Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
127
Highest
1,009.9%
Chad
Lowest
3.3%
Namibia
Median
14.6%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,855

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 1,009.9% in Chad; the lowest is 3.3% in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.6%, and the mean is 23.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 308.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 22,343.3%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 81.9%).

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Chad 1,009.9% 2024 up 22,343.3% volatile
2 Cuba 49.4% 2010 up 74.8% rising
3 Republic of Korea 34.6% 2022 up 38.3% rising
4 Djibouti 28.2% 2016 up 21.9% falling
5 Ukraine 27.4% 2021 down 0.4% falling
6 Cyprus 26.8% 2022 down 16.2% rising
7 Jamaica 26.2% 2024 up 17.0% rising
8 Iceland 25.9% 2022 up 11.2% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.7% 2021 up 5.5% rising
10 Bulgaria 25.2% 2022 up 39.1% rising
11 Slovenia 24.6% 2022 down 17.8% falling
12 Italy 24.3% 2022 up 19.4% flat
13 Switzerland 24.2% 2022 down 7.7% rising
14 Thailand 23.9% 2013 up 77.1% rising
15 Lesotho 23.9% 2018 up 10.5% falling
16 Israel 23.4% 2022 up 15.6% rising
17 Austria 23.2% 2022 up 7.9% flat
18 Slovakia 23.1% 2022 up 31.1% rising
19 Portugal 23.0% 2022 up 10.4% rising
20 Poland 22.5% 2022 down 11.8% flat
21 Barbados 22.4% 2023 up 11.9% rising
22 Sweden 22.2% 2022 up 1.8% flat
23 United States of America 22.2% 2021 up 12.4% rising
24 Republic of Moldova 21.9% 2023 down 18.9% falling
25 Belgium 21.8% 2022 down 3.4% flat
26 Algeria 21.6% 2024 rising
27 Estonia 21.6% 2022 down 0.7% rising
28 San Marino 20.8% 2022 up 10.7% rising
29 Hong Kong, China 20.6% 2024 up 38.1% rising
30 South Africa 20.6% 2024 up 23.8% rising
31 Costa Rica 20.4% 2023 down 15.2% rising
32 Finland 20.2% 2022 down 1.4% rising
33 Denmark 20.2% 2022 down 21.3% falling
34 Dominican Republic 19.4% 2023 up 43.0% rising
35 Netherlands 19.2% 2022 up 15.9% rising
36 France 19.1% 2022 up 6.9% rising
37 Brazil 19.1% 2022 down 1.3% rising
38 Syrian Arab Republic 18.8% 2012 up 33.7% rising
39 Latvia 18.5% 2022 down 44.8% rising
40 New Zealand 18.3% 2023 up 16.1% rising
41 Malta 18.3% 2022 down 27.6% rising
42 Cape Verde 18.0% 2019 up 22.1% falling
43 Morocco 18.0% 2013 up 27.6% rising
44 Luxembourg 17.9% 2022 down 10.1% falling
45 Liechtenstein 17.8% 2011 up 60.9% rising
46 Lithuania 17.8% 2022 down 7.0% rising
47 Malaysia 17.7% 2023 up 8.0% rising
48 Tunisia 17.6% 2008 up 18.0% rising
49 Belize 17.5% 2023 up 34.2% rising
50 Eswatini 17.5% 2014 up 68.0% rising
51 Spain 17.4% 2022 down 4.3% flat
52 Oman 17.0% 2022 up 31.3% rising
53 Viet Nam 16.9% 2013 down 5.0% falling
54 Greece 16.8% 2022 down 14.9% falling
55 Aruba 16.1% 2014 up 48.5% rising
56 Norway 16.0% 2022 down 16.7% falling
57 Czechia 15.9% 2022 up 2.7% rising
58 Hungary 15.7% 2022 down 15.6% falling
59 Chile 15.7% 2022 down 7.2% rising
60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.3% 2018 down 22.5% falling
61 Argentina 15.1% 2023 up 4.2% rising
62 El Salvador 14.9% 2024 up 15.8% rising
63 Burkina Faso 14.6% 2015 down 52.6% falling
64 India 14.6% 2021 up 60.3% falling
65 Jordan 14.5% 2024 down 4.1% falling
66 Maldives 14.4% 2019 down 26.2% rising
67 Senegal 14.4% 2022 down 1.2% rising
68 Dominica 14.3% 2020 up 3.4% rising
69 Kuwait 14.3% 2014 up 3.0% volatile
70 Mauritius 14.2% 2024 up 8.8% rising
71 Burundi 14.0% 2013 up 30.4% rising
72 Uruguay 13.8% 2023 up 29.9% rising
73 Indonesia 13.5% 2015 up 14.8% rising
74 Zambia 13.3% 2017 up 182.3% rising
75 Guatemala 13.2% 2024 up 38.8% rising
76 Mongolia 13.2% 2017 down 3.2% rising
77 Vanuatu 13.1% 2024 up 1.7% falling
78 Singapore 13.0% 2023 up 19.7% rising
79 Mexico 12.9% 2022 down 1.9% rising
80 Seychelles 12.9% 2016 down 10.8% rising
81 Peru 12.8% 2024 up 4.6% rising
82 Paraguay 12.5% 2024 up 27.0% rising
83 Saint Lucia 12.4% 2023 down 4.7% falling
84 Armenia 12.1% 2023 up 6.1% rising
85 Bhutan 12.1% 2014 up 50.9% rising
86 Ecuador 11.4% 2023 down 2.2% rising
87 Mauritania 11.2% 2024 up 72.1% rising
88 Nepal 11.2% 2015 down 1.4% flat
89 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.0% 2020 down 11.5% falling
90 Mali 11.0% 2017 up 25.4% falling
91 Afghanistan 10.8% 2017 up 12.3% rising
92 Sierra Leone 10.8% 2021 up 137.5% rising
93 Nicaragua 10.7% 2023 down 3.8% rising
94 Cayman Islands 10.5% 2023 rising
95 Panama 10.4% 2023 up 39.6% falling
96 Monaco 10.3% 2023 up 191.2% rising
97 Côte d'Ivoire 10.3% 2024 up 3.5% flat
98 Kenya 9.7% 2015 down 59.5% falling
99 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.6% 2014 down 14.3% falling
100 Niger 9.5% 2017 down 18.1% falling
101 Ireland 9.3% 2021 down 49.4% falling
102 Trinidad and Tobago 9.2% 2023 down 38.6% falling
103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.2% 2014 down 7.6% rising
104 Comoros 9.1% 2014 up 69.9% rising
105 Azerbaijan 9.1% 2023 falling
106 Samoa 9.1% 2016 down 19.5% flat
107 Gambia 9.0% 2015 up 161.4% rising
108 Türkiye 8.9% 2022 down 24.4% falling
109 Philippines 8.9% 2008 down 19.9% falling
110 Andorra 8.8% 2023 down 40.9% rising
111 Ethiopia 8.8% 2014 down 5.9% falling
112 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.7% 2022 down 42.9% falling
113 Romania 8.4% 2022 down 21.1% falling
114 Benin 7.2% 2015 down 8.2% flat
115 Bermuda 7.1% 2015 down 33.9% falling
116 Rwanda 6.5% 2024 up 0.6% falling
117 Guinea 6.3% 2020 down 10.7% rising
118 Togo 6.3% 2024 down 40.8% rising
119 Sri Lanka 6.3% 2019 down 15.5% rising
120 Madagascar 5.9% 2012 down 41.5% flat
121 Ghana 5.9% 2014 down 71.6% falling
122 Malawi 5.8% 2016 up 67.8% falling
123 Guyana 5.4% 2012 down 70.8% volatile
124 Cameroon 5.1% 2012 down 4.6% falling
125 Uganda 4.7% 2014 down 54.8% falling
126 Cambodia 4.1% 2014 down 17.9% falling
127 Namibia 3.3% 2014 down 81.9% falling

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Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 1,855 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release