Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ in Germany

Germany: Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ was 45,884 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
45,884 millions
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
3rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
45,884 millions
in 2017
All-time low
25,142 millions
in 1993
Years of data
17
1993–2017

Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ in Germany, 1993–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1993200520171993: 25.1k millions1994: 25.5k millions1995: 27.4k millions1996: 28.4k millions1998: 29.2k millions2006: 34.0k millions2007: 35.9k millions2008: 38.6k millions2009: 40.0k millions2010: 43.1k millions2011: 45.3k millions2012: 44.5k millions2013: 44.2k millions2014: 45.2k millions2015: 43.9k millions2016: 45.0k millions2017: 45.9k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Germany stood at 45,884 millions. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Germany peaked at 45,884 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25,142 millions, in 1993.

Germany ranks 3rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27,125 millions 25,142 millions 29,170 millions 5
2000s 37,121 millions 33,990 millions 40,006 millions 4
2010s 44,631 millions 43,112 millions 45,884 millions 8

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Ecuador 1.25 billion millions compare
  2. 2 United States 272,161 millions compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 39,056 millions compare
  4. 5 France 31,828 millions compare
  5. 6 Brazil 31,366 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Germany?
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Germany was 45,884 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 45,884 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 25,142 millions in 1993.
How does Germany rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$?
Germany ranks 3rd out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary 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/