Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 18.4% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
18.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
2nd
of 57 countries
All-time high
19.1%
in 2008
All-time low
12.5%
in 2004
Years of data
10
2002–2013

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2013

051015202002200720132002: 12.72004: 12.52005: 12.82006: 18.52007: 16.42008: 19.12010: 16.12011: 17.22012: 18.12013: 18.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon is 18.4%, measured in 2013.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 19.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2004.

That places Lebanon 2nd out of 57 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Lebanon, 2002 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2002 12.7%
2004 12.5% -1.3%
2005 12.8% +2.5%
2006 18.5% +44.5%
2007 16.4% -11.6%
2008 19.1% +16.4%
2010 16.1% -15.8%
2011 17.2% +7.0%
2012 18.1% +5.3%
2013 18.4% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.3% 12.5% 19.1% 6
2010s 17.4% 16.1% 18.4% 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 1 Tajikistan 19.1% compare
  2. 3 Togo 11.8% compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 9.1% compare
  4. 5 Chad 8.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon?
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon was 18.4% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2004.
How does Lebanon rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 2nd out of 57 countries with data for 2013.
Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 582 data points, 1995–2019
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Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport) and purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes). 'Initial funding' means that government transfers to households, such as scholarships and other financial aid for education, are subtracted from what is spent by households. Note that in some countries for some education levels, the value of this indicator may be 0, since on average households may be receiving as much, or more, in financial aid from the government than what they are spending on education. Calculation: Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport), plus purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes), minus government education transfers to households (such as scholarships or other education-specific financial aid). When expressed as a share of GDP, this is then divided by the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Limitations: Indicators for household expenditure on education should be interpreted with caution since data comes from household surveys which may not all follow the same definitions and concepts. These types of surveys are also not carried out in all countries with regularity, and for some categories (such as pupils in pre-primary education), the sample sizes may be low. In some cases where data on government transfers to households (scholarships and other financial aid) was not available, they could not be subtracted from amounts paid by households. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/