Chile vs Peru: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Chile
0.6%
in 2022
Peru
0.7%
in 2024
Chile rank
27th
Peru rank
24th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 169 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Chile or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Chile and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Chile ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release