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South Asia - Expenditure per student

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in South Asia was 9.17 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 10.23 in 2011, while its lowest value was 7.58 in 2009.

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/)

Year	Value
2009	7.58
2010	9.29
2011	10.23
2012	8.86
2013	9.79
2014	10.13
2015	9.17

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in South Asia was 11.99 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 12.99 in 1999, while its lowest value was 10.42 in 2012.

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

Year	Value
1999	12.99
2000	11.39
2003	11.28
2009	12.28
2010	12.56
2011	11.58
2012	10.42
2013	10.87
2014	12.03
2015	10.45
2016	11.99

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) in South Asia was 30.52 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 96.88 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.49 in 2012.

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

Year	Value
2000	96.88
2003	63.43
2009	51.52
2010	33.02
2011	31.69
2012	23.49
2013	36.47
2014	40.67
2015	29.41
2016	30.52

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs