Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Germany

Germany: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
13
1998–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Germany, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.697 %2006: 0.805 %2007: 0.895 %2008: 0.852 %2009: 0.976 %2010: 0.949 %2011: 0.915 %2012: 0.889 %2013: 0.865 %2014: 0.849 %2015: 0.835 %2016: 0.83 %2017: 0.828 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.8% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2017.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Germany peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

Germany ranks 36th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Germany, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 0.7%
2006 0.8% +15.6%
2007 0.9% +11.1%
2008 0.9% -4.8%
2009 1.0% +14.6%
2010 0.9% -2.8%
2011 0.9% -3.7%
2012 0.9% -2.8%
2013 0.9% -2.7%
2014 0.8% -1.9%
2015 0.8% -1.6%
2016 0.8% -0.7%
2017 0.8% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 33 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
  2. 34 Latvia 0.8% compare
  3. 35 Spain 0.8% compare
  4. 37 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  5. 38 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 39 Uruguay 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Germany?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Germany was 0.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Germany rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Germany ranks 36th out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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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/