Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Poland
Poland: Government expenditure per student, tertiary was 25.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Poland, 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 Poland stood at 25.4%.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, tertiary in Poland peaked at 36.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2007.
That places Poland 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.0% | — |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -42.0% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 20.9% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.1% | 28.1% | 7 |
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More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, tertiary in Poland?
- Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Poland was 25.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2007.
- How does Poland rank for government expenditure per student, tertiary?
- Poland ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, tertiary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.