List of countries by public spending in tertiary education
# List of countries by public spending in tertiary education

This is a list of countries ranked by public (government) spending per student in tertiary education as relative to GDP per capita. This amount is relative and does not indicate the absolute level of public spending on higher education.

Data from 2010-19 :

| Country | % of GDP |
| - | - |
| Afghanistan | 58.2 |
| Albania | 13.8 |
| Andorra | 22.3 |
| Argentina | 16.9 |
| Armenia | 9.9 |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | 100.2 |
| Australia | 17.8 |
| Austria | 36.2 |
| Azerbaijan | 19.4 |
| Bahrain | 21.4 |
| Bangladesh | 29.9 |
| Barbados | 41.7 |
| Belarus | 17.9 |
| Belgium | 32.2 |
| Belize | 27.3 |
| Bermuda | 23.9 |
| Bhutan | 50.7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.7 |
| Brazil | 33.0 |
| British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 40.0 |
| Brunei | 31.9 |
| Bulgaria | 16.6 |
| Cambodia | 5.3 |
| Cameroon | 19.4 |
| Canada | 31.4 |
| Cape Verde | 38.3 |
| Central African Republic | 100.5 |
| Chad | 186.7 |
| Chile | 20.3 |
| Colombia | 21.6 |
| Costa Rica | 37.5 |
| Croatia | 25.7 |
| Cyprus | 26.5 |
| Czech Republic | 20.3 |
| Denmark | 43.1 |
| Djibouti | 193 |
| Ecuador | 52.7 |
| El Salvador | 11.1 |
| Eritrea | 592.3 |
| Estonia | 36.9 |
| Eswatini | 128.2 |
| European Union | 26.3 |
| Finland | 33.9 |
| France | 31.6 |
| Georgia | 10.0 |
| Germany | 33.6 |
| Ghana | 55.5 |
| Greece | 11.2 |
| Grenada | 5.2 |
| Guatemala | 18.1 |
| Guyana | 13.7 |
| Honduras | 40.9 |
| Hong Kong | 24.2 |
| Hungary | 25.4 |
| Iceland | 27.3 |
| India | 49.3 |
| Indonesia | 20.8 |
| Iran | 24.2 |
| Ireland | 15.5 |
| Israel | 18.2 |
| Italy | 24.3 |
| Jamaica | 36.6 |
| Japan | 20.6 |
| Jordan | 25.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 7.5 |
| Kenya | 76.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4.9 |
| Laos | 20.3 |
| Latvia | 17.7 |
| Lebanon | 19.5 |
| Lesotho | 44.7 |
| Lithuania | 18.0 |
| Luxembourg | 42.8 |
| Macau (People's Republic of China) | 19.1 |
| Malaysia | 23.8 |
| Mali | 166.9 |
| Malta | 44.4 |
| Mauritania | 95.8 |
| Mauritius | 9.6 |
| Mexico | 29.7 |
| Moldova | 26.6 |
| Mongolia | 5.2 |
| Mozambique | 165.6 |
| Myanmar | 16.7 |
| Namibia | 76.0 |
| Nepal | 24.2 |
| Netherlands | 35.8 |
| New Zealand | 25.3 |
| Norway | 39.8 |
| Pakistan | 67.2 |
| Panama | 18.7 |
| Paraguay | 14.3 |
| Peru | 10.9 |
| Poland | 25.4 |
| Portugal | 26.9 |
| Romania | 26.1 |
| Russia | 19.8 |
| Rwanda | 97.7 |
| San Marino | 8.7 |
| Senegal | 131.0 |
| Serbia | 29.8 |
| Singapore | 23.5 |
| Slovakia | 27.6 |
| Slovenia | 24.3 |
| South Africa | 48.0 |
| South Korea | 15.0 |
| Spain | 21.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 31.6 |
| Sweden | 43.2 |
| Switzerland | 37.4 |
| Tajikistan | 19.6 |
| Thailand | 18.2 |
| Tunisia | 54.7 |
| Turkey | 35.3 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.6 |
| Ukraine (excluding territories in dispute) | 34.5 |
| United Kingdom | 38.0 |
| United States | 19.4 |
| Uruguay | 25.4 |
| Vietnam | 34.2 |
| Zimbabwe | 161.4 |
