Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student β Expenditure per full-time equivalent student by country
This dataset contains data on expenditure per full-time equivalent student and per full-time equivalent student as a percentage of GPD per capita. The default table displays data for lastest data collection reference year in current USD PPP and as a percentage of GDP per capita, from all expenditure sources, and...
What the numbers show
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student β Expenditure per full-time equivalent student is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 4.85 Percentage of GDP per capita in Finland; the lowest is 0 Percentage of GDP per capita in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, and the mean is 1.55 Percentage of GDP per capita.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 992.8%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 76.2%).
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 4.85 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 3.01 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 2.86 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2.85 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | up 992.8% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 2.74 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 6 | Hungary | 2.63 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 2.09 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 8 | Chile | 1.42 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 32.9% | flat |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 0.8291 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 0.8073 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 0.5916 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 0.4453 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 0.1361 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 0.1076 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 0 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2022 | β | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 0 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2022 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Poland 4.06 Percentage of GDP per capita
- Slovak Republic 3.66 Percentage of GDP per capita
- Lithuania 2.07 Percentage of GDP per capita
- Latvia 0.8659 Percentage of GDP per capita
- Estonia 0.7291 Percentage of GDP per capita
About this data
This dataset contains data on expenditure per full-time equivalent student and per full-time equivalent student as a percentage of GPD per capita. The default table displays data for lastest data collection reference year in current USD PPP and as a percentage of GDP per capita, from all expenditure sources, and unfiltered by type of expenditure. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by source of expenditure, by destination of expenditure and by type of expenditure. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.