Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland

Switzerland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 19.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
19.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 86 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 2002
All-time low
19.8%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 281999: 26.92000: 262001: 26.62002: 28.72003: 282004: 27.52005: 26.42006: 24.62007: 23.52008: 23.82009: 252010: 24.42011: 23.52012: 232013: 21.42014: 21.12015: 212016: 19.82017: 19.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland stood at 19.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland peaked at 28.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2017.

Switzerland ranks 45th of 86 countries on this measure, 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 upper secondary student as a in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Switzerland, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 28.0%
1999 26.9% -3.9%
2000 26.0% -3.2%
2001 26.6% +2.2%
2002 28.7% +7.7%
2003 28.0% -2.2%
2004 27.5% -1.8%
2005 26.4% -4.1%
2006 24.6% -6.6%
2007 23.5% -4.8%
2008 23.8% +1.7%
2009 25.0% +4.9%
2010 24.4% -2.4%
2011 23.5% -3.9%
2012 23.0% -2.0%
2013 21.4% -6.8%
2014 21.1% -1.4%
2015 21.0% -0.6%
2016 19.8% -5.6%
2017 19.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.4% 26.9% 28.0% 2
2000s 26.0% 23.5% 28.7% 10
2010s 21.8% 19.8% 24.4% 8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 42 United Kingdom 20.5% compare
  2. 43 Poland 20.0% compare
  3. 44 Slovenia 20.0% compare
  4. 46 Laos 19.7% compare
  5. 47 Estonia 19.1% compare
  6. 48 Luxembourg 19.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland was 19.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2017.
How does Switzerland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
Switzerland ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per upper 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 upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,018 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/