Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 3.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 51.1% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 11.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +92.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -60.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +158.9% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 3.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 3.1% | 11.4% | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 3.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th out of 52 countries with data for 2015.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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February 2026 Data Release