Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Malta 44.40 2015
2 Sweden 43.25 2016
3 Denmark 43.13 2014
4 Luxembourg 42.76 2015
5 Norway 39.82 2016
6 United Kingdom 37.99 2016
7 Switzerland 37.41 2016
8 Estonia 36.92 2016
9 Austria 36.24 2016
10 Netherlands 35.78 2016
11 Turkey 35.28 2016
12 Ukraine 34.47 2017
13 Finland 33.93 2016
14 Germany 33.58 2016
15 Belgium 32.21 2016
16 France 31.62 2016
17 Serbia 29.78 2017
18 Slovak Republic 27.60 2016
19 Iceland 27.31 2016
20 Portugal 26.91 2015
21 Moldova 26.65 2018
22 Cyprus 26.52 2016
23 Romania 26.10 2016
24 Croatia 25.75 2013
25 Poland 25.41 2016
26 Hungary 25.41 2016
27 Italy 24.33 2016
28 Slovenia 24.33 2016
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.73 2016
30 North Macedonia 22.70 2002
31 Andorra 22.29 2018
32 Spain 21.82 2016
33 Czech Republic 20.34 2016
34 Lithuania 17.99 2016
35 Belarus 17.92 2017
36 Latvia 17.73 2016
37 Bulgaria 16.60 2013
38 Ireland 15.54 2016
39 Albania 13.79 2017
40 Greece 11.20 2015
41 Liechtenstein 9.14 2007
42 San Marino 8.72 2011

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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: General government expenditure per student in tertiary education is calculated by dividing total government expenditure on tertiary education by the number of students at tertiary level, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita. Aggregate data are World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Data on GDP per capita come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual