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Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
98
Highest
31,561
Luxembourg
Lowest
0
Namibia
Median
4,385
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,348

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 31,561 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0 in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,385, and the mean is 6,757.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 300.7%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 31,561 2022 up 8.9% rising
2 Switzerland 26,060 2022 up 2.8% rising
3 Korea 21,058 2022 up 61.9% rising
4 Iceland 20,238 2022 up 26.2% rising
5 Finland 19,904 2022 up 5.6% rising
6 Austria 19,403 2022 down 3.9% rising
7 Netherlands 18,278 2022 up 11.9% rising
8 Cayman Islands 17,130 2023 — rising
9 Cyprus 16,888 2022 up 0.2% rising
10 Denmark 16,656 2022 up 1.0% rising
11 United States 16,526 2021 up 15.8% rising
12 Malta 16,455 2022 up 5.5% rising
13 Norway 16,342 2022 down 13.1% rising
14 Belgium 15,833 2022 up 12.7% rising
15 Sweden 15,479 2022 up 6.3% rising
16 Czechia 14,530 2022 up 28.4% rising
17 Portugal 14,481 2022 up 26.8% rising
18 France 13,358 2022 up 0.3% flat
19 Slovenia 13,266 2022 down 2.7% rising
20 Kuwait 13,133 2011 up 9.1% flat
21 Ireland 13,039 2021 down 18.1% rising
22 United Kingdom 12,746 2021 down 37.7% rising
23 Italy 11,498 2022 down 5.4% falling
24 Estonia 11,083 2022 up 16.6% rising
25 Spain 10,717 2022 up 1.9% falling
26 New Zealand 10,319 2023 up 28.6% rising
27 Bulgaria 9,687 2022 up 87.1% rising
28 Poland 9,593 2022 up 23.6% rising
29 Lithuania 9,330 2022 up 58.2% rising
30 Bermuda 8,766 2015 down 41.2% falling
31 Romania 8,681 2022 up 149.5% rising
32 Kazakhstan, Republic of 8,522 2019 up 9.8% flat
33 Slovak Republic 8,282 2022 up 37.0% rising
34 Oman 7,839 2022 up 11.1% rising
35 Chile 7,727 2022 up 54.7% rising
36 Latvia 7,625 2022 down 23.4% rising
37 Greece 7,360 2022 down 13.7% falling
38 Uruguay 7,148 2023 up 70.3% rising
39 Hungary 7,097 2022 up 18.3% rising
40 Andorra, Principality of 6,437 2023 down 42.6% rising
41 Algeria 5,870 2024 — volatile
42 Costa Rica 5,627 2023 up 7.7% rising
43 Ukraine 5,417 2021 up 7.0% flat
44 St. Lucia 5,234 2023 up 32.5% rising
45 Argentina 5,077 2023 down 26.9% rising
46 Seychelles 4,862 2016 — rising
47 Maldives 4,709 2019 up 68.3% rising
48 Trinidad and Tobago 4,526 2023 down 38.2% falling
49 Thailand 4,436 2013 up 195.2% rising
50 Azerbaijan, Republic of 4,334 2023 — falling
51 Brazil 4,081 2022 up 0.7% rising
52 Dominica 3,934 2020 up 91.0% rising
53 Moldova, Republic of 3,905 2023 up 50.4% rising
54 Türkiye 3,671 2022 up 16.6% rising
55 Jamaica 3,656 2024 up 51.0% rising
56 Dominican Republic 3,177 2023 up 39.6% rising
57 South Africa 3,131 2024 up 4.5% rising
58 Eswatini, Kingdom of 2,829 2011 up 11.3% rising
59 Mexico 2,659 2022 down 6.2% rising
60 Armenia, Republic of 2,656 2023 up 25.9% rising
61 Bolivia 2,520 2024 up 35.6% rising
62 Paraguay 2,505 2024 up 99.5% rising
63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,361 2020 down 13.3% rising
64 Belize 2,290 2023 down 6.7% rising
65 Mongolia 2,155 2017 up 59.8% rising
66 Albania 1,958 2023 up 80.0% rising
67 El Salvador 1,902 2024 up 40.5% rising
68 Morocco 1,847 2009 up 6.7% rising
69 Vietnam 1,840 2013 up 44.7% rising
70 Jordan 1,756 2024 down 5.1% falling
71 Cabo Verde 1,623 2019 up 25.1% rising
72 Syrian Arab Republic 1,337 2012 down 35.8% falling
73 Ecuador 1,274 2023 up 31.4% rising
74 Indonesia 1,182 2015 up 49.1% rising
75 India 1,171 2021 up 135.7% rising
76 Sri Lanka 1,014 2019 up 11.6% rising
77 Senegal 943.83 2022 up 51.6% rising
78 Guatemala 873.23 2024 up 23.9% rising
79 Cameroon 832.02 2013 down 20.8% falling
80 Côte d'Ivoire 811.2 2024 down 3.6% flat
81 Ghana 748.21 2014 down 49.6% falling
82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 673.64 2014 up 228.3% rising
83 Philippines 589.2 2008 up 37.5% rising
84 Cambodia 547.15 2014 up 300.7% rising
85 Rwanda 449.41 2024 down 49.0% rising
86 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 403.99 2017 up 36.6% rising
87 Bangladesh 402.06 2020 up 4.5% rising
88 Nepal 332.3 2015 up 36.4% rising
89 Gambia, The 277.56 2015 up 161.6% rising
90 Mali 276.98 2018 down 40.8% falling
91 Burkina Faso 270.59 2016 down 37.2% falling
92 Malawi 262.08 2016 up 82.5% rising
93 Sierra Leone 245.34 2021 up 6.7% rising
94 Niger 187.69 2017 down 61.3% falling
95 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 185.84 2014 down 5.5% falling
96 Madagascar, Republic of 127.89 2012 down 59.2% falling
97 Chad 114.26 2018 down 61.1% falling
98 Namibia 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
98 places, 1,348 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release