What is the difference in government expenditure per student, secondary between Brazil and Hong Kong, China?

0.5%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Hong Kong, China?

12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Hong Kong, China: Government expenditure per student, secondary

Brazil

21.5%

in 2015

Hong Kong, China

22.0%

in 2018

Brazil rank

43rd

Hong Kong, China rank

40th

Government expenditure per student, secondary over time

Brazil
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 22.0% against 21.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Brazil ranks 43rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 40th of 109 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.2%	17.3%	2.1%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	20.9%	18.3%	2.6%	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, secondary, Brazil or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 22.0% against 21.5% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, secondary between Brazil and Hong Kong, China?: 0.5%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Hong Kong, China?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Hong Kong, China rank globally for government expenditure per student, secondary?: Brazil ranks 43rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 40th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs Hong Kong, China: Government expenditure per student, secondary. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-secondary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/brazil/hong-kong-sar-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-secondary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/brazil/hong-kong-sar-china/">Brazil vs Hong Kong, China: Government expenditure per student, secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit: % of GDP per capita
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 1,539 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.