Estonia vs South Africa: Government expenditure per student, secondary

Estonia
21.2%
in 2016
South Africa
21.4%
in 2018
Estonia rank
47th
South Africa rank
44th

Government expenditure per student, secondary over time

  • Estonia
  • South Africa
0102030199820082018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 21.4% against 21.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 44th of 109 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 27.4% 20.4% 7.0% Estonia
2000s 26.0% 17.3% 8.7% Estonia
2010s 26.8% 20.2% 6.5% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, secondary, Estonia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 21.4% against 21.2% in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, secondary between Estonia and South Africa?
0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Estonia and South Africa rank globally for government expenditure per student, secondary?
Estonia ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 44th 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

Estonia vs South Africa: 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/estonia/south-africa/

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/estonia/south-africa/">Estonia vs South Africa: 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

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.