Netherlands vs Portugal: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2022
Portugal
0.4%
in 2022
Netherlands rank
61st
Portugal rank
63rd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
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, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Netherlands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd 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