Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
50
Highest
23.8%
Burkina Faso
Lowest
0.0%
Cuba
Median
3.2%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
626
What the numbers show
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 23.8% in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0.0% in Cuba.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 5.2%.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 317.7%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 100.0%).
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 23.8% | 2007 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 2 | Lebanon | 18.6% | 2013 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 18.5% | 2011 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 4 | Burundi | 18.1% | 2010 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 16.7% | 2008 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 15.7% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 11.6% | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 9.5% | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 9.3% | 2012 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 8.4% | 2015 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 7.8% | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 13 | Morocco | 5.9% | 2010 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Barbados | 5.8% | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 15 | Paraguay | 5.7% | 2010 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 4.2% | 2022 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 4.2% | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2014 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 19 | Malta | 4.1% | 2022 | up 317.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.7% | 2015 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mali | 3.7% | 2010 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bahrain | 3.7% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 3.6% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 3.5% | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 3.5% | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 2.9% | 2019 | up 81.1% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 2.8% | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 2.2% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 2.0% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 30 | United States of America | 2.0% | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2021 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 1.9% | 2022 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 1.8% | 2022 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 1.8% | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 1.8% | 2022 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.6% | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2022 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 1.4% | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 1.2% | 2022 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Netherlands | 1.2% | 2022 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 1.2% | 2022 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2022 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2022 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 0.9% | 2022 | down 83.5% | falling |
| 45 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2021 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 0.6% | 2019 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 49 | Chad | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release