Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Australia

Australia: Government expenditure on education, constant US$ was 68,159 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
68,159 millions
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 167 countries
All-time high
68,565 millions
in 2016
All-time low
21,622 millions
in 1980
Years of data
31
1978–2017

Government expenditure on education, constant US$ in Australia, 1978–2017

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k1978199720171978: 21.9k millions1979: 21.7k millions1980: 21.6k millions1982: 22.3k millions1983: 22.6k millions1985: 23.3k millions1986: 23.9k millions1987: 23.9k millions1988: 23.8k millions1989: 24.3k millions1990: 24.8k millions1991: 26.3k millions1992: 25.7k millions1993: 30.3k millions1994: 30.0k millions1995: 34.1k millions1996: 32.4k millions2000: 40.0k millions2005: 47.1k millions2006: 46.9k millions2007: 47.7k millions2008: 49.2k millions2009: 55.0k millions2010: 61.3k millions2011: 57.4k millions2012: 57.3k millions2013: 63.1k millions2014: 63.9k millions2015: 67.2k millions2016: 68.6k millions2017: 68.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Australia stood at 68,159 millions.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Australia peaked at 68,565 millions in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,622 millions, in 1980.

Australia ranks 10th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21,781 millions 21,674 millions 21,889 millions 2
1980s 23,201 millions 21,622 millions 24,261 millions 8
1990s 29,099 millions 24,812 millions 34,133 millions 7
2000s 47,672 millions 40,033 millions 55,044 millions 6
2010s 63,363 millions 57,271 millions 68,565 millions 8

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Russia 73,828 millions compare
  2. 8 Canada 71,756 millions compare
  3. 9 South Korea 68,210 millions compare
  4. 11 India 66,041 millions compare
  5. 12 Spain 55,229 millions compare
  6. 13 Mexico 52,362 millions compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Australia?
Government expenditure on education, constant us$ in Australia was 68,159 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education, constant us$ recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 68,565 millions in 2016.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education, constant us$ recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 21,622 millions in 1980.
How does Australia rank for government expenditure on education, constant us$?
Australia ranks 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on education, constant us$ rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 3,670 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ 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 US$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant US$ 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/