El Salvador vs Philippines: Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP

El Salvador
0.3%
in 2018
Philippines
0.3%
in 2009
El Salvador rank
136th
Philippines rank
139th

Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Philippines
0.20.30.40.50.6197519962018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.

El Salvador ranks 136th and Philippines ranks 139th of 160 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp, El Salvador or Philippines?
El Salvador, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp between El Salvador and Philippines?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 136th and Philippines ranks 139th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
160 places, 3,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public 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/