US Competitiveness: Education
Education by GDP:
Education Statistics > Education spending (% of GDP) (most recent) by country
COUNTRIES WITH LOWER POVERTY THAN THE United States
Education Statistics > Educational attainment > Tertiary (most recent) by country
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1.16 %
2.8 %
4 %
5.1 %
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6 %
6.2 %
6.9 %
7.4 %
7.4 %
8 %
8 %
8.2 %
8.8 %
9.2 %
9.3 %
9.4 %
9.6 %
10.5 %
10.6 %
11 %
11.9 %
2010
Rank
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# 2
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= 5
= 5
= 7
= 7
# 9
= 10
= 10
# 12
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= 14
= 14
# 16
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2007
2003
42%
37%
36%
34%
32%
32%
29%
29%
28%
27%
27%
26%
25%
23%
23%
22%
14%
10%
COUNTRIES SPENDING MORE BY GDP % THAN US:
Showing latest available data.
2007
2009
Rank
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# 2
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# 4
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# 11
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= 12
= 14
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= 25
= 25
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= 28
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= 30
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# 33
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= 46
= 46
= 49
= 49
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= 49
= 49
= 55
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= 55
= 58
= 58
= 58
= 58
# 62
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= 63
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= 66
= 66
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= 66
= 70
= 70
= 70
= 73
= 73
= 73
= 73
# 77
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= 78
= 78
= 81
= 81
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= 85
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= 85
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= 88
= 88
= 91
= 91
= 93
= 93
= 95
= 95
= 95
= 98
= 98
# 100
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= 101
= 101
= 104
= 104
= 104
= 107
= 107
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= 109
= 111
= 111
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= 111
= 111
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= 117
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= 126
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2008
18.7%
11%
10.4%
10%
9.5%
9.1%
9%
8.5%
8.4%
8.1%
7.9%
7.7%
7.7%
7.6%
7.6%
7.6%
7.5%
7.2%
7.1%
7%
6.7%
6.5%
6.4%
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.1%
6.1%
6%
6%
6%
5.9%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.7%
5.7%
5.7%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
4%
4%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3%
3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.2%
1%
0.6%
2004
2010
2005
2005
2008
2006
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2010
2007
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2005
2010
2009
2006
# 131
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# 122
= 120
= 120
# 119
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# 117
= 115
= 115
= 112
= 112
= 112
# 111
= 109
= 109
= 107
= 107
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# 101
= 99
= 99
# 98
# 97
= 93
= 93
= 93
= 93
# 92
# 91
= 89
= 89
# 88
= 85
= 85
= 85
# 84
= 81
= 81
= 81
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# 71
= 67
= 67
= 67
= 67
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# 64
= 62
= 62
= 60
= 60
# 59
# 58
# 57
# 56
# 55
= 53
= 53
= 51
= 51
= 49
= 49
# 48
# 47
# 46
# 45
= 41
= 41
= 41
= 41
# 40
= 37
= 37
= 37
# 36
# 35
# 34
# 33
# 32
# 31
= 29
= 29
# 28
= 24
= 24
= 24
= 24
# 23
= 21
= 21
# 20
# 19
# 18
= 16
= 16
# 15
# 14
# 13
# 12
= 9
= 9
= 9
# 8
# 7
= 2
= 2
= 2
= 2
= 2
# 1
12 %
12.1 %
12.3 %
12.5 %
13.1 %
13.33 %
13.9 %
14 %
14.2 %
14.8 %
15 %
15 %
15.2 %
15.5 %
15.7 %
16 %
16 %
17 %
17 %
17 %
17.11 %
18 %
18 %
18.2 %
18.2 %
18.6 %
19 %
19.4 %
19.5 %
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19.8 %
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20 %
21 %
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23 %
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24 %
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25 %
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26 %
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28 %
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30 %
30 %
30 %
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30.3 %
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31 %
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32 %
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32.9 %
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35 %
36 %
36 %
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37 %
37.4 %
37.9 %
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40 %
40 %
40 %
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42 %
42 %
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80 %
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