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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release