Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador

El Salvador: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 15.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.1%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
57th
of 90 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2016
All-time low
7.8%
in 2000
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador, 1998–2018

0510151998200820181998: 8.82000: 7.82002: 112003: 10.62005: 10.92006: 8.62007: 11.82008: 10.82009: 13.42010: 11.82012: 122013: 12.62014: 13.22015: 13.62016: 15.72017: 15.52018: 15.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador stood at 15.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador peaked at 15.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1998 8.8%
2000 7.8% -11.3%
2002 11.0% +41.1%
2003 10.6% -4.2%
2005 10.9% +3.0%
2006 8.6% -21.1%
2007 11.8% +37.5%
2008 10.8% -8.4%
2009 13.4% +24.2%
2010 11.8% -12.2%
2012 12.0% +1.7%
2013 12.6% +4.9%
2014 13.2% +4.6%
2015 13.6% +3.3%
2016 15.7% +15.1%
2017 15.5% -1.2%
2018 15.1% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 1
2000s 10.6% 7.8% 13.4% 8
2010s 13.7% 11.8% 15.7% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in El Salvador was 15.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
El Salvador ranks 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2018.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,061 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/