Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece

Greece: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 21.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
21.5%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
40th
of 108 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2015
All-time low
13.0%
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2017

Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece, 1998–2017

051015201998200720171998: 131999: 14.42000: 19.22001: 16.72002: 16.82003: 19.12004: 19.42005: 19.72015: 22.52016: 22.42017: 21.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece stood at 21.5%.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece peaked at 22.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1998.

That places Greece 40th out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Greece, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 13.0%
1999 14.4% +11.5%
2000 19.2% +33.1%
2001 16.7% -12.9%
2002 16.8% +0.7%
2003 19.1% +13.6%
2004 19.4% +1.5%
2005 19.7% +1.2%
2015 22.5% +14.3%
2016 22.4% -0.1%
2017 21.5% -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.7% 13.0% 14.4% 2
2000s 18.5% 16.7% 19.7% 6
2010s 22.2% 21.5% 22.5% 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 37 Brazil 21.8% compare
  2. 38 Kenya 21.7% compare
  3. 39 Bulgaria 21.6% compare
  4. 41 Rwanda 21.4% compare
  5. 42 Singapore 21.4% compare
  6. 43 New Zealand 21.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece?
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Greece was 21.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1998.
How does Greece rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
Greece ranks 40th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,346 data points, 1971–2019
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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/