Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Germany

Germany: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 22.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
22.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 90 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2017
All-time low
18.8%
in 2007
Years of data
13
1998–2017

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Germany, 1998–2017

051015201998200720171998: 19.32006: 19.12007: 18.82008: 19.62009: 21.22010: 21.72011: 20.62012: 21.42013: 21.72014: 21.82015: 21.82016: 21.82017: 22

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Germany recorded 22.0% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Germany peaked at 22.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2007.

Germany ranks 27th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Germany, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 19.3%
2006 19.1% -1.4%
2007 18.8% -1.6%
2008 19.6% +4.5%
2009 21.2% +8.1%
2010 21.7% +2.3%
2011 20.6% -4.7%
2012 21.4% +3.7%
2013 21.7% +1.4%
2014 21.8% +0.7%
2015 21.8% -0.4%
2016 21.8% +0.2%
2017 22.0% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.3% 19.3% 19.3% 1
2000s 19.6% 18.8% 21.2% 4
2010s 21.6% 20.6% 22.0% 8

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 24 Italy 22.9% compare
  2. 25 Costa Rica 22.4% compare
  3. 26 Norway 22.4% compare
  4. 28 Poland 22.0% compare
  5. 29 Latvia 21.8% compare
  6. 30 Malawi 21.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Germany?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Germany was 22.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2007.
How does Germany rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
Germany ranks 27th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 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/