Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
29,207
Chad
Lowest
98.49
Malawi
Median
3,101
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
1,818
What the numbers show
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 29,207 in Chad; the lowest is 98.49 in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,101, and the mean is 5,614.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 297.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 20,151.8%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 73.8%).
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 29,207 | 2024 | up 20,151.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 26,139 | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 22,052 | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | South Korea | 19,558 | 2022 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 19,376 | 2022 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 6 | Singapore | 18,612 | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 16,668 | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 16,202 | 2022 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 9 | United States | 15,990 | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 15,202 | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 11 | Cyprus | 15,148 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 15,035 | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 15,003 | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 14,636 | 2022 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 14,223 | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 13,986 | 2022 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 13,379 | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 13,073 | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 12,657 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 12,652 | 2022 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 11,813 | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 11,244 | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | France | 11,079 | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 10,798 | 2022 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 10,572 | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 10,448 | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 9,926 | 2022 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 9,879 | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 29 | Kuwait | 9,570 | 2014 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 9,259 | 2022 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 9,152 | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 9,140 | 2022 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 9,077 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 8,621 | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 7,520 | 2022 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 36 | Oman | 7,515 | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 7,191 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 38 | Bermuda | 7,038 | 2015 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 6,747 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 40 | Aruba | 6,498 | 2014 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 6,440 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 42 | Andorra | 6,316 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 5,724 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 5,419 | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 5,140 | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 5,019 | 2023 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 4,838 | 2013 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 4,774 | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 4,531 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 50 | Barbados | 4,436 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 51 | Seychelles | 4,289 | 2016 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 4,145 | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 3,967 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 54 | Brazil | 3,926 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | 3,887 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 3,738 | 2022 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 57 | Algeria | 3,697 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 58 | Turkey | 3,605 | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 59 | Maldives | 3,497 | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,185 | 2023 | down 44.1% | flat |
| 61 | Mexico | 3,140 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia | 3,062 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 3,058 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 64 | South Africa | 3,017 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 2,901 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,745 | 2018 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 67 | Dominica | 2,708 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 2,616 | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 69 | Belize | 2,360 | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 2,348 | 2008 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 71 | Paraguay | 2,263 | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 72 | Peru | 2,228 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 2,158 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 2,107 | 2017 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 1,925 | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 1,853 | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 1,822 | 2019 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1,817 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 79 | Eswatini | 1,693 | 2014 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 80 | Iran | 1,655 | 2020 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 1,627 | 2015 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 82 | Morocco | 1,567 | 2013 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 83 | Vietnam | 1,562 | 2013 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 1,527 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 85 | Syria | 1,491 | 2012 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 86 | Bhutan | 1,458 | 2014 | up 167.6% | rising |
| 87 | India | 1,156 | 2021 | up 134.4% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 1,024 | 2019 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 887.26 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritania | 794.59 | 2024 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 766.72 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 92 | Lesotho | 748.69 | 2018 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | 692.47 | 2012 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 674.05 | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 95 | Laos | 646.78 | 2014 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 96 | Samoa | 627.76 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 97 | Philippines | 588.58 | 2008 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 534.75 | 2017 | up 297.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Kenya | 474.56 | 2015 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 461.48 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 101 | Nepal | 433.99 | 2015 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 406.91 | 2014 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 103 | Ghana | 367.01 | 2014 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 353.51 | 2017 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 105 | Mali | 342.43 | 2017 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 341.25 | 2021 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 340.2 | 2015 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 108 | Comoros | 315.53 | 2014 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 109 | Tanzania | 300.5 | 2014 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 110 | Guinea | 255.54 | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 249.88 | 2015 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 112 | Cameroon | 247.75 | 2012 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 113 | Benin | 234.69 | 2015 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 114 | Rwanda | 212.51 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 115 | Cambodia | 212.24 | 2014 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 199.94 | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 117 | Niger | 160.4 | 2017 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 159.51 | 2014 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 119 | Burundi | 151.05 | 2013 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 120 | Uganda | 122.71 | 2014 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 121 | Madagascar | 106.05 | 2012 | down 42.6% | flat |
| 122 | Malawi | 98.49 | 2016 | up 84.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release