Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
129
Highest
37.4%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Tunisia
Median
11.5%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,397
What the numbers show
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 37.4% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.5%, and the mean is 12.5%.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 7,954.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 37.4% | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 36.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 35.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 34.3% | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 31.8% | 2022 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 30.9% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Iceland | 28.4% | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 26.7% | 2015 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 9 | Congo | 26.6% | 2010 | up 392.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Cuba | 25.7% | 2010 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 25.5% | 2013 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 24.9% | 2022 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Croatia | 24.4% | 2011 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.0% | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 23.3% | 2022 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 22.9% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 17 | San Marino | 22.0% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 21.5% | 2022 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 21.3% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 20 | Brazil | 21.1% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 20.8% | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 20.7% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 20.7% | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 20.5% | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Latvia | 20.3% | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 20.2% | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 19.8% | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 19.7% | 2022 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 29 | Togo | 19.5% | 2024 | up 409.4% | volatile |
| 30 | France | 19.3% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 19.0% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 18.8% | 2022 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 18.5% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 18.4% | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 18.3% | 2022 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 18.2% | 2013 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 18.1% | 2024 | up 3,143.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 18.0% | 2022 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | 17.9% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 40 | Belize | 17.5% | 2023 | up 426.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 17.5% | 2022 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 17.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 43 | Hungary | 17.4% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 44 | Czechia | 17.1% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | New Zealand | 17.0% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 17.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 16.7% | 2014 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 16.2% | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 15.9% | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Bermuda | 15.2% | 2015 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 51 | Norway | 15.2% | 2022 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 15.0% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 15.0% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 14.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 55 | United States of America | 14.2% | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.0% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 13.8% | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 13.5% | 2022 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Denmark | 13.3% | 2022 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 13.2% | 2022 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 61 | Aruba | 12.9% | 2014 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 12.8% | 2022 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 12.7% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 11.9% | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 65 | Hong Kong, China | 11.5% | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 11.5% | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Niger | 11.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.1% | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Seychelles | 11.0% | 2016 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Maldives | 10.8% | 2019 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 71 | Comoros | 10.6% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Andorra | 10.6% | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 10.2% | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 74 | El Salvador | 9.6% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.4% | 2021 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | 9.3% | 2015 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 9.3% | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.2% | 2014 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Liechtenstein | 9.1% | 2011 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 80 | Türkiye | 8.9% | 2022 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.6% | 2014 | up 29.3% | flat |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 8.4% | 2016 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 7.9% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Jamaica | 7.9% | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 85 | South Africa | 7.8% | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 7.4% | 2022 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 7.3% | 2016 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 7.2% | 2024 | up 7,954.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Guyana | 6.9% | 2012 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 6.1% | 2022 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Estonia | 6.1% | 2013 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Monaco | 5.6% | 2023 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritius | 5.5% | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 4.9% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 4.5% | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Ireland | 4.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 4.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 4.2% | 2014 | up 269.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Colombia | 4.1% | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 3.8% | 2011 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 3.3% | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | 3.1% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Philippines | 3.0% | 2008 | up 493.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2014 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 105 | Dominica | 2.7% | 2020 | up 1,236.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 2.3% | 2014 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Oman | 2.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Zambia | 1.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Nepal | 1.9% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2014 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Mali | 1.2% | 2018 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 1.2% | 2015 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Fiji | 1.2% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Barbados | 0.9% | 2008 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 0.5% | 2019 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | 0.3% | 2013 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 0.3% | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release