El Salvador vs United States: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP

El Salvador
0.3%
in 2024
United States
0.3%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
73rd
United States rank
74th

Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • United States
00.10.20.30.4197519992024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United States ahead.

El Salvador ranks 73rd and United States ranks 74th of 169 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United States Difference Ahead
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% El Salvador
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% El Salvador

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, El Salvador or United States?
El Salvador, at 0.3% against 0.3% in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between El Salvador and United States?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 73rd and United States ranks 74th 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

Indicator
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
169 places, 3,590 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release