Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Spain
Spain: Government expenditure on education, PPP$ was 77,589 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Spain, 1990–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Spain recorded 77,589 millions for government expenditure on education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Spain peaked at 77,589 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19,292 millions, in 1990.
That places Spain 12th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,811 millions | 19,292 millions | 34,334 millions | 9 |
| 2000s | 51,919 millions | 36,493 millions | 73,156 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,522 millions | 65,791 millions | 77,589 millions | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Spain?
- Government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Spain was 77,589 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 77,589 millions in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,292 millions in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on education, ppp$ rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on 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/