Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Portugal

Portugal: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 31.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
31.7%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
4th
of 90 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2009
All-time low
25.3%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2017

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Portugal, 1999–2017

01020301999200820171999: 25.32000: 26.92001: 29.12002: 29.72003: 29.72004: 31.22005: 31.12006: 28.52007: 26.32008: 26.92009: 34.72010: 33.32011: 31.42012: 28.82013: 32.62014: 31.72015: 29.62017: 31.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Portugal stood at 31.7%.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Portugal peaked at 34.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1999.

That places Portugal 4th out of 90 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Portugal, 1999 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1999 25.3%
2000 26.9% +6.1%
2001 29.1% +8.1%
2002 29.7% +2.1%
2003 29.7% +0.2%
2004 31.2% +4.9%
2005 31.1% -0.4%
2006 28.5% -8.2%
2007 26.3% -7.8%
2008 26.9% +2.4%
2009 34.7% +28.8%
2010 33.3% -4.1%
2011 31.4% -5.6%
2012 28.8% -8.3%
2013 32.6% +13.1%
2014 31.7% -2.5%
2015 29.6% -6.9%
2017 31.7% +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.3% 25.3% 25.3% 1
2000s 29.4% 26.3% 34.7% 10
2010s 31.3% 28.8% 33.3% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 1 Cuba 50.0% compare
  2. 2 Cyprus 35.7% compare
  3. 3 Finland 32.3% compare
  4. 5 Eswatini 30.8% compare
  5. 6 Switzerland 30.7% compare
  6. 7 Ukraine 30.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Portugal?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Portugal was 31.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1999.
How does Portugal rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
Portugal ranks 4th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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/