Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
118
Highest
53,590
Luxembourg
Lowest
581.94
Mongolia
Median
5,312
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 118 countries. The highest value is 53,590 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 581.94 in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,312, and the mean is 8,913.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 225.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 93.5%).
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 53,590 | 2022 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 2 | Aruba | 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 | 21,328 | 2021 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 20,236 | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 20,161 | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 20,148 | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Macao | 19,470 | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 19,431 | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 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 | South Korea | 9,080 | 2022 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 42 | Turkey | 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 | Russia | 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 | Syria | 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 | Moldova | 4,946 | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 4,857 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 67 | Cote 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 | 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 | 2,571 | 2023 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 92 | Indonesia | 2,544 | 2015 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 93 | Vietnam | 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 | Laos | 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release