Government expenditure per student, secondary in Greece
Greece: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 23.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Greece, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Greece recorded 23.0% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Greece peaked at 23.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1998.
That places Greece 31st out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.0% | — |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.8% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 23.0% | 23.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Greece?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Greece was 23.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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, secondary (% 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.