El Salvador vs Niger: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$

El Salvador
186.56 millions
in 2018
Niger
150.67 millions
in 2017
El Salvador rank
109th
Niger rank
112th

Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ over time

  • El Salvador
  • Niger
050100150200199020042018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 186.56 millions against 150.67 millions in Niger, a difference of 35.89 millions.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 109th and Niger ranks 112th of 145 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 140.31 millions 42.5 millions 97.8 millions El Salvador
2010s 153.07 millions 128.4 millions 24.67 millions El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$, El Salvador or Niger?
El Salvador, at 186.56 millions against 150.67 millions in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ between El Salvador and Niger?
35.89 millions, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$?
El Salvador ranks 109th and Niger ranks 112th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions). 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, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,109 data points, 1984–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary 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/