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 19.31 % | |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 19.26 % | |
| 19 | Peru | 19.21 % | |
| 20 | Belize | 18.90 % | |
| 21 | South Africa | 18.52 % | |
| 22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.09 % | |
| 23 | Benin | 17.97 % | |
| 24 | Jamaica | 17.87 % | |
| 25 | Mali | 17.82 % | |
| 26 | Tunisia | 17.81 % | |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.62 % | |
| 28 | Bhutan | 17.18 % | |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 17.15 % | |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 16.98 % | |
| 31 | Paraguay | 16.83 % | |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 16.70 % | |
| 33 | Philippines | 16.55 % | |
| 34 | Curaçao | 16.44 % | |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 16.32 % | |
| 36 | Panama | 16.28 % | |
| 37 | Malawi | 16 % | |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.96 % | |
| 39 | Hong Kong | 15.74 % | |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 15.64 % | |
| 41 | Zambia | 15.38 % | |
| 42 | Gambia | 15.10 % | |
| 43 | Fiji | 14.70 % | |
| 44 | Grenada | 14.52 % | |
| 45 | Mauritius | 14.19 % | |
| 46 | Rwanda | 14.19 % | |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 13.85 % | |
| 48 | Cameroon | 13.83 % | |
| 49 | Mongolia | 13.78 % | |
| 50 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 13.68 % | |
| 51 | Cabo Verde | 13.41 % | |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.41 % | |
| 53 | Seychelles | 13.14 % | |
| 54 | Thailand | 13.09 % | |
| 55 | Haiti | 13.02 % | |
| 56 | Samoa | 12.87 % | |
| 57 | Singapore | 12.86 % | |
| 58 | Kuwait | 12.69 % | |
| 59 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.63 % | |
| 60 | Belarus | 12.34 % | |
| 61 | Georgia | 12.21 % | |
| 62 | Andorra | 12.00 % | |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 11.99 % | |
| 64 | Barbados | 11.84 % | |
| 65 | Togo | 11.65 % | |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 11.45 % | |
| 67 | Nepal | 11.26 % | |
| 68 | Cambodia | 11.23 % | |
| 69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.04 % | |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 11.01 % | |
| 71 | Virgin Islands, British | 10.86 % | |
| 72 | Bahamas | 10.85 % | |
| 73 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.73 % | |
| 74 | Maldives | 10.72 % | |
| 75 | El Salvador | 10.58 % | |
| 76 | Lesotho | 10.37 % | |
| 77 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.25 % | |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.20 % | |
| 79 | Comoros | 9.93 % | |
| 80 | Palau | 9.85 % | |
| 81 | Jordan | 9.79 % | |
| 82 | Ecuador | 9.69 % | |
| 83 | Gibraltar | 9.48 % | |
| 84 | Armenia | 9.44 % | |
| 85 | Tonga | 9.33 % | |
| 86 | Guinea | 9.29 % | |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.15 % | |
| 88 | Bahrain | 8.74 % | |
| 89 | Suriname | 8.55 % | |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.24 % | |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 7.22 % | |
| 92 | Dominica | 7.09 % | |
| 93 | Somalia | 6.96 % | |
| 94 | Angola | 6.37 % | |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 6.28 % | |
| 96 | Lebanon | 6.11 % | |
| 97 | Nauru | 5.33 % | |
| 98 | Nigeria | 2.98 % | |
| 99 | South Sudan | 0.00 % |
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.