Expenditure per student in primary education as a share of GDP per capita

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Brunei Darussalam is the top country by expenditure per student in primary education in the world. As of 2016, expenditure per student in primary education in Brunei Darussalam was 9.1 %. The top 5 countries also includes Bangladesh, and South Sudan.

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What is expenditure per student in primary education?

Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).