Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 310.47 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
310.47
Change on year
up 68.2%
World rank
76th
of 80 countries
All-time high
310.47
in 2017
All-time low
159.84
in 2013
Years of data
5
2011–2017

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sierra Leone, 2011–2017

01002003002011201420172011: 174.82012: 176.32013: 159.82016: 184.62017: 310.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 310.47 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.

That places Sierra Leone 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sierra Leone, 2011 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2011 174.84
2012 176.29 +0.8%
2013 159.84 -9.3%
2016 184.62 +15.5%
2017 310.47 +68.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 310.47 is below the median for low income countries, which is 393.27, 79% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 310.47 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 522.26, 59% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 73 Rwanda 424.9 compare
  2. 74 Guatemala 387.05 compare
  3. 75 Malawi 361.64 compare
  4. 77 Nepal 297.31 compare
  5. 78 Afghanistan 232.75 compare
  6. 79 Niger 160.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Sierra Leone?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Sierra Leone was 310.47 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 310.47 in 2017.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 159.84 in 2013.
How does Sierra Leone rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
Sierra Leone ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. 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 upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/