Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Colombia

Colombia: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 12.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
12.9%
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
20th
of 51 countries
All-time high
64.3%
in 1998
All-time low
12.9%
in 2017
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, 1998–2017

2040601998200720171998: 64.32000: 45.92001: 502004: 32.12005: 28.52008: 28.22009: 24.32010: 24.32011: 20.92012: 24.12013: 212014: 17.42015: 15.82016: 15.62017: 12.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Colombia stood at 12.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Colombia peaked at 64.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2017.

That places Colombia 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Colombia, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 64.3%
2000 45.9% -28.5%
2001 50.0% +8.9%
2004 32.1% -35.8%
2005 28.5% -11.3%
2008 28.2% -1.1%
2009 24.3% -13.7%
2010 24.3% +0.2%
2011 20.9% -14.0%
2012 24.1% +15.3%
2013 21.0% -13.2%
2014 17.4% -17.1%
2015 15.8% -8.8%
2016 15.6% -1.4%
2017 12.9% -17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.3% 64.3% 64.3% 1
2000s 34.8% 24.3% 50.0% 6
2010s 19.0% 12.9% 24.3% 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 Morocco 14.7% compare
  2. 18 Guyana 13.8% compare
  3. 19 Ukraine 13.4% compare
  4. 21 Chile 12.6% compare
  5. 22 Honduras 9.6% compare
  6. 23 Mexico 8.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Colombia?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Colombia was 12.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per tertiary 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 tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 473 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

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/