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

El Salvador: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 34.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34.2%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
7th
of 51 countries
All-time high
50.2%
in 2006
All-time low
30.9%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2006–2018

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 2006–2018

02040602006201220182006: 50.22009: 45.92010: 41.92012: 30.92013: 34.52014: 33.32015: 32.92016: 40.22017: 32.32018: 34.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 34.2% for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in 2018.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 50.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in El Salvador, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 50.2%
2009 45.9% -8.7%
2010 41.9% -8.6%
2012 30.9% -26.3%
2013 34.5% +11.5%
2014 33.3% -3.5%
2015 32.9% -1.0%
2016 40.2% +22.1%
2017 32.3% -19.7%
2018 34.2% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.1% 45.9% 50.2% 2
2010s 35.0% 30.9% 41.9% 8

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  1. 4 Benin 73.7% compare
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  3. 6 Burkina Faso 46.2%
  4. 8 Cameroon 31.3% compare
  5. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 28.6% compare
  6. 10 Viet Nam 28.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 34.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2018.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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
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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/