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Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ by country

Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide...

Countries reporting
111
Highest
16,739
Switzerland
Lowest
80.5
Rwanda
Median
2,124
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,455

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 16,739 in Switzerland; the lowest is 80.5 in Rwanda.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,124, and the mean is 3,750.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 208.

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 297.7%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 54.8%).

Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
2 Switzerland 16,739 2017 up 26.6% rising
3 Singapore 16,222 2018 up 135.8% rising
4 Norway 13,906 2017 up 23.7% falling
5 Iceland 13,188 2017 up 2.1% rising
6 Denmark 13,027 2017 up 1.8% rising
7 Austria 12,604 2017 up 7.6% rising
8 United States 11,688 2017 — rising
9 Sweden 11,435 2017 down 1.4% rising
10 Cyprus 10,849 2017 up 15.9% rising
11 Belgium 10,767 2017 — flat
12 United Kingdom 10,318 2017 up 17.1% rising
13 Finland 9,585 2017 up 17.6% rising
14 Germany 9,331 2017 up 30.4% rising
15 Australia 9,248 2017 up 20.3% rising
16 Hong Kong 9,024 2019 up 36.5% rising
17 Israel 8,786 2017 up 31.6% rising
18 Japan 8,712 2017 up 9.8% rising
19 Italy 8,602 2017 down 11.6% falling
20 Slovenia 8,190 2017 down 19.3% rising
22 Portugal 8,016 2017 up 29.2% rising
23 New Zealand 7,913 2017 — rising
25 Poland 7,039 2017 up 35.5% rising
26 Oman 6,990 2019 up 51.0% rising
27 Kuwait 6,928 2014 down 5.4% volatile
28 Serbia 6,773 2015 down 2.2% falling
29 Spain 6,746 2017 down 11.0% rising
30 Estonia 6,461 2017 up 9.8% rising
31 Slovakia 6,434 2017 up 71.2% rising
32 Latvia 6,127 2017 up 15.9% rising
33 Lithuania 6,117 2017 up 65.5% rising
34 Czechia 5,725 2017 up 40.6% rising
35 Aruba 5,612 2014 up 26.1% rising
36 Hungary 5,071 2017 down 20.0% rising
37 Bulgaria 4,445 2017 up 30.5% rising
38 Chile 4,359 2017 up 97.5% rising
39 Trinidad and Tobago 4,248 2009 up 140.6% rising
40 Malaysia 4,243 2017 up 100.6% rising
41 Costa Rica 4,174 2019 up 28.2% rising
42 Seychelles 3,754 2016 up 40.4% rising
43 Thailand 3,680 2013 up 130.8% rising
44 Ukraine 3,599 2017 up 2.6% falling
45 Argentina 3,529 2017 up 24.7% rising
46 Mauritius 3,521 2019 up 163.7% rising
47 Barbados 3,146 2016 up 4.3% rising
48 Dominican Republic 3,062 2019 up 281.0% volatile
49 Moldova 3,019 2018 up 31.9% rising
50 Maldives 2,966 2019 down 4.9% rising
51 Brazil 2,955 2017 up 28.8% rising
52 Uruguay 2,897 2018 up 143.0% volatile
53 Mexico 2,602 2017 up 6.6% rising
54 Colombia 2,431 2018 up 71.7% rising
55 Dominica 2,390 2019 up 48.0% rising
56 South Africa 2,331 2019 up 25.4% rising
57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,187 2018 down 8.3% rising
58 Romania 2,173 2017 down 41.5% falling
59 Jamaica 2,124 2019 up 19.0% rising
60 Saint Lucia 1,960 2018 up 23.1% falling
61 Tunisia 1,688 2008 up 74.0% rising
62 Iran 1,558 2017 down 20.6% rising
63 Mongolia 1,482 2017 up 59.1% rising
64 Namibia 1,473 2010 up 17.1% rising
65 Panama 1,460 2011 down 1.8% falling
66 Peru 1,412 2019 up 56.4% rising
67 Paraguay 1,407 2016 up 115.6% rising
68 Eswatini 1,403 2014 up 122.7% rising
69 Indonesia 1,348 2015 up 60.3% rising
70 Morocco 1,332 2013 up 69.5% rising
71 El Salvador 1,316 2018 up 70.4% rising
72 Jordan 1,300 2019 down 17.4% flat
73 Ecuador 1,298 2018 up 15.1% rising
74 Belize 1,255 2018 up 8.9% rising
75 Armenia 1,230 2017 up 9.7% rising
76 Vietnam 1,229 2013 up 47.4% rising
77 Bhutan 1,170 2014 up 184.4% rising
78 Guatemala 1,114 2019 up 44.6% rising
79 Cape Verde 1,109 2017 up 37.7% rising
80 Sri Lanka 880.64 2018 up 43.1% rising
81 Lesotho 666.29 2018 up 38.1% rising
82 Guyana 604.33 2012 down 42.2% falling
83 Laos 563.79 2014 up 61.4% rising
84 Samoa 538.47 2016 up 1.3% rising
85 Cote d'Ivoire 496.33 2018 down 11.7% falling
86 Philippines 488.03 2008 down 12.1% falling
87 Zambia 449.15 2017 up 297.7% volatile
88 India 447.89 2013 up 45.8% rising
89 Senegal 407.66 2015 up 18.0% rising
90 Vanuatu 399.76 2015 down 26.4% rising
91 Kenya 373.57 2015 down 42.1% falling
92 Mauritania 322.1 2019 down 19.8% rising
93 Nepal 311.21 2015 up 71.7% rising
94 Comoros 292.36 2014 up 88.7% rising
95 Mali 274.05 2017 up 32.4% rising
96 Ghana 272.74 2014 down 54.8% falling
97 Burkina Faso 272.16 2015 down 40.1% falling
98 Togo 237.04 2016 up 216.0% rising
99 Sierra Leone 227.01 2019 up 100.5% rising
100 Afghanistan 225.8 2017 up 8.8% rising
101 Tanzania 213.35 2014 up 21.7% rising
102 Benin 196.45 2015 up 2.9% rising
103 Cambodia 179.1 2014 up 113.1% rising
104 Gambia 174.12 2015 up 145.8% rising
105 Cameroon 173.34 2012 down 3.6% falling
106 Guinea 153.65 2016 up 102.8% rising
107 Ethiopia 129.38 2015 up 32.9% falling
108 Burundi 112.44 2013 up 26.7% rising
109 Niger 111.47 2017 down 1.0% rising
110 Chad 103.86 2018 down 30.5% falling
111 Uganda 95.89 2014 down 33.1% falling
112 Madagascar 86.55 2012 down 42.6% flat
113 Malawi 83.84 2016 up 83.4% falling
114 Rwanda 80.5 2018 down 16.5% falling

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
114 places, 1,455 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed at constant purchasing power parity (constant PPP$). 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/