Topic · World Bank · WHO · OECD
Education
School enrollment, literacy, spending, and educational attainment.
- 6
- Indicators
- 206
- Countries with data
Education · mid shelf
6 education indicators in the mid pack - Kiribati currently tops education expenditure (% of gdp).
- 6
- education indicators
- #1
- Kiribati · Education Expenditure (% of GDP)
- mid
- shelf vs other topics
Each indicator below shows the current top five; open any one for the full world ranking with the data year for every country.
High-income share among 206 countries with education data
World Bank income-group counts among countries that have at least one ranking row for an indicator in this topic. Segments sum to 206 - coverage shape, not a living-standard ranking.
Reading Education
Education sits in the mid pack of the eight topic shelves (6 indicators). Cross-check at least two measures before treating any single ranking as the story.
Education groups 6 indicators (Education Expenditure (% of GDP), Literacy Rate (Adult), School Enrollment (Primary), School Enrollment (Secondary), and more) drawn from World Bank Open Data. School enrollment, literacy, spending, and educational attainment. Kiribati currently leads education expenditure (% of gdp) at 16.4%.
The mid-width shelf is where complementary measures start to disagree usefully - for example a strong access rate next to a weaker outcome. Read Education Expenditure (% of GDP) against at least one neighbour before quoting a single rank.
Income-group coverage (206 countries with data) leans high-income. That can compress variation on finance-linked indicators while outcome rates still stretch across lower-income reporters.
Source: World Bank Open Data
Nearby shelves by indicator count
Closest topic widths to this 6-indicator shelf (not a fixed roster).
- Social · 6 indicators
- Demographics · 7 indicators
- Environment · 5 indicators
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 16.4% |
| 2 | American Samoa | 14.7% |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 12.8% |
| 4 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 11.6% |
| 5 | Namibia | 9.1% |
Literacy Rate (Adult)
% age 15+| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 100.0% |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 100.0% |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 99.9% |
| 5 | San Marino | 99.9% |
School Enrollment (Primary)
% gross| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 184.0% |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 162.1% |
| 3 | Rwanda | 149.6% |
| 4 | Malawi | 139.0% |
| 5 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 135.1% |
School Enrollment (Secondary)
% gross| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 158.5% |
| 2 | Belgium | 143.0% |
| 3 | Finland | 142.4% |
| 4 | Netherlands | 137.5% |
| 5 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 137.5% |
School Enrollment (Tertiary)
% gross| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 165.1% |
| 2 | Macao SAR, China | 141.9% |
| 3 | Cyprus | 120.9% |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 120.1% |
| 5 | Korea, Rep. | 111.9% |
Youth Literacy Rate
% age 15-24| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% |
| 2 | Palau | 100.0% |
| 3 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 100.0% |
| 4 | San Marino | 100.0% |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
Next read: Social (6 indicators) · full education expenditure (% of gdp) ranking . Reporting years differ by country and indicator; unavailable values are omitted rather than estimated.
What to do with these Education indicators
A single shelf rarely tells the whole story -- use it as a starting point, not a verdict.
- Open the full education expenditure (% of gdp) ranking to see every country, not just the top rows shown here. Education Expenditure (% of GDP) ranking
- Put any two countries side by side across every tracked indicator. Compare countries
- Browse the social shelf (6 indicators) for the next adjacent topic. Social
Reporting years differ by country and indicator; unavailable values are omitted rather than estimated.
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