Government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia
Colombia: Government expenditure per student, primary was 17.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2018, government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia stood at 17.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia peaked at 17.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 50th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.2% | — |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 15.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Colombia was 17.0% in 2018, 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.