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

Ireland: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
47th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2008–2016

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland, 2008–2016

0.250.50.7511.21.52008201220162008: 0.992009: 0.3762010: 1.32011: 1.42013: 0.2742014: 0.7722016: 0.848

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland is 0.8%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

That places Ireland 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Ireland, 2008 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2008 1.0%
2009 0.4% -62.0%
2010 1.3% +257.0%
2011 1.4% +2.5%
2013 0.3% -80.1%
2014 0.8% +181.7%
2016 0.8% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 1.0% 2
2010s 0.9% 0.3% 1.4% 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 44 Poland 1.8% compare
  2. 45 Denmark 1.7%
  3. 46 Belgium 1.0%
  4. 48 Malta 0.8% compare
  5. 49 Romania 0.3%
  6. 50 Cuba 0.0%
  7. 50 Monaco 0.0%

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland was 0.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
Ireland ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2016.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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/