Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
124
Highest
26,378
Luxembourg
Lowest
0
Tunisia
Median
2,439
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,348
What the numbers show
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 26,378 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0 in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,439, and the mean is 4,518.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 7,502.1%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 100.0%).
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 26,378 | 2022 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iceland | 21,231 | 2022 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 17,944 | 2022 | up 130.5% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 15,760 | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 15,420 | 2022 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bermuda | 15,182 | 2015 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 7 | South Korea | 14,093 | 2022 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Finland | 13,419 | 2022 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 13,224 | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 12,736 | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 11,657 | 2022 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 11,612 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 13 | Malta | 11,530 | 2022 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 11,192 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 15 | Kuwait | 11,169 | 2014 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 10,699 | 2022 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 10,669 | 2022 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 10,508 | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 10,291 | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 20 | United States | 10,271 | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 10,251 | 2013 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 10,156 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 9,613 | 2022 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 9,249 | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 9,174 | 2022 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 9,173 | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 8,495 | 2022 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 8,249 | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 8,164 | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 7,955 | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Hungary | 7,937 | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 7,782 | 2011 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 33 | Andorra | 7,606 | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7,491 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 7,401 | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 7,157 | 2022 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 7,016 | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 6,807 | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 6,508 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 40 | Moldova | 6,083 | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 5,743 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 5,738 | 2022 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 5,232 | 2022 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 44 | Aruba | 5,209 | 2014 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 4,916 | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 4,894 | 2021 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 4,779 | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Uruguay | 4,764 | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Armenia | 4,577 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 4,356 | 2011 | — | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 3,747 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Seychelles | 3,658 | 2016 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Turkey | 3,586 | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 3,425 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 3,248 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 3,084 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 2,686 | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 2,647 | 2023 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Maldives | 2,624 | 2019 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 60 | Peru | 2,603 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Congo | 2,538 | 2010 | up 447.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 2,509 | 2016 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 63 | Estonia | 2,370 | 2013 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 64 | Belize | 2,360 | 2023 | up 462.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 2,080 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,875 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 1,679 | 2013 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 1,669 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 69 | Malaysia | 1,626 | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Mauritius | 1,530 | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia | 1,524 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 1,518 | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 1,239 | 2022 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 74 | El Salvador | 1,237 | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 75 | South Africa | 1,139 | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 1,041 | 2011 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Brunei | 910.13 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Oman | 904.32 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 901.87 | 2015 | up 173.5% | rising |
| 80 | Guyana | 888.7 | 2012 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 875.12 | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 829.56 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Togo | 616.39 | 2024 | up 544.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Laos | 605.78 | 2014 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 85 | Rwanda | 593.84 | 2024 | up 4,897.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 519.09 | 2014 | up 434.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Dominica | 506.57 | 2020 | up 1,242.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Colombia | 497.98 | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 410.02 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Comoros | 366.39 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Indonesia | 325.62 | 2014 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 304.99 | 2015 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania | 289.58 | 2014 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 285.76 | 2022 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 270.52 | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 254.66 | 2024 | up 7,502.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Cameroon | 236.23 | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 201.62 | 2016 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Philippines | 201.22 | 2008 | up 646.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Niger | 198.22 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 191.42 | 2008 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | 185.12 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Iran | 152.57 | 2020 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Fiji | 136.26 | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 123.73 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 123.01 | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 118.61 | 2014 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 108 | Ghana | 103.25 | 2014 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 77.51 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 76.98 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Nepal | 72.9 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 59.99 | 2015 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 51.76 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Cape Verde | 47.77 | 2019 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Mali | 39.61 | 2018 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Madagascar | 15.89 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Lesotho | 7.1 | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | 4.35 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Burundi | 3.54 | 2013 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 3.18 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 0 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0 | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release