Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ in Spain

Spain: Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ was 17,228 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
17,228 millions
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
19,823 millions
in 2011
All-time low
7,163 millions
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2017

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200320171990: 7.2k millions1991: 7.8k millions1992: 8.2k millions1993: 8.3k millions1994: 8.8k millions1995: 9.3k millions1996: 10.5k millions1998: 10.9k millions1999: 11.5k millions2000: 12.8k millions2001: 13.8k millions2002: 14.2k millions2003: 15.1k millions2004: 15.2k millions2005: 15.4k millions2006: 16.1k millions2007: 17.4k millions2008: 18.9k millions2009: 19.5k millions2010: 19.8k millions2011: 19.8k millions2012: 16.7k millions2013: 16.1k millions2014: 16.2k millions2015: 16.7k millions2016: 16.5k millions2017: 17.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Spain recorded 17,228 millions for government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ in Spain peaked at 19,823 millions in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,163 millions, in 1990.

That places Spain 15th out of 144 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,162 millions 7,163 millions 11,484 millions 9
2000s 15,843 millions 12,825 millions 19,499 millions 10
2010s 17,388 millions 16,130 millions 19,823 millions 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 12 Italy 19,012 millions compare
  2. 13 China 18,191 millions compare
  3. 14 South Korea 18,087 millions compare
  4. 16 Australia 15,484 millions compare
  5. 17 Netherlands 15,056 millions compare
  6. 18 Indonesia 14,849 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ in Spain?
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ in Spain was 17,228 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 19,823 millions in 2011.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 7,163 millions in 1990.
How does Spain rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$?
Spain ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 2,101 data points, 1984–2019
Last refreshed

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