Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Poland

Poland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
43rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2002–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Poland, 2002–2017

00.250.50.7512002200920172002: 1.1 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 1 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 0.969 %2008: 0.985 %2009: 1 %2010: 0.971 %2011: 0.877 %2012: 0.85 %2013: 0.825 %2014: 0.787 %2015: 0.775 %2016: 0.759 %2017: 0.717 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.7% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Poland peaked at 1.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.

Poland ranks 43rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Poland, 2002 to 2017.
Year % Change
2002 1.1%
2003 1.1% -4.0%
2004 1.0% -2.3%
2005 1.1% +2.4%
2006 1.1% -0.1%
2007 1.0% -9.3%
2008 1.0% +1.6%
2009 1.0% +1.6%
2010 1.0% -2.9%
2011 0.9% -9.7%
2012 0.8% -3.0%
2013 0.8% -2.9%
2014 0.8% -4.6%
2015 0.8% -1.5%
2016 0.8% -2.1%
2017 0.7% -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 40 Eswatini 0.8% compare
  2. 41 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  3. 42 Bulgaria 0.7% compare
  4. 44 Mexico 0.7% compare
  5. 45 Estonia 0.7% compare
  6. 46 Japan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Poland?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Poland was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Poland ranks 43rd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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/