Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
119
Highest
53,590
Luxembourg
Lowest
0
Monaco
Median
5,276
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,703

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 53,590 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0 in Monaco.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,276, and the mean is 8,838.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (up 225.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 93.5%).

Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 53,590 2022 up 5.6% flat
2 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 36,060 2016 up 225.0% volatile
3 Oman 33,222 2020 up 77.9% rising
4 Denmark 30,309 2022 up 16.7% falling
5 Switzerland 29,230 2022 down 12.4% falling
6 Norway 26,844 2022 down 29.9% falling
7 Austria 26,388 2022 up 5.2% flat
8 Netherlands 22,739 2022 down 0.2% falling
9 Belgium 22,551 2022 up 8.9% flat
10 Sweden 22,500 2022 down 10.9% flat
11 Seychelles 21,359 2016 volatile
12 United States of America 21,328 2021 up 47.1% rising
13 Singapore 20,236 2023 down 10.9% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20,161 2021 up 25.2% rising
15 Malta 20,148 2022 up 2.2% rising
16 Macau, China 19,470 2023 down 48.8% volatile
17 Ireland 19,431 2021 up 2.7% rising
18 Hong Kong, China 18,883 2024 up 17.6% falling
19 Iceland 17,580 2022 up 12.0% flat
20 Finland 16,125 2022 down 24.0% falling
21 Slovakia 15,637 2022 up 107.0% rising
22 Slovenia 14,855 2022 up 56.5% rising
23 France 14,752 2022 down 15.2% falling
24 Estonia 14,420 2022 up 118.7% rising
25 Canada 14,368 2022 down 41.7% falling
26 Costa Rica 14,275 2023 up 107.1% rising
27 Italy 13,562 2022 up 5.5% flat
28 Czechia 13,452 2022 up 27.7% rising
29 Eswatini 13,186 2014 down 36.7% falling
30 New Zealand 13,145 2023 down 3.3% rising
31 Malawi 12,900 2011 down 25.0% falling
32 Hungary 12,630 2022 up 89.4% rising
33 Poland 12,041 2022 up 72.0% rising
34 Spain 11,673 2022 up 3.7% rising
35 Romania 10,843 2022 up 62.8% rising
36 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,046 2022 down 31.6% volatile
37 Belarus 9,859 2024 up 125.1% rising
38 Lithuania 9,858 2022 up 55.3% rising
39 Portugal 9,287 2022 down 4.9% falling
40 South Africa 9,131 2024 up 62.9% rising
41 Republic of Korea 9,080 2022 up 41.7% rising
42 Türkiye 9,049 2022 down 28.2% falling
43 Barbados 8,633 2010 up 6.3% falling
44 Israel 8,030 2022 down 11.7% falling
45 Cyprus 7,677 2022 down 51.9% falling
46 Azerbaijan 7,634 2023 up 96.9% rising
47 Russian Federation 7,550 2018 up 38.3% rising
48 Bulgaria 7,533 2022 up 91.7% rising
49 Tunisia 7,478 2015 up 31.0% flat
50 Burkina Faso 7,422 2016 up 86.7% volatile
51 Ukraine 7,252 2021 down 0.3% rising
52 Uruguay 7,146 2023 down 3.9% rising
53 Croatia 7,022 2021 down 13.0% falling
54 Chile 6,411 2022 up 41.5% rising
55 Malaysia 6,391 2023 down 50.5% falling
56 Saint Lucia 6,117 2023 up 132.9% volatile
57 Serbia 5,903 2023 down 22.0% falling
58 Pakistan 5,632 2023 up 56.7% rising
59 Latvia 5,348 2022 down 23.3% rising
60 Syrian Arab Republic 5,276 2009 down 28.1% falling
61 Panama 5,189 2022 down 4.4% rising
62 Senegal 5,017 2022 down 1.8% flat
63 Ethiopia 4,995 2014 up 8.5% falling
64 Mexico 4,963 2022 down 39.5% falling
65 Republic of Moldova 4,946 2023 up 50.1% rising
66 Turkmenistan 4,857 2024 down 23.0% falling
67 Côte d'Ivoire 4,660 2024 down 11.6% falling
68 Greece 4,559 2022 up 40.7% falling
69 India 4,491 2021 up 34.9% rising
70 Burundi 4,443 2013 down 17.3% falling
71 Mali 4,405 2015 up 66.0% falling
72 Brazil 4,345 2022 down 24.5% falling
73 Sri Lanka 4,338 2018 up 113.8% rising
74 Mauritania 4,165 2020 up 2.4% rising
75 Bhutan 3,967 2023 down 31.0% volatile
76 Albania 3,951 2023 up 108.0% rising
77 Thailand 3,771 2013 up 0.5% falling
78 Jamaica 3,642 2015 down 41.1% falling
79 Argentina 3,600 2023 down 34.4% rising
80 Ghana 3,466 2014 down 67.3% falling
81 Lebanon 3,441 2013 up 13.4% falling
82 Kazakhstan 3,219 2019 up 62.9% rising
83 Niger 3,189 2018 down 28.0% volatile
84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,086 2022 up 33.4% falling
85 Ecuador 2,988 2022 down 52.4% falling
86 Cape Verde 2,967 2017 down 42.5% volatile
87 Guinea 2,903 2014 down 48.7% falling
88 Rwanda 2,813 2024 up 41.5% volatile
89 Mauritius 2,727 2024 up 7.5% falling
90 Honduras 2,677 2015 up 2.0% flat
91 Andorra, Principality of 2,571 2023 down 74.9% falling
92 Indonesia 2,544 2015 up 21.5% rising
93 Viet Nam 2,528 2013 down 38.7% falling
94 Chad 2,383 2020 down 52.2% falling
95 Belize 2,360 2023 down 31.8% falling
96 Gambia 1,922 2012 down 39.3% volatile
97 Benin 1,871 2015 down 43.1% falling
98 Paraguay 1,850 2010 down 62.8% falling
99 Peru 1,797 2017 up 48.9% rising
100 Guatemala 1,783 2023 down 10.5% falling
101 Central African Republic 1,749 2011 down 60.3% falling
102 Uganda 1,685 2012 down 45.6% falling
103 Madagascar 1,661 2012 down 36.2% falling
104 Lesotho 1,616 2018 down 93.5% falling
105 Togo 1,611 2017 down 23.2% volatile
106 Armenia 1,507 2023 up 55.2% rising
107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,445 2014 down 52.4% volatile
108 El Salvador 1,381 2024 up 23.0% rising
109 Georgia 1,280 2021 down 1.6% rising
110 Guyana 1,224 2012 down 65.1% falling
111 Bangladesh 1,216 2020 up 21.4% rising
112 Cameroon 894 2013 down 66.7% falling
113 Jordan 891.32 2024 down 38.2% volatile
114 Nepal 848.43 2015 down 48.8% volatile
115 Kyrgyzstan 726.89 2024 up 110.1% falling
116 Philippines 683.46 2009 down 9.2% falling
117 Tajikistan 641.37 2015 up 143.7% rising
118 Mongolia 581.94 2024 down 67.0% volatile
119 Monaco 0 2000 flat

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Indicator
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
119 places, 1,703 data points, 1970–2024
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February 2026 Data Release