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
1970–2024
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
147 places, 2,512 data points, 1970–2024
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February 2026 Data Release