Basic Education
| Expenditures on Education | Updated: April 10, 2010 |
National expenditures on education are an indicator of quality for current and future workforces. Summarized below are national spending rates (percent of gross domestic product) for leading outsourcing locations. Israel tops the list just exceeding the United States on expenditures as a percent of GDP. India is in the middle of the pack while China and the Philippines are at the low end. Educational expenditure rates are sourced from the OECD 2009 Global Education Digest or the CIA World Factbook. |
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| Rank | Country | Value (percent of GDP) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outsourcing to Israel | 7.9 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 2 | Outsourcing to United States | 7.7 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 3 | Outsourcing to Mexico | 6.4 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 4 | Outsourcing to Ukraine | 6.3 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 5 | Outsourcing to Malaysia | 6.2 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 6 | Outsourcing to Poland | 5.9 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 7 | Outsourcing to Chile | 5.7 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 8 | Outsourcing to Hungary | 5.6 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 9 | Outsourcing to Ghana | 5.4 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 10 | Outsourcing to South Africa | 5.4 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 11 | Outsourcing to Canada | 5.2 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 12 | Outsourcing to Czech Republic | 5 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 13 | Outsourcing to Jordan | 4.9 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 14 | Outsourcing to India | 4.4 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 15 | Outsourcing to Bulgaria | 4.3 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 16 | Outsourcing to Thailand | 4.2 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 17 | Outsourcing to Egypt | 4.2 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 18 | Outsourcing to Brazil | 4 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 19 | Outsourcing to Romania | 4 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 20 | Outsourcing to Russia | 3.8 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 21 | Outsourcing to Indonesia | 3.6 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 22 | Outsourcing to Pakistan | 2.6 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 23 | Outsourcing to Philippines | 2.5 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 24 | Outsourcing to China | 1.9 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |
| 25 | Outsourcing to Vietnam | 1.8 | CIA World Factbook, 2010 |