Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Australia

Australia: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ was 20,501 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20,501 millions
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
13th
of 134 countries
All-time high
20,501 millions
in 2017
All-time low
5,145 millions
in 1993
Years of data
18
1993–2017

Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Australia, 1993–2017

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1993200520171993: 5.1k millions1994: 5.5k millions1995: 6.0k millions1996: 5.8k millions2000: 8.4k millions2005: 11.3k millions2006: 11.8k millions2007: 12.5k millions2008: 13.1k millions2009: 16.0k millions2010: 17.7k millions2011: 17.1k millions2012: 16.2k millions2013: 18.2k millions2014: 18.5k millions2015: 18.6k millions2016: 19.9k millions2017: 20.5k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Australia recorded 20,501 millions for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Australia peaked at 20,501 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,145 millions, in 1993.

Australia ranks 13th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,619 millions 5,145 millions 6,005 millions 4
2000s 12,170 millions 8,400 millions 15,990 millions 6
2010s 18,350 millions 16,184 millions 20,501 millions 8

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 10 Germany 27,794 millions compare
  2. 11 Italy 24,876 millions compare
  3. 12 Spain 20,879 millions compare
  4. 14 China 20,461 millions compare
  5. 15 South Africa 18,220 millions compare
  6. 16 Thailand 17,799 millions compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Australia?
Government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Australia was 20,501 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 20,501 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,145 millions in 1993.
How does Australia rank for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
Australia ranks 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. 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 primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 1,910 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

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