Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
154
Highest
341,333 millions
United States of America
Lowest
0.0111 millions
South Sudan
Median
564.57 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,328

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 341,333 millions in United States of America; the lowest is 0.0111 millions in South Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 564.57 millions, and the mean is 7,556 millions.

Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 28,553.7%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on primary education, US$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 341,333 millions 2021 up 26.6% rising
2 China 219,842 millions 2023 β€” volatile
3 Japan 53,602 millions 1998 up 40.8% volatile
4 United Kingdom 50,498 millions 2021 up 18.5% volatile
5 Chad 36,510 millions 2024 up 28,553.7% volatile
6 India 33,934 millions 2021 up 101.0% volatile
7 France 33,255 millions 2022 up 10.8% volatile
8 Korea 32,194 millions 2022 up 56.8% volatile
9 Germany 29,533 millions 2022 up 31.6% rising
10 Brazil 27,038 millions 2022 down 34.4% rising
11 Italy 22,805 millions 2022 up 12.4% rising
12 Mexico 19,862 millions 2022 down 6.5% rising
13 Spain 16,772 millions 2022 up 9.9% volatile
14 Israel 13,169 millions 2022 up 131.2% volatile
15 Indonesia 13,142 millions 2015 up 106.4% rising
16 Netherlands 12,998 millions 2022 up 42.1% volatile
17 Switzerland 12,349 millions 2022 up 25.2% volatile
18 Sweden 10,723 millions 2022 up 17.1% rising
19 Argentina 10,117 millions 2023 up 12.2% volatile
20 South Africa 9,317 millions 2024 up 8.3% rising
21 Belgium 9,031 millions 2022 up 17.3% rising
22 Norway 7,667 millions 2022 down 7.4% volatile
23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7,152 millions 2009 up 957.2% volatile
24 Thailand 7,126 millions 2013 up 230.2% volatile
25 Poland 6,717 millions 2022 down 8.5% rising
26 Algeria 6,456 millions 2024 β€” volatile
27 Malaysia 6,223 millions 2023 up 9.2% volatile
28 Denmark 5,975 millions 2022 down 15.1% rising
29 Ireland 5,383 millions 2021 up 8.2% volatile
30 TΓΌrkiye 5,237 millions 2022 down 36.1% volatile
31 Austria 4,369 millions 2022 up 25.7% volatile
32 Peru 4,015 millions 2024 up 40.6% volatile
33 Finland 3,738 millions 2022 up 10.1% volatile
34 Chile 3,729 millions 2022 down 4.1% volatile
35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,486 millions 2022 down 25.8% volatile
36 Hong Kong (China) 3,436 millions 2024 up 85.0% volatile
37 New Zealand 3,380 millions 2023 up 40.8% volatile
38 Portugal 3,356 millions 2022 up 9.8% volatile
39 Viet Nam 2,873 millions 2013 up 101.9% rising
40 Singapore 2,766 millions 2023 up 49.4% volatile
41 Czechia 2,532 millions 2022 up 71.2% volatile
42 Philippines 2,455 millions 2009 up 53.4% rising
43 Morocco 2,448 millions 2013 up 117.7% volatile
44 Dominican Republic 2,406 millions 2023 up 107.1% volatile
45 Ukraine 2,250 millions 2021 up 43.3% rising
46 Cuba 2,220 millions 2010 up 173.2% volatile
47 Greece 2,079 millions 2022 down 12.3% volatile
48 Pakistan 2,011 millions 2015 β€” volatile
49 Guatemala 1,969 millions 2024 up 132.0% volatile
50 Kuwait 1,794 millions 2014 up 259.7% volatile
51 Colombia 1,730 millions 1999 up 366.7% volatile
52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,545 millions 2024 up 53.6% rising
53 Costa Rica 1,498 millions 2023 up 20.2% volatile
54 Puerto Rico 1,369 millions 2014 β€” volatile
55 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 1,340 millions 2024 up 111.7% volatile
56 Oman 1,307 millions 2022 up 35.4% volatile
57 Ecuador 1,303 millions 2024 down 5.3% volatile
58 Bangladesh 1,248 millions 2012 up 154.0% volatile
59 Slovak Republic 1,236 millions 2022 up 80.3% volatile
60 Kenya 1,177 millions 2015 up 87.0% volatile
61 Romania 1,130 millions 2022 up 40.4% rising
62 Hungary 1,103 millions 2022 up 18.6% volatile
63 Uruguay 941.2 millions 2023 up 43.6% volatile
64 Slovenia 933.3 millions 2022 up 28.4% volatile
65 Luxembourg 922.17 millions 2022 up 16.6% volatile
66 Panama 863 millions 2023 up 105.2% volatile
67 Bulgaria 839.98 millions 2022 up 138.9% rising
68 Tunisia 778.18 millions 2008 up 62.9% rising
69 Jordan 770.49 millions 2024 up 20.3% volatile
70 Tanzania, United Republic of 759.45 millions 2014 up 126.9% volatile
71 Honduras 731.27 millions 2024 up 37.6% volatile
72 Qatar 693.96 millions 2009 β€” volatile
73 Ethiopia 668.24 millions 2014 up 64.4% volatile
74 Zambia 649.93 millions 2017 up 652.1% volatile
75 Iceland 633.81 millions 2022 up 99.9% rising
76 Estonia 588.32 millions 2022 up 100.5% volatile
77 Paraguay 583.8 millions 2024 up 25.0% volatile
78 Myanmar 545.34 millions 2019 up 176.9% volatile
79 Lithuania 540.41 millions 2022 up 73.3% rising
80 Senegal 524.77 millions 2022 up 47.9% rising
81 Cyprus 524.51 millions 2022 down 7.1% volatile
82 Ghana 521.98 millions 2014 up 96.4% volatile
83 El Salvador 516.12 millions 2024 up 40.6% rising
84 Mali 487.24 millions 2021 up 159.6% volatile
85 Latvia 448.7 millions 2022 down 14.0% volatile
86 Azerbaijan 408.01 millions 2023 β€” rising
87 Nepal 398.34 millions 2015 up 274.3% volatile
88 Jamaica 378.36 millions 2024 up 21.1% volatile
89 Sri Lanka 377.15 millions 2020 up 54.5% volatile
90 Afghanistan 359.93 millions 2017 up 5.0% volatile
91 Uganda 327.52 millions 2014 up 63.5% volatile
92 Syrian Arab Republic 322.17 millions 2015 down 61.8% volatile
93 Cameroon 303.44 millions 2013 up 67.0% rising
94 Bahrain 273.94 millions 2015 β€” volatile
95 Burkina Faso 251.29 millions 2015 up 45.7% volatile
96 Nicaragua 244.91 millions 2023 up 56.6% volatile
97 Albania 244.82 millions 2023 up 10.2% rising
98 Congo 231.78 millions 2010 up 573.3% volatile
99 Trinidad and Tobago 221.17 millions 2023 down 22.9% rising
100 Mauritania 207.89 millions 2024 up 190.4% volatile
101 Republic of Moldova 204.46 millions 2023 up 64.4% rising
102 Rwanda 199.98 millions 2024 up 83.0% volatile
103 Niger 188.54 millions 2018 up 36.8% volatile
104 Botswana 187.91 millions 2009 β€” volatile
105 Benin 179.98 millions 2015 up 124.4% rising
106 Malta 179.8 millions 2022 up 31.8% volatile
107 Sierra Leone 168.87 millions 2022 up 212.2% volatile
108 Eswatini 165.1 millions 2014 up 269.4% volatile
109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 158.56 millions 2014 up 284.0% volatile
110 Cambodia 154.53 millions 2014 up 226.5% volatile
111 Armenia 154.24 millions 2023 up 160.2% rising
112 Mongolia 150.5 millions 2017 up 183.6% rising
113 Gabon 141.92 millions 2014 β€” rising
114 Guinea 140.82 millions 2020 up 107.0% volatile
115 Mauritius 134.3 millions 2024 down 5.9% volatile
116 Malawi 132.92 millions 2016 up 115.3% volatile
117 Madagascar 128.34 millions 2012 up 15.5% volatile
118 Brunei Darussalam 111.71 millions 2016 up 78.2% volatile
119 Togo 109.31 millions 2024 down 15.3% volatile
120 North Macedonia 108.89 millions 1996 β€” rising
121 Lesotho 94.02 millions 2018 up 25.9% volatile
122 Barbados 85.51 millions 2023 up 8.7% volatile
123 Maldives 83.56 millions 2019 up 42.1% rising
124 Bhutan 79.15 millions 2023 up 255.8% volatile
125 Namibia 67.23 millions 2017 down 74.7% falling
126 Burundi 66.77 millions 2013 up 528.0% volatile
127 Fiji 62.81 millions 2013 down 4.4% rising
128 Liechtenstein 56.66 millions 2011 up 156.3% rising
129 Belize 55.4 millions 2023 up 41.4% rising
130 Cape Verde 50.52 millions 2019 up 27.1% rising
131 Monaco 50.49 millions 2024 up 337.0% volatile
132 Cayman Islands 46.83 millions 2023 β€” rising
133 Aruba 45.1 millions 2016 up 54.6% rising
134 Djibouti 43.77 millions 2016 up 291.3% volatile
135 Bermuda 29.4 millions 2017 down 25.5% volatile
136 Guyana 27.83 millions 2012 up 6.3% rising
137 Vanuatu 26.05 millions 2024 up 38.2% volatile
138 Saint Lucia 24.33 millions 2023 up 5.9% volatile
139 Liberia 22.15 millions 2021 up 69.2% volatile
140 Haiti 21.98 millions 1991 up 74.7% rising
141 Seychelles 19.28 millions 2016 up 54.9% volatile
142 San Marino 18.91 millions 2023 up 15.8% rising
143 Andorra 17.6 millions 2023 down 31.6% rising
144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.04 millions 2018 down 15.4% rising
145 Gambia 16.62 millions 2015 up 280.4% volatile
146 Comoros 13.43 millions 2015 up 208.7% volatile
147 Central African Republic 12.75 millions 2010 β€” falling
148 Samoa 12.16 millions 2016 up 153.1% volatile
149 Dominica 8.42 millions 2020 down 0.4% rising
150 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.05 millions 2022 down 14.3% rising
151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.79 millions 2021 up 30.2% volatile
152 Tonga 3.52 millions 2004 up 4.2% rising
153 Kiribati 2.6 millions 2001 β€” volatile
154 South Sudan 0.0111 millions 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
154 places, 3,328 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release