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

Poland: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 23.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
23.3%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 122 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2010
All-time low
22.4%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2002–2017

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Poland, 2002–2017

01020302002200920172002: 22.42003: 22.82004: 22.62005: 23.52006: 24.82007: 24.12008: 25.12009: 25.82010: 26.82011: 25.72012: 25.42013: 26.12014: 25.62015: 23.62016: 232017: 23.3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Poland is 23.3%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Poland peaked at 26.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2002.

Poland ranks 13th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Poland, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 22.4%
2003 22.8% +1.7%
2004 22.6% -1.0%
2005 23.5% +4.3%
2006 24.8% +5.5%
2007 24.1% -2.9%
2008 25.1% +4.2%
2009 25.8% +2.5%
2010 26.8% +4.0%
2011 25.7% -4.0%
2012 25.4% -1.3%
2013 26.1% +2.7%
2014 25.6% -1.7%
2015 23.6% -7.7%
2016 23.0% -2.8%
2017 23.3% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.9% 22.4% 25.8% 8
2010s 24.9% 23.0% 26.8% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 10 Iceland 23.7% compare
  2. 11 Denmark 23.7% compare
  3. 12 United Kingdom 23.4% compare
  4. 14 Thailand 23.3% compare
  5. 15 Austria 23.1% compare
  6. 16 Jamaica 22.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Poland?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Poland was 23.3% 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2002.
How does Poland rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Poland ranks 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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/