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

Chile: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 18.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
39th
of 122 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2017
All-time low
10.5%
in 2006
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Chile, 1997–2017

051015201997200720171997: 13.41998: 11.72000: 13.92002: 15.32003: 14.62004: 12.22005: 11.52006: 10.52007: 11.22008: 13.92009: 16.12010: 14.62011: 152012: 16.82013: 15.82014: 14.22015: 15.22016: 18.32017: 18.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Chile recorded 18.4% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile peaked at 18.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2006.

Chile ranks 39th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Chile, 1997 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1997 13.4%
1998 11.7% -12.7%
2000 13.9% +18.5%
2002 15.3% +10.7%
2003 14.6% -4.9%
2004 12.2% -16.4%
2005 11.5% -5.9%
2006 10.5% -8.8%
2007 11.2% +7.2%
2008 13.9% +24.1%
2009 16.1% +15.8%
2010 14.6% -9.6%
2011 15.0% +3.0%
2012 16.8% +11.7%
2013 15.8% -5.9%
2014 14.2% -10.2%
2015 15.2% +7.1%
2016 18.3% +20.4%
2017 18.4% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.5% 11.7% 13.4% 2
2000s 13.2% 10.5% 16.1% 9
2010s 16.0% 14.2% 18.4% 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 36 Estonia 19.1% compare
  2. 37 Australia 18.9% compare
  3. 38 South Africa 18.6% compare
  4. 40 Lithuania 18.1% compare
  5. 41 Liechtenstein 17.8% compare
  6. 42 Germany 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile was 18.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
How does Chile rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Chile ranks 39th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. 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 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,518 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/