Spending per secondary school student (Latest available) by country #1 Switzerland: $9,348.00 per student #2 Austria: $8,163.00 per student #3 United States: $7,764.00 per student #4 Norway: $7,343.00 per student #5 Denmark: $7,200.00 per student #6 France: $6,605.00 per student #7 Italy: $6,458.00 per student #8 Germany: $6,209.00 per student #9 Japan: $5,890.00 per student #10 Australia: $5,830.00 per student #11 Sweden: $5,648.00 per student #12 Netherlands: $5,304.00 per student #13 United Kingdom: $5,230.00 per student #14 Israel: $5,115.00 per student #15 Portugal: $4,636.00 per student #16 Spain: $4,274.00 per student #17 Ireland: $3,934.00 per student #18 Greece: $3,287.00 per student #19 Czech Republic: $3,182.00 per student #20 Hungary: $2,140.00 per student #21 Thailand: $1,177.00 per student