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

Peru: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 16.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
16.8%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 51 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 2002
All-time low
16.8%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2001–2017

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Peru, 2001–2017

01020302001200920172001: 16.92002: 31.42003: 18.12004: 26.22016: 17.12017: 16.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru stood at 16.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru peaked at 31.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2017.

Peru ranks 13th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Peru, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 16.9%
2002 31.4% +85.6%
2003 18.1% -42.5%
2004 26.2% +45.2%
2016 17.1% -34.7%
2017 16.8% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.2% 16.9% 31.4% 4
2010s 17.0% 16.8% 17.1% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Peru was 16.8% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2017.
How does Peru rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
Peru ranks 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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/