Government expenditure per student, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Government expenditure per student, secondary was 14.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
14.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
14th
of 16 groups
All-time high
15.5%
in 2013
All-time low
11.0%
in 2007
Years of data
12
2004–2016

Government expenditure per student, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2004–2016

0510152004201020162004: 12.2 % of GDP per capita2005: 13 % of GDP per capita2007: 11 % of GDP per capita2008: 14.1 % of GDP per capita2009: 15.4 % of GDP per capita2010: 13.1 % of GDP per capita2011: 13.5 % of GDP per capita2012: 12 % of GDP per capita2013: 15.5 % of GDP per capita2014: 14.5 % of GDP per capita2015: 14.8 % of GDP per capita2016: 14.7 % of GDP per capita

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, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 14.7%.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 15.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2007.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Government expenditure per student, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2004 to 2016.
Year % of GDP per capita Change
2004 12.2%
2005 13.0% +6.7%
2007 11.0% -15.4%
2008 14.1% +27.8%
2009 15.4% +9.4%
2010 13.1% -15.1%
2011 13.5% +3.6%
2012 12.0% -11.5%
2013 15.5% +29.8%
2014 14.5% -6.6%
2015 14.8% +1.9%
2016 14.7% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.1% 11.0% 15.4% 5
2010s 14.0% 12.0% 15.5% 7

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 11 Lesotho 30.0% compare
  2. 12 Jamaica 29.7% compare
  3. 13 Malta 29.5% compare
  4. 14 Bhutan 29.4% compare
  5. 15 Eswatini 28.2% compare
  6. 16 Barbados 28.0% compare
  7. 17 Austria 27.7% compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 14.7% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2007.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 16 groups with data for 2016.
Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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Indicator
Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit
% of GDP per capita
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 1,539 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed

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.