Germany vs United States: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6,763 millions against 3,504 millions in United States, a difference of 3,259 millions.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 92 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 6,763 millions against 3,504 millions in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education between Germany and United States?
- 3,259 millions, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 92 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, constant 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity) in constant value (taking into account inflation). 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$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant PPP$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. 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/