Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Serbia: Expenditure on tertiary education

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
19.0%
in 2015
Serbia
29.9%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
26th
Serbia rank
23rd

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Serbia
0102030200720122017

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 29.9% against 19.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 23rd of 37 groups.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 18.7% 26.7% 8.1% Serbia
2010s 19.2% 29.4% 10.2% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Serbia?
Serbia, at 29.9% against 19.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Serbia?
10.9%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Serbia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Serbia rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
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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Indicator
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit
% of government expenditure on education
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.