Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
54
Highest
17,679
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Lowest
0
Cuba
Median
1,840
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
604
What the numbers show
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 17,679 in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; the lowest is 0 in Cuba.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,840, and the mean is 2,175.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 3,259.3%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 100.0%).
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 17,679 | 2023 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 6,097 | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 3 | Cyprus | 4,659 | 2022 | up 370.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4,550 | 2022 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 5 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 4,322 | 2017 | — | falling |
| 6 | Portugal | 3,430 | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 3,371 | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 8 | Israel | 3,349 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 3,239 | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 10 | Nepal | 2,976 | 2015 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 2,804 | 2017 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 2,789 | 2022 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 2,719 | 2010 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 2,705 | 2022 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 15 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 2,624 | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 2,594 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia, Republic of | 2,594 | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 2,533 | 2013 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 2,450 | 2022 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 20 | United States | 2,321 | 2021 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 21 | New Zealand | 2,316 | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 2,219 | 2021 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 2,213 | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 2,133 | 2018 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 2,094 | 2013 | — | flat |
| 26 | Indonesia | 1,981 | 2015 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 1,881 | 2022 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 1,799 | 2022 | up 3,259.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,763 | 2015 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1,700 | 2015 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,609 | 2021 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 1,599 | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 1,422 | 2012 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Malawi | 1,409 | 2007 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 1,366 | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Guyana | 1,230 | 2012 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Morocco | 1,092 | 2010 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 1,074 | 2022 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 913.19 | 2006 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 733.92 | 2019 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | 731.94 | 2016 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 697.59 | 2022 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 43 | Honduras | 692.71 | 2019 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 654.86 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 615.54 | 2012 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 46 | Belarus, Republic of | 496.37 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 448.02 | 2022 | down 56.0% | rising |
| 48 | Türkiye | 354.43 | 2022 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 292.02 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 79.45 | 2011 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 18.82 | 2020 | down 98.6% | falling |
| 52 | Denmark | 1.8 | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Togo | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 53 | Cuba | 0 | 2010 | — | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release