Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ in Spain

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

Latest (2017)
17,228 millions
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
14th
of 145 countries
All-time high
17,228 millions
in 2017
All-time low
3,545 millions
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2017

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k1990200320171990: 3.5k millions1991: 4.0k millions1992: 4.3k millions1993: 4.5k millions1994: 4.8k millions1995: 5.2k millions1996: 6.0k millions1998: 6.5k millions1999: 6.9k millions2000: 8.0k millions2001: 8.8k millions2002: 9.5k millions2003: 10.2k millions2004: 10.7k millions2005: 11.2k millions2006: 12.7k millions2007: 14.3k millions2008: 16.0k millions2009: 16.7k millions2010: 16.8k millions2011: 17.1k millions2012: 14.8k millions2013: 14.8k millions2014: 15.1k millions2015: 15.5k millions2016: 16.0k millions2017: 17.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Spain recorded 17,228 millions for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Spain peaked at 17,228 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,545 millions, in 1990.

That places Spain 14th out of 145 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 5,076 millions 3,545 millions 6,894 millions 9
2000s 11,798 millions 7,952 millions 16,701 millions 10
2010s 15,908 millions 14,762 millions 17,228 millions 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 11 Mexico 22,507 millions compare
  2. 12 Italy 19,012 millions compare
  3. 13 South Korea 17,955 millions compare
  4. 15 Australia 15,484 millions compare
  5. 16 Netherlands 15,056 millions compare
  6. 17 China 15,055 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Spain?
Government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Spain was 17,228 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 17,228 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 3,545 millions in 1990.
How does Spain rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$?
Spain ranks 14th out of 145 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, 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
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 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/