Canada vs Puerto Rico: Expenditure on tertiary education
Canada
35.6%
in 2011
Puerto Rico
36.8%
in 2014
Canada rank
11th
Puerto Rico rank
9th
Expenditure on tertiary education over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 36.8% against 35.6% in Canada, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 160 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 36.8% against 35.6% in Canada as of 2014.
- What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 1.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1978.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?
- Canada ranks 11th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.