Education spending to GDP: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Education spending to GDP: latest observations by country
Date	Germany	United States	Japan	Malawi
Dec 31, 1999	—	—	3.4%	3.4%
Dec 31, 2000	—	—	3.5%	3.6%
Dec 31, 2001	—	—	3.4%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2002	—	—	3.4%	—
Dec 31, 2003	—	—	3.5%	2.2%
Dec 31, 2004	—	—	3.4%	—
Dec 31, 2005	—	—	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2006	—	—	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2007	—	—	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2008	4.5%	—	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2009	—	—	—	—
Dec 31, 2010	5.0%	—	3.6%	2.4%
Dec 31, 2011	4.9%	—	3.6%	2.9%
Dec 31, 2012	4.8%	—	3.4%	2.5%
Dec 31, 2013	4.8%	—	3.4%	3.7%
Dec 31, 2014	4.8%	—	3.4%	3.3%
Dec 31, 2015	4.8%	4.9%	3.3%	3.9%
Dec 31, 2016	4.8%	4.8%	3.1%	3.3%
Dec 31, 2017	4.8%	5.1%	3.1%	2.8%
Dec 31, 2018	4.9%	4.9%	3.1%	3.3%
Dec 31, 2019	5.0%	5.0%	3.2%	—
Dec 31, 2020	5.5%	5.4%	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2021	5.4%	5.4%	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2022	5.2%	—	—	2.7%