1. Switzerland
With expenditure of $16,090 USD per student, which is 31 percent of GDP per capita, Switzerland is the winner on our list 10 Countries That Spend the Most on Education per Student. Unlike the US, Switzerland’s investments in education paid off in PISA scores, where Switzerland ranks 9th — highest among the countries on our list. Moreover, the country occupies tenth place in KEI with 9.28. And perhaps most importantly, this is the country in which the greatest percentage of students reported being happy at school compared to others from our list.