Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
143
Highest
74,810 millions
United States
Lowest
0 millions
Tunisia
Median
146.73 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,308
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 74,810 millions in United States; the lowest is 0 millions in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 146.73 millions, and the mean is 2,269 millions.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 21,128.3%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of the Congo (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 74,810 millions | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 44,468 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 29,858 millions | 2022 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 20,194 millions | 2022 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 16,495 millions | 2013 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 10,027 millions | 2011 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 9,089 millions | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Korea | 8,806 millions | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 7,245 millions | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 7,059 millions | 2022 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 6,318 millions | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 6,114 millions | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 6,036 millions | 2022 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 5,035 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 4,373 millions | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 4,364 millions | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 4,023 millions | 2022 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 3,654 millions | 2022 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 3,528 millions | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 2,988 millions | 1998 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 2,880 millions | 2000 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 2,777 millions | 2022 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 2,569 millions | 2020 | up 351.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 2,295 millions | 2022 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 2,206 millions | 2022 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 2,184 millions | 2022 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 2,149 millions | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 2,063 millions | 2022 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 2,028 millions | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 1,829 millions | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 1,714 millions | 2013 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 1,630 millions | 2022 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 1,469 millions | 2023 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 1,214 millions | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 1,198 millions | 2022 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1,123 millions | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1,063 millions | 2022 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 1,058 millions | 2022 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 966.4 millions | 2013 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 40 | New Zealand | 879.75 millions | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovak Republic | 859.29 millions | 2022 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 846.38 millions | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 43 | Hong Kong (China) | 782.96 millions | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 663.51 millions | 2014 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 660.07 millions | 2022 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 636.13 millions | 2022 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 565.45 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 550.95 millions | 2014 | up 318.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 486.3 millions | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 464.1 millions | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 459.93 millions | 2022 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 451.17 millions | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 411.86 millions | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 401.64 millions | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 379.24 millions | 2011 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 376.48 millions | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 363.07 millions | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 357.73 millions | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 355.29 millions | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 350.41 millions | 2022 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Mongolia | 278.89 millions | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 62 | Iceland | 278.45 millions | 2022 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Moldova | 276.59 millions | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 64 | Ireland | 244.89 millions | 2015 | up 3,634.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 212.45 millions | 2023 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Qatar | 181.17 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 177.23 millions | 2014 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 172.14 millions | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia | 171.68 millions | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 161.63 millions | 2024 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 152.58 millions | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 146.73 millions | 2021 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 145.71 millions | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Estonia | 115.34 millions | 2013 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 75 | Rwanda | 113.14 millions | 2024 | up 21,128.3% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 110.93 millions | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 102.26 millions | 2023 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania | 96.32 millions | 2014 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 92.64 millions | 2009 | up 1,457.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Cyprus | 86.95 millions | 2022 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Côte d’Ivoire | 84.45 millions | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Malta | 69.19 millions | 2022 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Kenya | 68.14 millions | 2015 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 56.84 millions | 2014 | up 5,274.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Jamaica | 50.92 millions | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Togo | 45.65 millions | 2024 | up 1,433.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 44.71 millions | 2011 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo | 39.92 millions | 2010 | up 1,468.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 37.96 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 36.32 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 28.5 millions | 2022 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Iran | 26.91 millions | 2022 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Maldives | 26.05 millions | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 22.37 millions | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 20.2 millions | 2014 | up 825.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Nepal | 20.08 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 18.37 millions | 2015 | up 279.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 17.53 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 99 | Benin | 17.17 millions | 2015 | up 420.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 16.2 millions | 2024 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Monaco | 14.23 millions | 2023 | up 462.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 12.85 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Aruba | 10.27 millions | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 104 | Cambodia | 10.01 millions | 2014 | up 493.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Andorra | 9.76 millions | 2023 | down 31.5% | flat |
| 106 | Liberia | 9.58 millions | 2021 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Guyana | 9.27 millions | 2012 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 8.68 millions | 2023 | up 432.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Jordan | 8.65 millions | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 8.63 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Myanmar | 6.68 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Seychelles | 6.52 millions | 2016 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Bermuda | 6.28 millions | 2017 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.86 millions | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.42 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 4.77 millions | 2017 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 4.08 millions | 2024 | up 7,805.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.92 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 3.55 millions | 2016 | up 442.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Zambia | 3.43 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 3.33 millions | 2014 | up 6,472.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 2.71 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Comoros | 1.94 millions | 2015 | up 2,910.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 1.27 millions | 2008 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Mali | 1.13 millions | 2021 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8645 millions | 2015 | up 449.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Fiji | 0.7391 millions | 2011 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 0.7374 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 0.5791 millions | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Guinea | 0.5483 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 0.5443 millions | 2019 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 0.4328 millions | 2018 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Dominica | 0.3346 millions | 2020 | up 845.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.3017 millions | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 0.039 millions | 2013 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 0.0324 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Chad | 0.0261 millions | 2021 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Morocco | 0 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Malawi | 0 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Singapore | 0 millions | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tunisia | 0 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release