Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in San Marino
San Marino: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in San Marino, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in San Marino stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in San Marino peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1975.
That places San Marino 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in San Marino, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
San Marino compared with similar countries
- San Marino's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- San Marino's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
More education data for San Marino
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 268 (2024)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0209 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in San Marino?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in San Marino was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
- How does San Marino rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- San Marino ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Marino data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release