Government expenditure per student, primary in Chile
Chile: Government expenditure per student, primary was 18.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Chile, 1997–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Chile recorded 18.4% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Chile peaked at 18.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 40th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.4% | — |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.7% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 18.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 37 Lithuania 19.5% compare
- 38 Australia 19.3% compare
- 39 Hungary 19.1% compare
- 41 South Africa 17.9% compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 17.8% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.5% compare
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, primary in Chile?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Chile was 18.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.