Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP in Czechia

Czechia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 160 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2006
All-time low
0.5%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2017

Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP in Czechia, 1992–2017

00.250.50.7511.21992200420171992: 0.485 %1993: 0.784 %1994: 0.714 %1995: 0.68 %1996: 0.686 %1998: 0.68 %1999: 0.704 %2000: 0.693 %2001: 0.725 %2002: 0.794 %2003: 0.858 %2004: 0.863 %2005: 0.818 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 0.986 %2008: 0.888 %2009: 0.969 %2010: 0.916 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 0.996 %2013: 0.879 %2014: 0.8 %2015: 0.772 %2016: 0.704 %2017: 0.704 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Czechia is 0.7%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Czechia peaked at 1.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.

That places Czechia 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%) in Czechia, 1992 to 2017.
Year % Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.8% +61.6%
1994 0.7% -9.0%
1995 0.7% -4.7%
1996 0.7% +0.8%
1998 0.7% -0.8%
1999 0.7% +3.4%
2000 0.7% -1.6%
2001 0.7% +4.6%
2002 0.8% +9.6%
2003 0.9% +8.1%
2004 0.9% +0.6%
2005 0.8% -5.3%
2006 1.1% +37.7%
2007 1.0% -12.4%
2008 0.9% -10.0%
2009 1.0% +9.1%
2010 0.9% -5.4%
2011 1.1% +20.3%
2012 1.0% -9.6%
2013 0.9% -11.8%
2014 0.8% -8.9%
2015 0.8% -3.6%
2016 0.7% -8.8%
2017 0.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 7
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 8

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  6. 98 Panama 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Czechia?
Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Czechia was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
How does Czechia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp?
Czechia ranks 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
160 places, 3,221 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public 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/