Republic of Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Government expenditure on education, PPP$
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ over time
- Republic of Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 87,812 millions against 69,228 millions in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18,584 millions.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 11th 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$, Republic of Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Republic of Korea, at 87,812 millions against 69,228 millions in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education, ppp$ between Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 18,584 millions, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 1999.
- How do Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
- Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (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/