Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Spain

Spain: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 6.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.4%
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
26th
of 52 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2020
All-time low
2.5%
in 2007
Years of data
18
2001–2022

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Spain, 2001–2022

2468102001201120222001: 3.72003: 3.42004: 3.92007: 2.52008: 2.62009: 2.92010: 3.12012: 6.52013: 7.22014: 6.82015: 6.72016: 6.62017: 6.42018: 8.22019: 8.12020: 9.12021: 7.62022: 6.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain is 6.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2007.

Spain ranks 26th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Spain, 2001 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2001 3.7%
2003 3.4% -8.6%
2004 3.9% +14.5%
2007 2.5% -34.3%
2008 2.6% +0.4%
2009 2.9% +13.1%
2010 3.1% +6.8%
2012 6.5% +110.3%
2013 7.2% +10.5%
2014 6.8% -5.4%
2015 6.7% -0.7%
2016 6.6% -1.9%
2017 6.4% -3.5%
2018 8.2% +29.4%
2019 8.1% -1.5%
2020 9.1% +11.3%
2021 7.6% -16.1%
2022 6.4% -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.2% 2.5% 3.9% 6
2010s 6.6% 3.1% 8.2% 9
2020s 7.7% 6.4% 9.1% 3

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 23 Portugal 7.3% compare
  2. 24 Bahrain 7.2% compare
  3. 25 Latvia 6.7% compare
  4. 27 Israel 6.2% compare
  5. 28 Kazakhstan 5.9% compare
  6. 29 Slovakia 5.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Spain was 6.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2007.
How does Spain rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
Spain ranks 26th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
52 places, 586 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release