Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia
Australia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
Australia ranks 48th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Australia was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/