Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
148
Highest
382,365 millions
United States of America
Lowest
5.91 millions
Kiribati
Median
597.61 millions
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
3,227
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 382,365 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 5.91 millions in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 597.61 millions, and the mean is 8,213 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64,735.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 34,363.2%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 74.2%).
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 382,365 millions | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 219,842 millions | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 51,226 millions | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 44,221 millions | 1998 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | India | 35,963 millions | 2021 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 6 | France | 35,957 millions | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 35,059 millions | 2024 | up 34,363.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 32,492 millions | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 32,187 millions | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 29,398 millions | 2022 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 24,802 millions | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 23,521 millions | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 18,296 millions | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 15,285 millions | 2015 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 14,326 millions | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 13,241 millions | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 12,613 millions | 2022 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 10,839 millions | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 10,117 millions | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 10,028 millions | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 9,691 millions | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 7,825 millions | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 7,334 millions | 2013 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Algeria | 6,264 millions | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 6,223 millions | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 6,205 millions | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 27 | TΓΌrkiye | 6,142 millions | 2022 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 5,904 millions | 2022 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 5,444 millions | 2021 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 4,784 millions | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 4,132 millions | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 3,972 millions | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 3,828 millions | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 3,689 millions | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 35 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3,455 millions | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 3,380 millions | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 37 | Hong Kong (China) | 3,338 millions | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 3,235 millions | 2013 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 3,137 millions | 1999 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 3,019 millions | 2009 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 2,881 millions | 2022 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 42 | Singapore | 2,766 millions | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 2,715 millions | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 44 | Morocco | 2,414 millions | 2013 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 2,406 millions | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 2,261 millions | 2022 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 2,234 millions | 2012 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 1,998 millions | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 49 | Guatemala | 1,881 millions | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Kuwait | 1,756 millions | 2014 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 1,685 millions | 2014 | β | falling |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 1,498 millions | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,423 millions | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 1,398 millions | 2022 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 1,390 millions | 2015 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 1,341 millions | 2022 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 57 | Romania | 1,306 millions | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 58 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 1,306 millions | 2024 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 1,245 millions | 2022 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 1,241 millions | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 1,055 millions | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 1,006 millions | 2022 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 941.2 millions | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 932.71 millions | 2022 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 891.91 millions | 2014 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 863 millions | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 785.43 millions | 2014 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 756.16 millions | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 69 | Qatar | 725.24 millions | 2009 | β | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 701.37 millions | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 686.24 millions | 2008 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 72 | Iceland | 657.54 millions | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 73 | Estonia | 652.74 millions | 2022 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 74 | Lithuania | 604.95 millions | 2022 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 590.27 millions | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Myanmar | 577.01 millions | 2019 | up 251.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Zambia | 573.34 millions | 2017 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Cyprus | 559.09 millions | 2022 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 556.11 millions | 2022 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 526.67 millions | 2014 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Nepal | 510.99 millions | 2015 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 506.92 millions | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 488.55 millions | 2022 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 481.23 millions | 2021 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 421.87 millions | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 408.01 millions | 2023 | β | falling |
| 87 | Syrian Arab Republic | 407.52 millions | 2015 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 397.01 millions | 2020 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Uganda | 342.46 millions | 2014 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Jamaica | 341.74 millions | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 91 | Bahrain | 316.62 millions | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | 307.17 millions | 2013 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 298.07 millions | 2015 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 271.07 millions | 2010 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 244.91 millions | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 96 | Albania | 244.82 millions | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 97 | Botswana | 244.63 millions | 2009 | β | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 221.17 millions | 2023 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritania | 216.36 millions | 2024 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 213.95 millions | 2017 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 204.46 millions | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 201.14 millions | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 198.58 millions | 2015 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 104 | Malta | 194.36 millions | 2022 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 193.83 millions | 2018 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea | 193.32 millions | 2020 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 184.22 millions | 2014 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 184.02 millions | 1996 | β | falling |
| 109 | Armenia | 154.24 millions | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 110 | Eswatini | 147.59 millions | 2014 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 143.77 millions | 2022 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 143.34 millions | 2016 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 113 | Malawi | 143.26 millions | 2016 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | 133.19 millions | 2014 | β | falling |
| 115 | Madagascar | 131.34 millions | 2012 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 116 | Mauritius | 129.09 millions | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 117 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 125.3 millions | 2014 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Togo | 106.36 millions | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Lesotho | 102.76 millions | 2018 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Haiti | 100.62 millions | 1991 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 121 | Maldives | 87.45 millions | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 122 | Barbados | 85.51 millions | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 123 | Namibia | 79.19 millions | 2017 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 124 | Bhutan | 79.15 millions | 2023 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 65.28 millions | 2013 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 126 | Burundi | 63.96 millions | 2013 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Belize | 55.4 millions | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 128 | Cabo Verde | 55.04 millions | 2019 | up 38.4% | flat |
| 129 | Monaco | 53.52 millions | 2023 | up 380.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Aruba | 49.66 millions | 2016 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 131 | Cayman Islands | 46.83 millions | 2023 | β | rising |
| 132 | Bermuda | 31.24 millions | 2017 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 26.27 millions | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 134 | Liberia | 25.36 millions | 2021 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Guyana | 24.48 millions | 2012 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 24.33 millions | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 137 | Seychelles | 22.2 millions | 2016 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 138 | Gambia | 20.28 millions | 2015 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.34 millions | 2018 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 140 | Andorra | 17.6 millions | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 17.33 millions | 2010 | β | falling |
| 142 | Comoros | 15.01 millions | 2015 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 143 | Samoa | 12.68 millions | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 144 | Dominica | 8.31 millions | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.18 millions | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 146 | Tonga | 7.86 millions | 2004 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.26 millions | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 148 | Kiribati | 5.91 millions | 2001 | β | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release