Israel vs Latvia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Israel
0.8%
in 2022
Latvia
0.9%
in 2022
Israel rank
15th
Latvia rank
13th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Israel
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Israel, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latvia ahead.
Israel ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Latvia |
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, Israel or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Israel and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Latvia rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Israel ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 13th 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