Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Czechia
Czechia: Government expenditure per student, tertiary was 20.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Czechia, 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, tertiary in Czechia stood at 20.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, tertiary in Czechia peaked at 34.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2016.
Czechia ranks 79th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.6% | — |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.3% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.3% | 25.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 76 Colombia 21.6% compare
- 77 Indonesia 20.8% compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.3% compare
- 80 Chile 20.3% compare
- 81 Russian Federation 19.8% compare
- 82 Tajikistan 19.6% compare
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, tertiary in Czechia?
- Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Czechia was 20.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2016.
- How does Czechia rank for government expenditure per student, tertiary?
- Czechia ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, tertiary rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, tertiary (% 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.