Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ in Belgium

Belgium: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ was 8,374 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8,374 millions
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
26th
of 145 countries
All-time high
8,374 millions
in 2017
All-time low
1,391 millions
in 1995
Years of data
14
1993–2017

Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ in Belgium, 1993–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1993200520171993: 1.9k millions1994: 2.4k millions1995: 1.4k millions1996: 1.5k millions2005: 4.4k millions2008: 5.5k millions2009: 5.9k millions2010: 6.2k millions2011: 6.4k millions2013: 7.1k millions2014: 7.5k millions2015: 7.4k millions2016: 7.9k millions2017: 8.4k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Belgium stood at 8,374 millions. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 8,374 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,391 millions, in 1995.

Belgium ranks 26th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,807 millions 1,391 millions 2,403 millions 4
2000s 5,252 millions 4,372 millions 5,908 millions 3
2010s 7,266 millions 6,204 millions 8,374 millions 7

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 23 Sweden 9,521 millions compare
  2. 24 Malaysia 8,930 millions compare
  3. 27 Turkey 8,216 millions compare
  4. 28 Austria 8,207 millions compare
  5. 29 Denmark 7,788 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Belgium?
Government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Belgium was 8,374 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 8,374 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,391 millions in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$?
Belgium ranks 26th out of 145 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,109 data points, 1984–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary 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/