Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
136
Highest
427,406 millions
China
Lowest
7.91 millions
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
1,707 millions
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,273
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 427,406 millions in China; the lowest is 7.91 millions in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,707 millions, and the mean is 14,166 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 54,056.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 34,363.2%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 72.9%).
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 427,406 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 382,365 millions | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | India | 141,055 millions | 2021 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 4 | Chad | 103,915 millions | 2024 | up 34,363.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 65,107 millions | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 59,987 millions | 2022 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Korea | 52,308 millions | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 48,321 millions | 2015 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 9 | France | 46,921 millions | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 42,282 millions | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 40,990 millions | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 36,755 millions | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 29,063 millions | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 23,972 millions | 2013 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 22,690 millions | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 21,452 millions | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 19,915 millions | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 19,837 millions | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 19,648 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands | 17,373 millions | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 16,522 millions | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 13,119 millions | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 12,952 millions | 2022 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12,882 millions | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 12,238 millions | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 11,908 millions | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 11,250 millions | 2013 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 9,333 millions | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 29 | Philippines | 8,718 millions | 2009 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 8,257 millions | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 7,941 millions | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 7,687 millions | 2015 | — | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 7,123 millions | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 6,546 millions | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 6,388 millions | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 6,360 millions | 2022 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 6,301 millions | 2013 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 6,018 millions | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 5,848 millions | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 5,801 millions | 2012 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 4,854 millions | 2022 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 42 | Hong Kong (China) | 4,691 millions | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 4,633 millions | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 4,491 millions | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Singapore | 4,384 millions | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,218 millions | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 3,978 millions | 2022 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 3,877 millions | 2015 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 3,741 millions | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,694 millions | 2024 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 3,248 millions | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 52 | Ecuador | 2,931 millions | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 53 | Myanmar | 2,786 millions | 2019 | up 242.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Hungary | 2,726 millions | 2022 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 2,510 millions | 2014 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 56 | Slovak Republic | 2,489 millions | 2022 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 2,485 millions | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 2,483 millions | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 59 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,471 millions | 2014 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 60 | Kuwait | 2,417 millions | 2014 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 61 | Tunisia | 2,308 millions | 2008 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 2,245 millions | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 2,202 millions | 2022 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 64 | Nepal | 1,881 millions | 2015 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 65 | Panama | 1,838 millions | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 1,763 millions | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 1,757 millions | 2017 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 1,745 millions | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 1,669 millions | 2014 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 1,646 millions | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 1,565 millions | 2022 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 1,560 millions | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 1,511 millions | 2020 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 1,472 millions | 2021 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Uruguay | 1,409 millions | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 1,353 millions | 2023 | — | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 1,198 millions | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 1,108 millions | 2022 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 1,091 millions | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 80 | Uganda | 1,038 millions | 2014 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 1,014 millions | 2022 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 82 | Cameroon | 956 millions | 2013 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 930.22 millions | 2015 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 84 | Latvia | 900.8 millions | 2022 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 85 | Cyprus | 875.14 millions | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 780.86 millions | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 87 | Congo | 749.37 millions | 2010 | up 151.0% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritania | 708.63 millions | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 659.77 millions | 2017 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 639.58 millions | 2022 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Rwanda | 638.95 millions | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 630.46 millions | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 93 | Jamaica | 612.3 millions | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Albania | 607.07 millions | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 95 | Benin | 588.24 millions | 2015 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 569.39 millions | 2018 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 97 | Cambodia | 563.39 millions | 2014 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 563.28 millions | 2014 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Guinea | 538.6 millions | 2020 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 533.65 millions | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 520.43 millions | 1996 | — | falling |
| 102 | Madagascar | 466.91 millions | 2012 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 103 | Malawi | 421.61 millions | 2016 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 410.81 millions | 2023 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 105 | Armenia | 408.78 millions | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini | 404.7 millions | 2014 | up 155.4% | rising |
| 107 | Gabon | 342.51 millions | 2014 | — | falling |
| 108 | Mauritius | 335.31 millions | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 109 | Togo | 331.42 millions | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 321.24 millions | 2023 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 320.09 millions | 2016 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 306.22 millions | 2013 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Malta | 305.14 millions | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 114 | Lesotho | 275.47 millions | 2018 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 194.12 millions | 2017 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 116 | Maldives | 172.63 millions | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | 116.61 millions | 2019 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 118 | Belize | 105.54 millions | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 119 | Barbados | 76.34 millions | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 120 | Gambia | 74.32 millions | 2015 | up 256.1% | rising |
| 121 | Aruba | 65.7 millions | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 65.43 millions | 2012 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 123 | Liberia | 57.61 millions | 2021 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 45.67 millions | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 43.91 millions | 2010 | — | falling |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 41.53 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Seychelles | 38.63 millions | 2016 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36.22 millions | 2018 | down 28.1% | flat |
| 129 | Comoros | 34.81 millions | 2015 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 130 | Bermuda | 27.01 millions | 2017 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 131 | Andorra | 26.98 millions | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 132 | Vanuatu | 25.86 millions | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 133 | Samoa | 20.51 millions | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 134 | Dominica | 16.75 millions | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.04 millions | 2021 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.91 millions | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release