Canada vs South Korea: Government expenditure on education, PPP$
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 87,812 millions against 71,777 millions in Canada, a difference of 16,035 millions.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 11th of 163 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on education, ppp$, Canada or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 87,812 millions against 71,777 millions in Canada as of 2016.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education, ppp$ between Canada and South Korea?
- 16,035 millions, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 1999.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
- Canada ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 11th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in 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 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/