How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?

15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Sweden: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$

Mexico

6,254 millions

in 2011

Sweden

6,543 millions

in 2017

Mexico rank

8th

Sweden rank

7th

Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ over time

Mexico
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 6,543 millions against 6,254 millions in Mexico, a difference of 289 millions.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 158 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,337 millions	984.12 millions	352.46 millions	Mexico
2000s	4,458 millions	2,107 millions	2,351 millions	Mexico
2010s	5,910 millions	3,562 millions	2,348 millions	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education, us$, Mexico or Sweden?: Sweden, at 6,543 millions against 6,254 millions in Mexico as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education, us$ between Mexico and Sweden?: 289 millions, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education, us$?: Mexico ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mexico vs Sweden: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-pre-primary-education-us-millions/mexico/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-pre-primary-education-us-millions/mexico/sweden/">Mexico vs Sweden: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ (millions)
Unit: millions
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 3,075 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on pre-primary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/