Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
161
Highest
1.7%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.0%
Tunisia
Median
0.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,590
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 1.7% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.0% in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 10,593.6%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1.7% | 2023 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 1.1% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1.1% | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2022 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2013 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 12 | Cuba | 0.9% | 2010 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2022 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2022 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 0.8% | 2022 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2009 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2024 | up 10,593.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 0.7% | 2022 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 0.7% | 2022 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 0.7% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 0.7% | 2013 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | France | 0.7% | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 0.7% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2022 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 29 | Kiribati | 0.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Albania | 0.6% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | Montserrat | 0.6% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2011 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2023 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 37 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Austria | 0.5% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2022 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2011 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 41 | Korea | 0.5% | 2022 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 42 | San Marino | 0.5% | 2022 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 0.5% | 2022 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Timor-Leste | 0.5% | 2023 | up 621.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Togo | 0.5% | 2024 | up 852.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.5% | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | 0.4% | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2023 | up 744.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Aruba | 0.4% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 53 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 54 | Kuwait | 0.4% | 2015 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2022 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2022 | up 134.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2022 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Italy | 0.4% | 2022 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2022 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Seychelles | 0.4% | 2016 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 0.3% | 2022 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0.3% | 2024 | up 6,434.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2013 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0.3% | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Malta | 0.3% | 2022 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3% | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2014 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 74 | United States of America | 0.3% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 75 | Belize | 0.3% | 2023 | up 313.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Australia | 0.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bhutan | 0.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2023 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Greece | 0.3% | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2022 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2015 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2022 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2,032.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Congo | 0.3% | 2010 | up 960.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Guyana | 0.3% | 2012 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Andorra | 0.3% | 2023 | down 43.5% | flat |
| 89 | China | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Hong Kong, China | 0.2% | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Canada | 0.2% | 2000 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 94 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2022 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2014 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Liechtenstein | 0.2% | 2011 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 98 | Comoros | 0.2% | 2015 | up 1,703.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | 0.2% | 2023 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 100 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 0.2% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Fiji | 0.1% | 2023 | up 714.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Monaco | 0.1% | 2023 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Japan | 0.1% | 2021 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 0.1% | 2015 | up 257.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2024 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Colombia | 0.1% | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Gabon | 0.1% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 111 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1% | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2022 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2015 | up 390.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 0.1% | 2011 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 117 | India | 0.1% | 2022 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 3,258.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1% | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2015 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2014 | up 4,454.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2022 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 2,497.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | 0.1% | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Bermuda | 0.1% | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 127 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2014 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominica | 0.1% | 2020 | up 854.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2014 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 130 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2017 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | down 83.8% | rising |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2016 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2008 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2018 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 142 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0% | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2013 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Mali | 0.0% | 2021 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0.0% | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2013 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2022 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Chad | 0.0% | 2021 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release