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Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ by country

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...

Countries reporting
80
Highest
20,635
Switzerland
Lowest
0
Namibia
Median
2,826
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
1,006

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 20,635 in Switzerland; the lowest is 0 in Namibia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,826, and the mean is 4,802.

Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 376.3%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
2 Switzerland 20,635 2017 up 43.3% rising
3 Austria 16,545 2017 up 21.8% rising
4 Iceland 15,443 2017 up 25.8% rising
5 Finland 15,322 2017 up 18.3% rising
6 Norway 14,069 2017 up 14.1% rising
7 Denmark 13,508 2017 up 8.3% rising
8 Cyprus 13,493 2017 up 12.6% rising
9 Sweden 12,698 2017 up 7.5% rising
10 United States 12,537 2017 — rising
12 Belgium 11,917 2017 — rising
13 Germany 11,646 2017 up 32.1% rising
14 Portugal 10,473 2017 up 23.3% rising
15 Slovenia 10,143 2017 down 3.9% rising
16 Japan 9,906 2017 up 12.9% rising
17 Czechia 9,675 2017 up 44.0% rising
18 Italy 9,563 2017 down 14.5% falling
19 Kuwait 9,507 2011 up 9.1% flat
20 United Kingdom 9,332 2017 down 1.0% rising
21 Australia 8,775 2017 up 5.4% rising
22 New Zealand 8,591 2017 — flat
24 Spain 7,825 2017 down 14.9% falling
25 Oman 7,474 2019 up 44.9% rising
26 Estonia 6,658 2017 up 1.7% rising
27 Poland 6,623 2017 up 43.6% rising
28 Latvia 6,197 2017 up 24.7% rising
29 Slovakia 5,854 2017 up 100.6% rising
30 Lithuania 5,757 2017 up 27.6% rising
31 Kazakhstan 5,522 2018 up 3.5% flat
32 Bulgaria 5,362 2017 up 60.9% rising
33 Hungary 4,898 2017 down 16.7% rising
34 Chile 4,819 2017 up 106.2% rising
35 Argentina 4,740 2017 up 24.6% rising
36 Costa Rica 4,404 2019 up 34.3% rising
37 Romania 4,355 2017 up 37.7% rising
38 Maldives 3,995 2019 up 61.1% rising
39 Ukraine 3,636 2017 up 11.0% falling
40 Uruguay 3,530 2018 up 152.4% volatile
41 Thailand 3,374 2013 up 195.2% rising
42 Brazil 2,986 2017 up 11.0% rising
43 Moldova 2,863 2018 up 43.7% rising
44 Jamaica 2,789 2019 up 19.3% rising
45 Saint Lucia 2,690 2018 up 14.3% rising
46 Colombia 2,578 2018 up 47.2% rising
47 Eswatini 2,413 2011 up 11.3% rising
48 Dominica 2,327 2019 up 87.6% rising
49 Mexico 2,301 2017 up 10.1% rising
50 Dominican Republic 2,045 2019 up 90.2% rising
51 Belize 1,775 2018 up 20.3% rising
52 Iran 1,775 2017 down 14.6% rising
53 Morocco 1,572 2009 up 3.6% rising
54 Mongolia 1,515 2017 up 59.7% rising
55 Jordan 1,489 2019 down 19.9% falling
56 Vietnam 1,449 2013 up 79.6% rising
57 El Salvador 1,305 2018 up 63.1% rising
58 Paraguay 1,223 2016 up 101.7% rising
59 Indonesia 979.14 2015 up 49.1% rising
60 Ecuador 963.96 2018 up 90.6% rising
61 Sri Lanka 909.51 2018 up 23.3% rising
62 Cote d'Ivoire 627.58 2018 down 13.5% falling
63 Senegal 607.25 2015 up 94.7% rising
64 Cameroon 587.91 2013 down 20.0% falling
65 Laos 587.21 2014 up 228.3% rising
66 Ghana 556.03 2014 down 48.5% falling
67 Guatemala 528.62 2019 up 12.0% rising
68 Philippines 488.55 2008 up 19.9% rising
69 India 474.01 2013 up 62.9% rising
70 Cambodia 461.72 2014 up 376.3% rising
71 Rwanda 401.65 2018 up 10.1% rising
72 Sierra Leone 266.6 2019 up 33.7% rising
73 Afghanistan 258.05 2017 up 27.7% rising
74 Nepal 238.29 2015 up 56.1% rising
75 Ethiopia 228.97 2015 up 42.5% rising
76 Malawi 223.09 2016 up 81.0% rising
77 Burkina Faso 216.66 2016 down 37.1% falling
78 Gambia 193.41 2015 up 161.6% rising
79 Mali 140.88 2017 down 65.1% falling
80 Niger 130.43 2017 down 61.5% falling
81 Madagascar 104.37 2012 down 59.2% falling
82 Chad 83.06 2018 down 61.8% falling
83 Namibia 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,006 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

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 at constant purchasing power parity (constant PPP$). 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/