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Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ by country

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...

Countries reporting
77
Highest
18,238
Norway
Lowest
135.97
Madagascar
Median
3,300
Years covered
25
1995–2019
Data points
968

What the numbers show

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 18,238 in Norway; the lowest is 135.97 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,300, and the mean is 4,853.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 134.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 352.4%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 84.7%).

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
2 Norway 18,238 2017 down 4.6% falling
3 Cyprus 14,715 2017 up 5.4% rising
4 United States 13,762 2017 — flat
5 Germany 13,673 2017 up 13.8% rising
6 Switzerland 13,261 2017 down 12.9% falling
7 Austria 13,061 2017 down 1.6% rising
8 Sweden 12,122 2017 down 27.2% rising
10 Kuwait 11,935 2011 up 41.8% rising
11 Denmark 11,862 2017 down 44.4% falling
12 Canada 11,433 2017 down 13.9% falling
13 Italy 9,542 2016 down 21.0% falling
14 Japan 9,457 2017 up 24.1% rising
15 Portugal 9,202 2017 down 19.0% flat
16 Iceland 9,172 2017 down 5.3% rising
18 United Kingdom 9,058 2017 down 22.8% falling
19 Finland 8,663 2017 down 44.4% flat
20 New Zealand 8,457 2017 — rising
21 Czechia 8,404 2017 up 19.3% rising
22 Oman 7,740 2019 up 42.2% rising
23 Hungary 7,467 2017 up 27.7% rising
24 Spain 7,340 2017 down 25.5% falling
25 Slovenia 7,319 2017 down 14.1% flat
26 Latvia 7,183 2017 up 21.1% rising
27 Slovakia 7,090 2017 up 66.7% rising
28 Estonia 6,476 2017 down 7.6% rising
29 Australia 6,092 2017 down 7.7% rising
30 Poland 6,045 2017 up 26.9% rising
31 Croatia 5,723 2017 up 13.8% rising
32 Lithuania 5,622 2017 up 5.6% rising
33 Costa Rica 5,217 2019 up 65.9% rising
34 Argentina 5,042 2017 up 21.5% rising
35 Romania 4,557 2017 up 50.3% rising
36 Chile 4,237 2017 up 64.7% rising
37 Dominica 4,181 2019 up 72.6% volatile
38 Bulgaria 4,026 2017 up 28.1% rising
39 Ukraine 3,466 2017 down 9.3% falling
40 Uruguay 3,401 2018 up 136.7% volatile
41 Brazil 3,399 2017 up 77.5% rising
42 Iran 3,300 2017 up 31.2% rising
43 Mexico 3,134 2017 down 1.2% rising
44 Dominican Republic 2,904 2019 up 352.4% volatile
45 Moldova 2,892 2018 up 15.4% falling
46 Belize 2,863 2018 up 30.4% rising
47 Turkey 2,692 2006 up 31.0% rising
48 Saint Lucia 2,621 2018 up 10.8% falling
49 Jamaica 2,508 2019 up 10.2% rising
50 Morocco 2,421 2009 down 7.5% falling
51 Colombia 2,391 2018 up 44.3% rising
52 Eswatini 2,281 2011 down 5.4% flat
53 Thailand 2,220 2013 up 7.6% rising
54 Mongolia 1,736 2015 up 263.9% rising
55 Algeria 1,722 2006 down 31.8% falling
56 Paraguay 1,714 2016 up 17.3% rising
57 Lebanon 1,709 2011 up 0.1% falling
58 Jordan 1,676 2019 down 14.8% flat
59 Ghana 1,543 2014 up 13.3% falling
60 Mali 1,489 2017 up 12.9% falling
61 Laos 1,220 2014 up 143.6% rising
62 Indonesia 1,183 2015 up 56.8% rising
63 India 1,116 2013 up 23.5% rising
64 El Salvador 1,109 2018 up 26.7% rising
65 Cote d'Ivoire 851.14 2018 down 49.4% falling
66 Sri Lanka 822.65 2018 up 20.6% rising
67 Burkina Faso 780.31 2016 up 13.3% falling
68 Senegal 614.42 2015 down 66.0% falling
69 Ecuador 579.89 2018 up 61.1% rising
70 Philippines 564.91 2009 up 27.1% falling
71 Ethiopia 522.26 2015 down 31.1% falling
72 Chad 521.18 2018 up 15.7% rising
73 Rwanda 424.9 2018 up 29.6% rising
74 Guatemala 387.05 2019 down 9.3% rising
75 Malawi 361.64 2016 up 81.1% rising
76 Sierra Leone 310.47 2017 up 77.6% rising
77 Nepal 297.31 2015 up 94.7% rising
78 Afghanistan 232.75 2017 down 23.2% falling
79 Niger 160.75 2017 down 84.7% falling
80 Madagascar 135.97 2012 down 58.8% falling

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 968 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

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 at constant purchasing power parity (constant PPP$). 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/