China (People’s Republic of) vs Saudi Arabia: Government expenditure on education, PPP$
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 69,228 millions against 62,770 millions in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 6,458 millions.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on education, ppp$, China (People’s Republic of) or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 69,228 millions against 62,770 millions in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2008.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education, ppp$ between China (People’s Republic of) and Saudi Arabia?
- 6,458 millions, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Saudi Arabia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1999.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (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/