Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain

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

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
35th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.6%
in 2007
Years of data
11
2007–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain, 2007–2017

00.20.40.60.82007201220172007: 0.613 %2008: 0.669 %2009: 0.737 %2010: 0.717 %2011: 0.723 %2012: 0.827 %2013: 0.845 %2014: 0.83 %2015: 0.827 %2016: 0.838 %2017: 0.831 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.

Spain ranks 35th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Spain, 2007 to 2017.
Year % Change
2007 0.6%
2008 0.7% +9.2%
2009 0.7% +10.1%
2010 0.7% -2.8%
2011 0.7% +0.8%
2012 0.8% +14.4%
2013 0.8% +2.2%
2014 0.8% -1.7%
2015 0.8% -0.4%
2016 0.8% +1.4%
2017 0.8% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 3
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 32 Croatia 0.9% compare
  2. 33 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
  3. 34 Latvia 0.8% compare
  4. 36 Germany 0.8% compare
  5. 37 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  6. 38 Czechia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Spain 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
How does Spain rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Spain ranks 35th out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 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/