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

Poland: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 20.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20.9%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
46th
of 108 countries
All-time high
24.1%
in 2010
All-time low
10.8%
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2017

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

05101520251998200720171998: 10.82002: 19.82003: 19.72004: 21.42005: 222006: 22.92007: 21.82008: 22.72009: 23.72010: 24.12011: 23.32012: 21.92013: 22.42014: 22.32015: 22.12016: 22.42017: 20.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Poland stood at 20.9%.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Poland peaked at 24.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1998.

That places Poland 46th 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 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Poland, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 10.8%
2002 19.8% +83.3%
2003 19.7% -0.7%
2004 21.4% +8.6%
2005 22.0% +3.0%
2006 22.9% +4.0%
2007 21.8% -4.8%
2008 22.7% +4.2%
2009 23.7% +4.6%
2010 24.1% +1.5%
2011 23.3% -3.2%
2012 21.9% -5.9%
2013 22.4% +2.3%
2014 22.3% -0.6%
2015 22.1% -1.0%
2016 22.4% +1.3%
2017 20.9% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.8% 10.8% 10.8% 1
2000s 21.7% 19.7% 23.7% 8
2010s 22.4% 20.9% 24.1% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 43 New Zealand 21.3% compare
  2. 44 Kazakhstan 21.2% compare
  3. 45 Hungary 21.1% compare
  4. 47 United Kingdom 20.8% compare
  5. 48 Slovakia 20.7% compare
  6. 49 Argentina 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Poland?
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Poland was 20.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1998.
How does Poland rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
Poland ranks 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 secondary 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 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/