Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
61
Highest
200.4%
Chad
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
1.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
735
What the numbers show
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 200.4% in Chad; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7%, and the mean is 5.9%.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 3,074.8%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 100.0%).
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 200.4% | 2024 | up 3,074.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 17.9% | 2013 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 8.0% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 4 | Barbados | 7.8% | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 5 | El Salvador | 7.2% | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 6.8% | 2015 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 6.0% | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 5.6% | 2014 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 5.4% | 2014 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 10 | Cambodia | 5.3% | 2014 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 4.8% | 2013 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Chile | 4.4% | 2022 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 13 | Morocco | 4.3% | 2010 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 14 | Malta | 4.3% | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 4.3% | 2007 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 3.7% | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 3.7% | 2015 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 3.4% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.4% | 2015 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 3.3% | 2022 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 3.2% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 3.0% | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 2.9% | 2012 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Argentina | 2.8% | 2019 | up 172.1% | rising |
| 25 | Israel | 2.5% | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 2.5% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 2.3% | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2022 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 29 | Burundi | 2.1% | 2010 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.0% | 2015 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 1.7% | 2011 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 1.6% | 2022 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 33 | Mali | 1.6% | 2010 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2014 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 35 | United States of America | 1.5% | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 1.5% | 2022 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2022 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 1.2% | 2022 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2022 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2021 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 0.8% | 2022 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 0.8% | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2021 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 45 | Cuba | 0.6% | 2010 | — | rising |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2022 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 0.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2008 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 53 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2021 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 0.3% | 2019 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 55 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 0.0% | 2019 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | 0.0% | 2022 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 59 | Norway | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release