Spain vs United Kingdom: Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita against 2.85 Percentage of GDP per capita in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.01 Percentage of GDP per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 17 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.19 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2.71 Percentage of GDP per capita | 0.5155 Percentage of GDP per capita | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.09 Percentage of GDP per capita | 3.26 Percentage of GDP per capita | 1.16 Percentage of GDP per capita | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita against 2.85 Percentage of GDP per capita in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.01 Percentage of GDP per capita, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent?
- Spain ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 17 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student — Expenditure per full-time equivalent student. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on expenditure per full-time equivalent student and per full-time equivalent student as a percentage of GPD per capita. The default table displays data for lastest data collection reference year in current USD PPP and as a percentage of GDP per capita, from all expenditure sources, and unfiltered by type of expenditure. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by source of expenditure, by destination of expenditure and by type of expenditure. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.