Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland
Ireland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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/