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

Sierra Leone: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 13.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.2%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
74th
of 122 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2019
All-time low
4.8%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2011–2019

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Sierra Leone, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 7.72012: 7.62013: 6.12016: 5.72017: 4.82018: 12.12019: 13.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 13.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2017.

Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 2011 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2011 7.7%
2012 7.6% -1.1%
2013 6.1% -19.5%
2016 5.7% -7.8%
2017 4.8% -15.9%
2018 12.1% +154.5%
2019 13.2% +9.1%

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 71 Uruguay 13.4% compare
  2. 72 Saint Lucia 13.3% compare
  3. 73 Indonesia 13.3% compare
  4. 75 Bhutan 13.2%
  5. 76 Mexico 13.1% compare
  6. 77 Vanuatu 13.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Sierra Leone?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Sierra Leone was 13.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
How does Sierra Leone rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 74th out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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/