Government expenditure per student, primary in Czechia
Czechia: Government expenditure per student, primary was 13.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Czechia, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 13.9% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2016.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Czechia peaked at 15.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 70th 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.7% | — |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 15.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, primary in Czechia?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Czechia was 13.9% in 2016, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Czechia ranks 70th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.