Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Germany

Germany: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ was 30,367 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
30,367 millions
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
4th
of 99 countries
All-time high
34,249 millions
in 2011
All-time low
15,604 millions
in 1998
Years of data
13
1998–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Germany, 1998–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200720171998: 15.6k millions2006: 24.1k millions2007: 30.6k millions2008: 31.8k millions2009: 33.2k millions2010: 32.2k millions2011: 34.2k millions2012: 31.4k millions2013: 32.3k millions2014: 33.0k millions2015: 28.1k millions2016: 28.8k millions2017: 30.4k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Germany is 30,367 millions, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Germany peaked at 34,249 millions in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15,604 millions, in 1998.

Germany ranks 4th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,604 millions 15,604 millions 15,604 millions 1
2000s 29,923 millions 24,102 millions 33,177 millions 4
2010s 31,286 millions 28,069 millions 34,249 millions 8

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 United States 166,901 millions compare
  2. 2 Japan 32,878 millions compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom 30,936 millions compare
  4. 5 Brazil 24,581 millions compare
  5. 6 Italy 20,478 millions compare
  6. 7 India 19,456 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Germany?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Germany was 30,367 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 34,249 millions in 2011.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 15,604 millions in 1998.
How does Germany rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$?
Germany ranks 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,181 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/