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Education spending per student ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2022, education spending per student was highest in Luxembourg, the United States, and Austria, while the lowest values were recorded in Mexico, South Africa, and Türkiye. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Education spending per student
Primary to tertiary spending per student, in constant international dollars
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 27 792 | 2022 |
| 2 | United States | 19 497 | 2021 |
| 3 | Austria | 18 851 | 2022 |
| 4 | Korea | 18 564 | 2022 |
| 5 | Norway | 18 224 | 2022 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 17 658 | 2022 |
| 7 | Belgium | 17 134 | 2022 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 17 117 | 2022 |
| 9 | Denmark | 16 774 | 2022 |
| 10 | Sweden | 16 364 | 2022 |
| 11 | Germany | 16 263 | 2022 |
| 12 | Iceland | 15 604 | 2022 |
| 13 | Canada | 15 436 | 2022 |
| 14 | France | 14 794 | 2022 |
| 15 | Australia | 14 591 | 2022 |
| 16 | Ireland | 13 962 | 2022 |
| 17 | Finland | 13 418 | 2022 |
| 18 | Japan | 13 230 | 2022 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 13 096 | 2022 |
| 20 | Italy | 12 493 | 2022 |
| 21 | Czechia | 11 945 | 2022 |
| 22 | Spain | 11 710 | 2022 |
| 23 | Portugal | 11 655 | 2022 |
| 24 | New Zealand | 11 329 | 2022 |
| 25 | Estonia | 11 116 | 2022 |
| 26 | Israel | 11 035 | 2022 |
| 27 | Poland | 10 604 | 2022 |
| 28 | Slovak Republic | 10 326 | 2022 |
| 29 | Lithuania | 10 007 | 2022 |
| 30 | Hungary | 9 177 | 2022 |
| 31 | Croatia | 8 344 | 2022 |
| 32 | Latvia | 8 303 | 2022 |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 7 558 | 2022 |
| 34 | Chile | 7 448 | 2022 |
| 35 | Greece | 6 370 | 2022 |
| 36 | Romania | 6 220 | 2022 |
| 37 | China | 4 577 | 2022 |
| 38 | Türkiye | 4 491 | 2022 |
| 39 | South Africa | 3 918 | 2022 |
| 40 | Mexico | 3 650 | 2022 |
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Data sources
The data for this indicator are drawn from the OECD Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student dataset.
Last update
This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.