Government expenditure per student, secondary in OECD members
OECD members: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 22.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, secondary in OECD members, 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, secondary in OECD members stood at 22.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in OECD members peaked at 26.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.1% | — |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.4% | 26.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in OECD members?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in OECD members was 22.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1998.
- How does OECD members rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 16 groups with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.