Which has higher government expenditure per student, tertiary, Chile or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 20.3% against 20.3% in Chile as of 2014.

What is the difference in government expenditure per student, tertiary between Chile and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

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

Chile vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Government expenditure per student, tertiary

Chile

20.3%

in 2017

Lao People's Democratic Republic

20.3%

in 2014

Chile rank

80th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

78th

Government expenditure per student, tertiary over time

Chile
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 20.3% against 20.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Chile ranks 80th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 78th of 111 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.3%	66.9%	47.6%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	16.2%	58.6%	42.4%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	16.0%	17.9%	1.8%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, tertiary, Chile or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 20.3% against 20.3% in Chile as of 2014.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, tertiary between Chile and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Chile and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for government expenditure per student, tertiary?: Chile ranks 80th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 78th of 111 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, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% 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: 126 places, 1,539 data points, 1984–2018
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.