Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Switzerland

Switzerland: Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ was 29,111 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29,111 millions
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 161 countries
All-time high
29,111 millions
in 2017
All-time low
16,891 millions
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2017

Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Switzerland, 1990–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200320171990: 16.9k millions1991: 17.3k millions1993: 18.8k millions1994: 18.9k millions1995: 19.0k millions1996: 19.2k millions1998: 19.5k millions1999: 19.8k millions2000: 20.1k millions2001: 21.2k millions2002: 22.7k millions2003: 23.6k millions2004: 23.9k millions2005: 23.6k millions2006: 23.4k millions2007: 23.0k millions2008: 24.4k millions2009: 24.7k millions2010: 24.9k millions2011: 25.5k millions2012: 26.1k millions2013: 26.6k millions2014: 27.3k millions2015: 27.9k millions2016: 28.5k millions2017: 29.1k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 29,111 millions for government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Switzerland peaked at 29,111 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16,891 millions, in 1990.

That places Switzerland 30th out of 161 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,674 millions 16,891 millions 19,809 millions 8
2000s 23,053 millions 20,131 millions 24,693 millions 10
2010s 26,984 millions 24,854 millions 29,111 millions 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Switzerland?
Government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Switzerland was 29,111 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 29,111 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 16,891 millions in 1990.
How does Switzerland rank for government expenditure on education, constant ppp$?
Switzerland ranks 30th out of 161 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 2,648 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

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