Government expenditure per student, primary in Germany
Germany: Government expenditure per student, primary was 17.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Germany, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2016, government expenditure per student, primary in Germany stood at 17.4%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Germany peaked at 17.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2008.
Germany ranks 44th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.5% | — |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.1% | 17.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 41 South Africa 17.9% compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 17.8% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.5% compare
- 45 Tunisia 17.4% compare
- 46 France 17.4% compare
- 47 Spain 17.1% compare
More education data for Germany
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, primary in Germany?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Germany was 17.4% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Germany ranks 44th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.