Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
136
Highest
86,453 millions
China
Lowest
0 millions
Tunisia
Median
352.13 millions
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
2,512
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 86,453 millions in China; the lowest is 0 millions in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 352.13 millions, and the mean is 3,510 millions.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 32,101.2%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of the Congo (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 86,453 millions | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 66,782 millions | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 37,267 millions | 2022 | up 145.9% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 33,343 millions | 2013 | up 356.4% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 25,540 millions | 2022 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 15,055 millions | 2011 | up 186.7% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 13,908 millions | 2022 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 13,185 millions | 2022 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 12,637 millions | 2022 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 12,545 millions | 2022 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 10,788 millions | 2022 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 8,480 millions | 2020 | up 396.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 7,480 millions | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 7,435 millions | 2021 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 7,260 millions | 2022 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 16 | TΓΌrkiye | 6,891 millions | 2022 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 6,656 millions | 2021 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 5,454 millions | 2022 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 5,177 millions | 2022 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 5,165 millions | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 4,392 millions | 2023 | up 297.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 4,361 millions | 2013 | up 213.4% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 4,095 millions | 2022 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 4,040 millions | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,798 millions | 2009 | up 806.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 3,724 millions | 2022 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 3,438 millions | 2022 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 3,385 millions | 2024 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 3,297 millions | 2022 | up 296.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 3,259 millions | 2022 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 3,195 millions | 2022 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 2,812 millions | 2022 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 2,716 millions | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 2,500 millions | 2022 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 2,448 millions | 2022 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 2,379 millions | 2022 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 2,374 millions | 2013 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Denmark | 1,875 millions | 2022 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 1,789 millions | 2000 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 1,742 millions | 2022 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Malaysia | 1,556 millions | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Indonesia | 1,504 millions | 2014 | up 340.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 1,464 millions | 2022 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 1,354 millions | 2022 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1,144 millions | 2022 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Hong Kong (China) | 1,140 millions | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 1,135 millions | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 1,128 millions | 2022 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 1,113 millions | 2024 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 1,049 millions | 2014 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 51 | New Zealand | 973.76 millions | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 965.38 millions | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 880.82 millions | 2024 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 863.63 millions | 2023 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 721.89 millions | 2023 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 704.44 millions | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 665.58 millions | 2023 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 658.77 millions | 2022 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 599.77 millions | 2022 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 535.7 millions | 2023 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 533.36 millions | 2024 | up 262.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 525.52 millions | 2011 | up 164.0% | rising |
| 63 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 521.12 millions | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 496.99 millions | 2014 | up 264.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 488.39 millions | 2022 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 461.52 millions | 2024 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Georgia | 400.15 millions | 2021 | up 403.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Rwanda | 372.34 millions | 2024 | up 32,101.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 331.92 millions | 2024 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Armenia | 271.02 millions | 2023 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 268.49 millions | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Iceland | 262.35 millions | 2022 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 73 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 244.69 millions | 2024 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Ireland | 240.54 millions | 2015 | up 5,099.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 230.31 millions | 1999 | β | volatile |
| 76 | United Republic of Tanzania | 210.45 millions | 2014 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 77 | Philippines | 208.4 millions | 2009 | up 1,796.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 145.69 millions | 2024 | up 2,078.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Cyprus | 134.63 millions | 2022 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Kenya | 130.74 millions | 2015 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 127.53 millions | 2013 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 110.22 millions | 2014 | up 5,506.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Malta | 106.88 millions | 2022 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Jamaica | 94.51 millions | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 93.65 millions | 2022 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 77.4 millions | 2022 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 74.82 millions | 2014 | up 1,158.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Cameroon | 73.74 millions | 2013 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 73.12 millions | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 71.31 millions | 2023 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 68.19 millions | 2015 | up 335.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 59.98 millions | 2011 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 59.36 millions | 2010 | up 1,932.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Nepal | 55.29 millions | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 95 | Maldives | 48.92 millions | 2019 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritius | 43.58 millions | 2024 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | 42.31 millions | 2015 | up 530.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Bhutan | 35.02 millions | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Gabon | 30.16 millions | 2014 | β | rising |
| 100 | Niger | 27.56 millions | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 101 | Myanmar | 24.66 millions | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 102 | Cambodia | 24.15 millions | 2014 | up 665.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Jordan | 20.64 millions | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 20.56 millions | 2012 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 16.53 millions | 2023 | up 623.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Andorra | 14.95 millions | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 107 | San Marino | 12.31 millions | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 108 | Aruba | 12.28 millions | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.89 millions | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Seychelles | 9.85 millions | 2016 | up 262.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 9.4 millions | 2017 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritania | 9.1 millions | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 113 | Zambia | 8.89 millions | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 8.69 millions | 2016 | up 550.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.65 millions | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 7.76 millions | 2014 | up 7,582.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Bermuda | 4.37 millions | 2017 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 4.11 millions | 2024 | up 10,165.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Comoros | 3.86 millions | 2015 | up 3,758.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Mali | 3.11 millions | 2021 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 1.68 millions | 2012 | β | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 1.29 millions | 2011 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.24 millions | 2015 | up 512.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Guinea | 1.13 millions | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 1.07 millions | 2010 | β | volatile |
| 126 | Barbados | 1.01 millions | 2008 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Cabo Verde | 0.986 millions | 2019 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 0.9696 millions | 2018 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominica | 0.5727 millions | 2020 | up 1,295.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 0.1191 millions | 2013 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Chad | 0.0696 millions | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Morocco | 0 millions | 2013 | β | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 0 millions | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 132 | Tunisia | 0 millions | 2010 | β | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release