Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
107
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
36.8%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
94.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,490
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 36.8% in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.9%, and the mean is 92.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 105.5%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 34.3%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2016 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2007 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2014 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 100.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 99.9% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | San Marino | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 99.8% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2023 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 20 | Cuba | 99.3% | 2010 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 99.2% | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Maldives | 99.2% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | South Africa | 98.7% | 2024 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 25 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Andorra | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Mexico | 98.1% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 97.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 97.9% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 31 | Guatemala | 97.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 32 | Barbados | 97.7% | 2005 | — | flat |
| 33 | Croatia | 97.6% | 2011 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 97.6% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 97.6% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Ghana | 97.5% | 2014 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Ukraine | 97.4% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 96.9% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Paraguay | 96.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 96.2% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 41 | Mali | 96.1% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 95.9% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 43 | Niger | 95.8% | 2018 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 95.8% | 2017 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 45 | Senegal | 95.7% | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 46 | Guyana | 95.5% | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | Hungary | 95.4% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Italy | 95.2% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 49 | Spain | 95.2% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 51 | Belarus | 95.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 52 | Israel | 94.9% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.9% | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 54 | Uruguay | 94.8% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 94.8% | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 56 | Poland | 94.6% | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 57 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 58 | Latvia | 94.5% | 2022 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 59 | Romania | 94.4% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 60 | Brazil | 94.3% | 2011 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 61 | Sweden | 93.9% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 62 | Norway | 93.8% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 63 | Belgium | 93.7% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 64 | Denmark | 93.5% | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 65 | Argentina | 93.3% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 66 | Ireland | 92.8% | 2015 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 92.6% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 68 | France | 92.6% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Finland | 92.5% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 70 | Slovakia | 92.4% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 71 | Benin | 92.2% | 2015 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 72 | Iceland | 92.1% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Japan | 91.8% | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 74 | Côte d'Ivoire | 91.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 91.5% | 2022 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 76 | Czechia | 91.3% | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 91.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 78 | Seychelles | 91.1% | 2016 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.9% | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 80 | South Sudan | 90.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 81 | Liechtenstein | 90.5% | 2014 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 82 | United States of America | 89.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 83 | Cameroon | 89.6% | 2013 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 84 | El Salvador | 89.5% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 89.3% | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Netherlands | 89.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 87 | Armenia | 88.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 87.8% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | Gabon | 87.5% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 90 | Slovenia | 87.4% | 2022 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 91 | Estonia | 87.2% | 2013 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 86.3% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 93 | Switzerland | 86.3% | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 94 | Türkiye | 85.2% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 95 | Peru | 84.9% | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 96 | Germany | 84.7% | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 82.5% | 2023 | up 55.9% | flat |
| 98 | Monaco | 82.1% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 99 | Indonesia | 81.2% | 2014 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 100 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 101 | Nepal | 77.7% | 2015 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 75.0% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 103 | Jordan | 60.1% | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 55.1% | 2014 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 105 | Kenya | 43.0% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 36.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release