I know you might find it hard to believe, especially if you live in Poland, but what the title says is true. Relative to income, Poland spends on education about as much as the next guy. Here are some graphs which compare different measures of relative spending in Poland to that in a sample of about 100 countries (all statistics are 2000-2010 averages taken from the World Development Indicators database).
Below the fold is a table with the entire sample.
Below the fold is a table with the entire sample.
| Spending For Education As Pct of GNI | Public Spending For Education As Pct of GDP | Per Pupil Spending/GDP Per Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2.84 | 2.87 | 14.02 |
| Algeria | 4.47 | 4.34 | 18.17 |
| Argentina | 4.48 | 4.31 | 20.33 |
| Armenia | 2.22 | 2.56 | 13.55 |
| Australia | 4.68 | 4.71 | 20.71 |
| Austria | 5.46 | 5.59 | 38.78 |
| Azerbaijan | 2.96 | 2.73 | 12.05 |
| Bangladesh | 1.75 | 2.40 | 10.78 |
| Belarus | 5.24 | 5.52 | 34.79 |
| Belgium | 4.67 | 6.01 | 29.88 |
| Benin | 3.15 | 3.61 | 15.78 |
| Bolivia | 5.41 | 6.06 | 19.39 |
| Brazil | 4.24 | 4.36 | 18.09 |
| Bulgaria | 3.60 | 3.81 | 27.27 |
| BurkinaFaso | 3.33 | 4.52 | 33.44 |
| Burundi | 4.72 | 5.18 | 28.86 |
| Cambodia | 1.66 | 1.76 | 7.22 |
| Cameroon | 2.57 | 3.02 | 11.92 |
| Canada | 5.00 | 5.13 | 30.47 |
| Chad | 1.66 | 2.40 | 9.39 |
| Chile | 3.65 | 3.73 | 16.73 |
| Colombia | 3.60 | 4.15 | 16.96 |
| Congo,Rep. | 3.38 | 2.54 | 9.40 |
| CostaRica | 4.54 | 4.99 | 22.70 |
| Coted'Ivoire | 4.25 | 4.27 | 27.90 |
| Croatia | 3.82 | 4.19 | 31.07 |
| CzechRepublic | 4.05 | 4.29 | 25.92 |
| Denmark | 7.77 | 8.25 | 49.37 |
| DominicanRepublic | 1.92 | 2.07 | 8.30 |
| Ecuador | 1.38 | 1.15 | 5.84 |
| Egypt,ArabRep. | 4.41 | 4.31 | 20.28 |
| ElSalvador | 2.79 | 2.89 | 11.23 |
| Ethiopia | 2.90 | 4.47 | 18.42 |
| Finland | 5.68 | 6.17 | 35.04 |
| France | 5.11 | 5.66 | 32.88 |
| Georgia | 3.39 | 2.59 | 19.30 |
| Germany | 4.31 | 4.45 | 30.44 |
| Greece | 3.06 | 3.64 | 24.95 |
| Guinea | 2.23 | 2.27 | 13.18 |
| HongKongSAR,China | 3.26 | 4.03 | 23.94 |
| Hungary | 5.18 | 5.30 | 34.53 |
| India | 3.75 | 3.54 | 18.46 |
| Indonesia | 1.80 | 2.99 | 9.60 |
| Iran,IslamicRep. | 4.38 | 4.82 | 18.10 |
| Ireland | 4.94 | 4.54 | 22.96 |
| Israel | 6.22 | 6.43 | 29.75 |
| Italy | 4.32 | 4.59 | 34.28 |
| Japan | 3.19 | 3.59 | 26.75 |
| Kazakhstan | 4.41 | 2.71 | 19.56 |
| Kenya | 6.14 | 6.32 | 27.40 |
| Korea,Rep. | 3.60 | 4.21 | 22.68 |
| KyrgyzRepublic | 4.59 | 4.86 | 21.54 |
| LaoPDR | 1.11 | 2.39 | 5.26 |
| Lebanon | 2.30 | 2.42 | 10.79 |
| Liberia | 3.08 | 2.77 | 16.90 |
| Lithuania | 5.03 | 5.21 | 26.18 |
| Malawi | 3.61 | 4.66 | 14.08 |
| Malaysia | 4.68 | 6.15 | 20.54 |
| Mali | 3.27 | 3.91 | 21.33 |
| Mexico | 4.91 | 5.01 | 20.09 |
| Moldova | 5.90 | 6.78 | 41.13 |
| Morocco | 5.34 | 5.63 | 28.56 |
| Mozambique | 3.23 | 4.89 | 17.10 |
| Nepal | 2.62 | 3.60 | 12.75 |
| Netherlands | 4.74 | 5.29 | 28.92 |
| NewZealand | 6.84 | 6.50 | 31.28 |
| Nicaragua | 3.03 | 3.38 | 12.04 |
| Niger | 2.83 | 3.40 | 33.56 |
| Norway | 6.44 | 7.06 | 36.39 |
| Pakistan | 2.07 | 2.38 | 14.00 |
| Panama | 4.31 | 4.30 | 18.88 |
| Paraguay | 4.12 | 4.65 | 16.28 |
| Peru | 2.68 | 2.75 | 10.31 |
| Philippines | 2.65 | 2.94 | 12.79 |
| Poland | 4.94 | 5.27 | 27.81 |
| Portugal | 5.32 | 5.44 | 35.84 |
| Romania | 3.23 | 3.46 | 22.16 |
| RussianFederation | 3.54 | 3.53 | 25.44 |
| Rwanda | 3.51 | 4.39 | 16.14 |
| SaudiArabia | 7.19 | 6.55 | 28.99 |
| Senegal | 3.91 | 4.23 | 29.12 |
| SierraLeone | 4.06 | 4.16 | 20.46 |
| Singapore | 2.32 | 2.91 | 19.48 |
| SlovakRepublic | 3.86 | 4.00 | 21.37 |
| SouthAfrica | 5.23 | 5.28 | 20.57 |
| Spain | 3.95 | 4.27 | 29.97 |
| Sweden | 7.06 | 7.04 | 40.36 |
| Switzerland | 4.80 | 5.58 | 34.42 |
| SyrianArabRepublic | 2.60 | 5.09 | 11.72 |
| Tajikistan | 2.78 | 2.95 | 12.18 |
| Thailand | 4.70 | 4.37 | 29.37 |
| Togo | 3.70 | 3.91 | 16.21 |
| Tunisia | 6.47 | 7.05 | 25.98 |
| Uganda | 2.91 | 3.59 | 10.85 |
| Ukraine | 4.99 | 5.34 | 37.24 |
| UnitedKingdom | 5.18 | 5.16 | 31.30 |
| UnitedStates | 4.79 | 5.61 | 29.52 |
| Uruguay | 2.30 | 2.53 | 10.88 |
| Vietnam | 2.81 | 5.34 | 12.80 |
| Yemen,Rep. | 4.16 | 8.21 | 31.42 |
| Zambia | 2.11 | 1.95 | 7.64 |
