Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
141
Highest
26,378
Luxembourg
Lowest
0
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
1,524
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
2,348
What the numbers show
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 26,378 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,524, and the mean is 3,974.
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the (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 | Republic of 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 of America | 10,271 | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 10,251 | 2013 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 10,156 | 2013 | β | 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, China | 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, Principality of | 7,606 | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7,491 | 2021 | β | 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 | Republic of 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, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 5,209 | 2014 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 4,916 | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | β | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 3,747 | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 52 | Seychelles | 3,658 | 2016 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 53 | TΓΌrkiye | 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 | β | 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 | Viet Nam | 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, Plurinational State of | 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 Darussalam | 910.13 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 78 | Oman | 904.32 | 2022 | β | 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 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 829.56 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Togo | 616.39 | 2024 | up 544.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 410.02 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 90 | Comoros | 366.39 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 91 | Indonesia | 325.62 | 2014 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 304.99 | 2015 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 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 | β | 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 | β | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 191.42 | 2008 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | 185.12 | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 103 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 152.57 | 2020 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Fiji | 136.26 | 2004 | β | volatile |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 123.73 | 2009 | β | 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 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 76.98 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 111 | Nepal | 72.9 | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 59.99 | 2015 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 51.76 | 2011 | β | 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 | β | volatile |
| 117 | Lesotho | 7.1 | 2006 | β | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | 4.35 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 119 | Burundi | 3.54 | 2013 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 3.18 | 2009 | β | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2017 | β | flat |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2012 | β | flat |
| 121 | Bahrain | 0 | 2011 | β | flat |
| 121 | Bhutan | 0 | 2015 | β | flat |
| 121 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Djibouti | 0 | 2010 | β | flat |
| 121 | Gambia | 0 | 2015 | β | flat |
| 121 | Haiti | 0 | 1985 | β | flat |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 121 | Morocco | 0 | 2013 | β | volatile |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 0 | 1996 | β | flat |
| 121 | Malawi | 0 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 121 | Pakistan | 0 | 1987 | β | flat |
| 121 | Singapore | 0 | 2012 | β | flat |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2012 | β | flat |
| 121 | Tonga | 0 | 2004 | β | flat |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0 | 2010 | β | volatile |
| 121 | Uganda | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 121 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 | 1975 | β | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release