Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
149
Highest
66,782 millions
United States of America
Lowest
0 millions
Tunisia
Median
112.49 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,374
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 66,782 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 0 millions in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 112.49 millions, and the mean is 2,116 millions.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 19,919.8%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 66,782 millions | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 44,468 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 27,395 millions | 2022 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 20,428 millions | 2013 | up 769.8% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 18,676 millions | 2022 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 13,258 millions | 2011 | up 639.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Korea | 8,725 millions | 2022 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 8,357 millions | 2022 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 6,471 millions | 2022 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 6,228 millions | 2021 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 6,118 millions | 2022 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 6,048 millions | 2022 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 5,181 millions | 2022 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 5,096 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 4,200 millions | 2022 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 4,067 millions | 2022 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3,967 millions | 2022 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Japan | 3,622 millions | 1998 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 3,528 millions | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Switzerland | 3,407 millions | 2022 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 2,835 millions | 2022 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2,622 millions | 2009 | up 2,440.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 2,536 millions | 2022 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 24 | India | 2,421 millions | 2020 | up 402.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 2,055 millions | 2022 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 1,918 millions | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 1,881 millions | 2022 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 1,862 millions | 2022 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 1,782 millions | 2022 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1,781 millions | 2021 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 1,649 millions | 2022 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 1,522 millions | 2013 | up 258.7% | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 1,469 millions | 2023 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 1,434 millions | 2000 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 1,179 millions | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 1,036 millions | 2022 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 998.9 millions | 2022 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 962.58 millions | 2022 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 956.98 millions | 2022 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 938.98 millions | 2013 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 41 | New Zealand | 879.75 millions | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 852.85 millions | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hong Kong (China) | 805.92 millions | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 759.82 millions | 2022 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Kuwait | 677.82 millions | 2014 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 607.18 millions | 2022 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 568.26 millions | 2022 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Cuba | 523.64 millions | 2010 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 514.1 millions | 2014 | up 486.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 486.3 millions | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 485.63 millions | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 467.46 millions | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 459.41 millions | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 421.42 millions | 2022 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 401.64 millions | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | 382.65 millions | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 364.34 millions | 2011 | up 275.9% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 357.73 millions | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 355.29 millions | 2023 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Latvia | 333.45 millions | 2022 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 333.17 millions | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 332.7 millions | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Mongolia | 308.62 millions | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Moldova | 276.59 millions | 2023 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 65 | Iceland | 268.4 millions | 2022 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 216.04 millions | 2015 | up 3,610.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 212.45 millions | 2023 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 186.34 millions | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 175.65 millions | 2014 | up 297.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Qatar | 173.35 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 161.1 millions | 2024 | up 265.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 159.86 millions | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 151.92 millions | 2024 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 74 | El Salvador | 112.94 millions | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 112.49 millions | 2024 | up 19,919.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 107.54 millions | 2021 | up 181.3% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 102.26 millions | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Colombia | 94.96 millions | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 93.13 millions | 2014 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 88.48 millions | 2013 | up 193.4% | rising |
| 81 | Côte d'Ivoire | 86.64 millions | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Cyprus | 81.57 millions | 2022 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Philippines | 75.34 millions | 2009 | up 2,095.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 64 millions | 2022 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 57.7 millions | 2015 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 56.37 millions | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 46.92 millions | 2024 | up 1,378.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 42.58 millions | 2014 | up 5,684.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 39.85 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 35.88 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Congo | 34.13 millions | 2010 | up 4,495.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 33.16 millions | 2011 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Iran | 27.15 millions | 2022 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 26.89 millions | 2022 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.56 millions | 2014 | up 2,331.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Maldives | 24.89 millions | 2019 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 22.37 millions | 2023 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 21.93 millions | 2015 | up 601.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Gabon | 18.68 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 100 | Mauritius | 16.85 millions | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Nepal | 15.66 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 15.56 millions | 2015 | up 478.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Monaco | 15.05 millions | 2024 | up 474.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 12.5 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Guyana | 10.53 millions | 2012 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | 10.47 millions | 2011 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 107 | Andorra | 9.76 millions | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 108 | San Marino | 9.55 millions | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 109 | Aruba | 9.33 millions | 2016 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 110 | Jordan | 8.81 millions | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 8.68 millions | 2023 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 8.63 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Cambodia | 8.4 millions | 2014 | up 996.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Liberia | 8.37 millions | 2021 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.98 millions | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Myanmar | 6.8 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Bermuda | 5.91 millions | 2017 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.86 millions | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Seychelles | 5.66 millions | 2016 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.22 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Namibia | 4.05 millions | 2017 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 4.04 millions | 2024 | up 9,714.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | 3.89 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Eswatini | 3.72 millions | 2014 | up 9,132.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 3.07 millions | 2016 | up 526.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 2.61 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Comoros | 1.74 millions | 2015 | up 3,991.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | 1.14 millions | 2021 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 0.8739 millions | 2008 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7387 millions | 2015 | up 564.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | 0.6812 millions | 2011 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Madagascar | 0.5658 millions | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 0.5428 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 0.4996 millions | 2019 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 0.3959 millions | 2018 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 0.3717 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Dominica | 0.3393 millions | 2020 | up 1,093.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Haiti | 0.0659 millions | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Burundi | 0.0407 millions | 2013 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Chad | 0.0271 millions | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 0.0249 millions | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 0 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Morocco | 0 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Malawi | 0 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Singapore | 0 millions | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Tunisia | 0 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release