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Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
100
Highest
100.0%
Uganda
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
19.1%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,411

What the numbers show

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uganda; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.1%, and the mean is 21.0%.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 49,942.8%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 100.0% 2014 unchanged flat
1 Nicaragua 100.0% 2023 up 209.2% volatile
1 Montserrat 14.0% 2019 — volatile
3 Mali 60.3% 2021 up 832.6% rising
4 South Sudan 55.8% 2024 down 25.3% volatile
5 Philippines 55.5% 2009 up 74.1% rising
6 Niger 43.2% 2018 up 463.3% volatile
7 Kazakhstan 42.1% 2016 down 19.1% falling
8 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.4% 2022 down 30.4% falling
9 Republic of Korea 38.4% 2022 up 21.9% rising
10 Finland 36.7% 2022 up 16.5% rising
11 Seychelles 36.5% 2016 up 1,102.8% volatile
12 Dominican Republic 34.6% 2023 up 92.4% rising
13 Azerbaijan 32.2% 2023 down 39.2% falling
14 Maldives 31.1% 2019 up 45.3% rising
15 Republic of Moldova 30.9% 2023 down 20.2% falling
16 Cuba 30.6% 2010 down 22.2% flat
17 Viet Nam 30.5% 2013 — rising
18 Mongolia 29.5% 2017 down 18.7% falling
19 Poland 28.6% 2022 down 39.2% falling
20 Iceland 27.4% 2022 up 8.9% rising
21 Chile 27.2% 2022 up 451.9% volatile
22 Guatemala 26.6% 2024 down 36.5% rising
23 Sweden 26.3% 2022 up 14.3% rising
24 Kyrgyzstan 24.6% 2016 down 55.6% falling
25 Latvia 24.5% 2022 down 4.7% rising
26 Belarus 24.4% 2024 down 30.9% falling
27 Uruguay 24.4% 2023 up 15.4% falling
28 Israel 24.0% 2022 up 3.9% falling
29 Romania 23.5% 2022 down 21.3% falling
30 Hungary 23.5% 2022 down 14.3% falling
31 Ethiopia 22.9% 2014 down 4.1% flat
32 Croatia 22.7% 2011 down 77.2% volatile
33 Burundi 22.7% 2013 up 72.5% rising
34 Portugal 22.6% 2022 up 37.8% volatile
35 Indonesia 22.5% 2014 up 72.6% rising
36 Rwanda 22.0% 2024 down 45.8% volatile
37 Slovakia 21.6% 2022 down 45.9% falling
38 Brazil 20.9% 2011 up 11.0% rising
39 South Africa 20.7% 2024 down 30.6% falling
40 Bulgaria 20.6% 2022 down 40.8% falling
41 Lithuania 20.3% 2022 down 18.6% falling
42 Austria 20.2% 2022 down 10.7% falling
43 Jamaica 20.0% 2024 down 35.4% rising
44 Germany 19.8% 2022 up 9.8% rising
45 Benin 19.8% 2015 up 116.3% rising
46 Slovenia 19.7% 2022 down 25.3% falling
47 Italy 19.4% 2022 down 9.0% flat
48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.4% 2021 down 31.3% rising
49 Guyana 19.2% 2012 down 46.0% falling
50 Barbados 19.1% 2005 — falling
51 Costa Rica 19.1% 2023 up 343.0% volatile
52 Paraguay 18.7% 2024 up 8.9% rising
53 Spain 18.6% 2022 down 20.0% rising
54 Luxembourg 18.3% 2022 down 2.2% rising
55 El Salvador 18.0% 2016 down 56.3% volatile
56 Netherlands 17.9% 2022 up 16.0% rising
57 Japan 17.9% 2021 up 5.5% rising
58 United States of America 17.4% 2021 down 1.4% flat
59 Czechia 17.3% 2022 down 14.5% falling
60 Kuwait 16.8% 2014 up 37.5% rising
61 Liechtenstein 16.5% 2014 down 3.3% falling
62 France 16.5% 2022 up 6.6% rising
63 Türkiye 16.4% 2022 up 27.5% rising
64 Cyprus 16.0% 2022 up 5.7% rising
65 Andorra 15.7% 2023 down 56.9% rising
66 Switzerland 15.4% 2022 up 125.1% rising
67 Norway 13.4% 2022 up 20.7% falling
68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.2% 2024 down 27.2% flat
69 Oman 12.7% 2024 up 28.9% rising
70 Denmark 12.3% 2022 down 37.1% falling
71 Nepal 12.1% 2015 down 66.3% falling
72 Ireland 12.1% 2015 up 7.5% falling
73 Peru 12.1% 2024 down 57.6% rising
74 Monaco 12.0% 2024 up 664.5% volatile
75 Belgium 11.8% 2022 down 2.8% rising
76 India 11.4% 2005 down 0.6% rising
77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.9% 2014 down 34.3% falling
78 Malaysia 10.5% 2021 down 56.4% falling
79 Ecuador 10.0% 2024 up 12.2% rising
80 Ghana 9.2% 2014 up 417.9% volatile
81 Malta 9.0% 2022 down 15.1% volatile
82 Burkina Faso 8.9% 2016 — volatile
83 San Marino 8.8% 2023 up 5.5% falling
84 Togo 8.8% 2024 up 80.1% falling
85 Kenya 8.7% 2015 — falling
86 Cameroon 8.5% 2013 up 38.1% rising
87 Mexico 7.9% 2022 up 52.1% rising
88 Greece 6.5% 2022 up 7.2% rising
89 Guinea 6.3% 2020 up 198.2% volatile
90 Côte d'Ivoire 5.7% 2024 down 65.5% falling
91 Aruba 5.1% 2016 up 52.9% rising
92 Senegal 4.6% 2022 up 49,942.8% volatile
93 Comoros 4.5% 2015 down 85.1% volatile
94 Jordan 2.7% 2024 up 57.2% falling
95 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.7% 2021 — falling
96 Gabon 1.2% 2014 — falling
97 Thailand 1.1% 2014 — falling
98 Armenia 0.3% 2023 down 97.5% volatile
99 Argentina 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
100 places, 1,411 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release