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

Hungary: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 17.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
17.2%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
47th
of 122 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2005
All-time low
14.5%
in 2014
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Hungary, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 17.71999: 17.62000: 18.92001: 19.62002: 19.92003: 21.42004: 22.92005: 25.12006: 252007: 24.72008: 21.42009: 21.52010: 21.92011: 19.12012: 18.72013: 222014: 14.52015: 18.52016: 18.82017: 17.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Hungary stood at 17.2%.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Hungary peaked at 25.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2014.

That places Hungary 47th out of 122 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Hungary, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 17.7%
1999 17.6% -0.6%
2000 18.9% +7.7%
2001 19.6% +3.3%
2002 19.9% +1.9%
2003 21.4% +7.2%
2004 22.9% +7.2%
2005 25.1% +9.5%
2006 25.0% -0.3%
2007 24.7% -1.3%
2008 21.4% -13.3%
2009 21.5% +0.6%
2010 21.9% +1.7%
2011 19.1% -12.8%
2012 18.7% -2.1%
2013 22.0% +17.6%
2014 14.5% -34.0%
2015 18.5% +27.3%
2016 18.8% +2.1%
2017 17.2% -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.6% 17.6% 17.7% 2
2000s 22.0% 18.9% 25.1% 10
2010s 18.8% 14.5% 22.0% 8

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 44 Belize 17.5% compare
  2. 45 Tunisia 17.4% compare
  3. 46 Singapore 17.4% compare
  4. 48 Malta 17.1% compare
  5. 49 Namibia 17.1% compare
  6. 50 Spain 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Hungary?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Hungary was 17.2% 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 Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Hungary ranks 47th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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/