Government Spending on Education, 1985

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Government Spending on Education, 1985: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Positionderived	Country	Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
1	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	9.62
2	IsraelISRWestern Asia	7.63
3	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	7.09
4	CanadaCANNorthern America	6.19
5	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	6.11
6	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6.07
7	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	5.77
8	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	5.65
9	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	5.54
10	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	5.46
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	5.40
12	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	5.39
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5.32
14	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	5.26
15	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	5.25
16	EcuadorECUSouth America	5.23
17	KenyaKENEastern Africa	5.20
18	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5.10
19	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	5.05
20	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	5.01
21	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4.90
22	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4.68
23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4.59
24	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4.53
25	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	4.30

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 4.09. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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