Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile

Chile: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 22.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
22.4%
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
16th
of 146 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 1975
Years of data
18
1975–2017

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile, 1975–2017

05101520251975199620171975: 01998: 102000: 10.52002: 13.12003: 13.92004: 13.12005: 12.52006: 13.12007: 14.22008: 17.72009: 22.12010: 18.42011: 16.62012: 202014: 24.52015: 18.72016: 182017: 22.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile stood at 22.4%.

The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile peaked at 24.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1975.

That places Chile 16th out of 146 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Chile, 1975 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1975 0.0%
1998 10.0%
2000 10.5% +5.5%
2002 13.1% +25.0%
2003 13.9% +5.6%
2004 13.1% -5.7%
2005 12.5% -4.7%
2006 13.1% +5.5%
2007 14.2% +7.9%
2008 17.7% +24.5%
2009 22.1% +25.0%
2010 18.4% -16.4%
2011 16.6% -9.8%
2012 20.0% +20.0%
2014 24.5% +22.6%
2015 18.7% -23.4%
2016 18.0% -4.1%
2017 22.4% +24.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 1
2000s 14.5% 10.5% 22.1% 9
2010s 19.8% 16.6% 24.5% 7

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 13 Iceland 23.7% compare
  2. 14 Puerto Rico 22.8% compare
  3. 15 Vietnam 22.7% compare
  4. 17 Hungary 22.3% compare
  5. 18 Kyrgyzstan 22.3% compare
  6. 19 Brazil 21.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile?
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile was 22.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
How does Chile rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
Chile ranks 16th out of 146 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per pre-primary 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 pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 2,152 data points, 1970–2019
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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/