Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
138
Highest
427,406 millions
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
7.38 millions
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
1,554 millions
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,288
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 427,406 millions in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 7.38 millions in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,554 millions, and the mean is 13,295 millions.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57,909.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 46,354.9%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 68.1%).
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 427,406 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 341,333 millions | 2021 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 3 | India | 123,958 millions | 2021 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 4 | Chad | 106,428 millions | 2024 | up 46,354.9% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 60,278 millions | 2021 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 57,903 millions | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 7 | Korea | 51,319 millions | 2022 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 45,476 millions | 2022 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 40,727 millions | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 40,175 millions | 2022 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 40,077 millions | 2015 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 35,978 millions | 2022 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 27,963 millions | 2022 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 23,506 millions | 2024 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 21,452 millions | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 20,124 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 19,915 millions | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Türkiye | 19,184 millions | 2022 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 18,016 millions | 2013 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands | 16,961 millions | 2022 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 16,382 millions | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 12,871 millions | 2022 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 12,837 millions | 2022 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 12,112 millions | 2022 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 12,025 millions | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 11,947 millions | 2022 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela | 10,358 millions | 2009 | up 277.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 8,641 millions | 2022 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 8,456 millions | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 8,409 millions | 2021 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 8,230 millions | 2013 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 7,460 millions | 2022 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Pakistan | 6,847 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 6,792 millions | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 6,791 millions | 2009 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 6,074 millions | 2022 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 6,053 millions | 2021 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Austria | 5,923 millions | 2022 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 5,848 millions | 2023 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Morocco | 5,462 millions | 2013 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 41 | Hong Kong (China) | 4,859 millions | 2024 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 4,630 millions | 2022 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 4,599 millions | 2024 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 4,547 millions | 2022 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 45 | Singapore | 4,384 millions | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia | 4,320 millions | 2024 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 3,864 millions | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 3,796 millions | 2012 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,783 millions | 2024 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 3,741 millions | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 3,066 millions | 2022 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 3,002 millions | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 53 | Kuwait | 2,775 millions | 2014 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 2,667 millions | 2015 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 2,626 millions | 2022 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 2,483 millions | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 2,398 millions | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 58 | Slovak Republic | 2,380 millions | 2022 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Myanmar | 2,333 millions | 2019 | up 257.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 2,149 millions | 2022 | up 178.2% | rising |
| 61 | Panama | 1,838 millions | 2023 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 1,805 millions | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 1,730 millions | 2008 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 1,730 millions | 2014 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Tanzania | 1,716 millions | 2014 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 1,685 millions | 2024 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 1,680 millions | 2022 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 1,600 millions | 2017 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 1,598 millions | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 1,510 millions | 2022 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 1,486 millions | 2017 | up 452.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 1,477 millions | 2014 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 1,409 millions | 2023 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Nepal | 1,407 millions | 2015 | up 127.1% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 1,353 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 76 | Mali | 1,326 millions | 2021 | up 224.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 1,268 millions | 2020 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 1,227 millions | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 79 | Lithuania | 1,088 millions | 2022 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 1,069 millions | 2022 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 988.46 millions | 2022 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 886.45 millions | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 83 | Cyprus | 865.75 millions | 2022 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 818.46 millions | 2014 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 780.86 millions | 2023 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritania | 725.76 millions | 2024 | up 385.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 674.6 millions | 2015 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 661.94 millions | 2024 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 634.34 millions | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 90 | Cameroon | 623.64 millions | 2013 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 91 | Iceland | 619.51 millions | 2022 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 617.36 millions | 2022 | up 361.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Albania | 607.07 millions | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 94 | Moldova | 533.65 millions | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 95 | Benin | 489.32 millions | 2015 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 96 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 464.09 millions | 2014 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | 458.02 millions | 2017 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea | 445.31 millions | 2020 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 444.49 millions | 2014 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 100 | Niger | 415.81 millions | 2018 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 410.81 millions | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 102 | Armenia | 408.78 millions | 2023 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 103 | Congo | 403.14 millions | 2010 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 380.61 millions | 2012 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritius | 347.38 millions | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 106 | Malawi | 345.62 millions | 2016 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Eswatini | 344.04 millions | 2014 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 339.43 millions | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Bhutan | 321.24 millions | 2023 | up 363.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 300.24 millions | 2022 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 237.21 millions | 1996 | — | falling |
| 112 | Lesotho | 230.24 millions | 2018 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 113 | Gabon | 229.1 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 228.74 millions | 2016 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 115 | Burundi | 195.44 millions | 2013 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Maldives | 164.24 millions | 2019 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 156.02 millions | 2017 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 118 | Belize | 105.54 millions | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 99.7 millions | 2019 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 120 | Barbados | 76.34 millions | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 121 | Liberia | 59.6 millions | 2021 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Aruba | 59.36 millions | 2016 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | 54.31 millions | 2012 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 124 | Gambia | 53.4 millions | 2015 | up 288.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 45.67 millions | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 41.53 millions | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Seychelles | 33.53 millions | 2016 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 128 | Comoros | 29.79 millions | 2015 | up 191.2% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.71 millions | 2018 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 130 | Andorra | 26.98 millions | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 26.49 millions | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 25.05 millions | 2010 | — | rising |
| 133 | San Marino | 23.76 millions | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 134 | Bermuda | 21.74 millions | 2017 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 135 | Samoa | 16.91 millions | 2016 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 136 | Dominica | 14.22 millions | 2020 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.95 millions | 2021 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.38 millions | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release