Government expenditure per student, primary (% 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 Serbia 43.65 2015
2 Albania 34.18 2017
3 Moldova 32.53 2018
4 Cyprus 31.88 2016
5 Ukraine 30.32 2017
6 Denmark 25.05 2014
7 Switzerland 24.79 2016
8 Latvia 24.50 2016
9 United Kingdom 24.17 2016
10 Slovenia 23.57 2016
11 Austria 23.48 2016
12 Poland 23.08 2016
13 Bulgaria 23.00 2013
14 Malta 22.83 2015
15 Portugal 22.51 2015
16 Iceland 22.10 2016
17 Belgium 21.88 2016
18 Sweden 21.74 2016
19 Norway 21.70 2016
20 Finland 21.51 2016
21 Slovak Republic 20.82 2016
22 Estonia 20.29 2016
23 Greece 20.27 2016
24 Luxembourg 19.69 2015
25 Italy 19.52 2016
26 Lithuania 19.50 2016
27 Hungary 19.06 2016
28 Liechtenstein 17.79 2011
29 Germany 17.44 2016
30 France 17.36 2016
31 Spain 17.12 2016
32 Netherlands 16.67 2016
33 San Marino 16.08 2011
34 Czech Republic 13.87 2016
35 Turkey 13.00 2016
36 Andorra 12.31 2018
37 Ireland 11.84 2016
38 Romania 7.83 2016
39 Monaco 3.31 2016

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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 primary education is calculated by dividing total government expenditure on primary education by the number of students at primary 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