Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Latvia

Latvia: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 21.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
21.8%
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
29th
of 90 countries
All-time high
35.7%
in 2013
All-time low
13.3%
in 2006
Years of data
19
1998–2017

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

0102030401998200720171998: 19.21999: 202000: 21.72001: 21.42002: 23.42003: 20.82004: 20.32006: 13.32007: 19.72008: 24.12009: 272010: 242011: 22.82012: 32.32013: 35.72014: 25.72015: 26.22016: 24.32017: 21.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 21.8% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2017.

That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Latvia peaked at 35.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2006.

That places Latvia 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Latvia, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 19.2%
1999 20.0% +4.0%
2000 21.7% +8.8%
2001 21.4% -1.4%
2002 23.4% +9.3%
2003 20.8% -11.1%
2004 20.3% -2.4%
2006 13.3% -34.7%
2007 19.7% +48.6%
2008 24.1% +22.4%
2009 27.0% +11.8%
2010 24.0% -11.0%
2011 22.8% -5.0%
2012 32.3% +41.8%
2013 35.7% +10.4%
2014 25.7% -27.9%
2015 26.2% +1.9%
2016 24.3% -7.2%
2017 21.8% -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.6% 19.2% 20.0% 2
2000s 21.3% 13.3% 27.0% 9
2010s 26.6% 21.8% 35.7% 8

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 26 Norway 22.4% compare
  2. 27 Germany 22.0% compare
  3. 28 Poland 22.0% compare
  4. 30 Malawi 21.7% compare
  5. 31 United States 21.6% compare
  6. 32 Kazakhstan 21.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Latvia?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Latvia was 21.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2006.
How does Latvia rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
Latvia ranks 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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/