Ratio of annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level and primary level of education, in public educational institutions by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
3.5 Rate
Romania
Lowest
0.6 Rate
Greece
Median
1.9 Rate
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
438

What the numbers show

Ratio of annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level and primary level of education, in public educational institutions is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 3.5 Rate in Romania; the lowest is 0.6 Rate in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.9 Rate, and the mean is 1.86 Rate.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 130.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 37.5%).

Ratio of annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Romania 3.5 Rate 2023 up 25.0% rising
2 Ireland 3 Rate 2022 up 76.5% rising
3 Türkiye 2.8 Rate 2023 down 26.3% falling
4 Latvia 2.3 Rate 2023 up 130.0% rising
4 Latvia 2.3 Rate 2023 up 130.0% rising
4 Finland 2.3 Rate 2023 down 8.0% falling
7 Germany 2.1 Rate 2023 down 4.5% falling
8 Slovakia 2 Rate 2023 up 11.1% flat
8 Slovakia 2 Rate 2023 up 11.1% flat
10 France 1.9 Rate 2023 down 17.4% falling
10 Poland 1.9 Rate 2023 up 26.7% rising
10 Lithuania 1.9 Rate 2023 up 5.6% falling
10 Estonia 1.9 Rate 2023 up 26.7% rising
10 Netherlands 1.9 Rate 2023 down 13.6% falling
10 Sweden 1.9 Rate 2023 down 13.6% falling
10 Poland 1.9 Rate 2023 up 26.7% rising
10 Netherlands 1.9 Rate 2023 down 13.6% falling
10 Denmark 1.9 Rate 2023 up 35.7% rising
10 Lithuania 1.9 Rate 2023 up 5.6% falling
10 Estonia 1.9 Rate 2023 up 26.7% rising
21 Luxembourg 1.8 Rate 2023 down 18.2% falling
21 Norway 1.8 Rate 2023 up 5.9% flat
21 Czechia 1.8 Rate 2023 down 21.7% falling
24 Austria 1.7 Rate 2023 up 6.2% rising
24 Slovenia 1.7 Rate 2023 up 30.8% rising
24 Croatia 1.7 Rate 2022 up 6.2% falling
24 Croatia 1.7 Rate 2022 up 6.2% falling
24 Slovenia 1.7 Rate 2023 up 30.8% rising
24 Cyprus 1.7 Rate 2023 down 15.0% falling
30 Bulgaria 1.6 Rate 2023 down 15.8% falling
31 Spain 1.5 Rate 2023 down 11.8% falling
31 Belgium 1.5 Rate 2023 down 6.2% flat
31 Portugal 1.5 Rate 2023 up 7.1% falling
31 Malta 1.5 Rate 2023 down 37.5% falling
35 Hungary 1.4 Rate 2023 down 17.6% falling
36 Iceland 1.3 Rate 2023 up 8.3% flat
37 Italy 1.1 Rate 2023 down 15.4% falling
38 Greece 0.6 Rate 2023 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Ratio of annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level and primary level of education, in public educational institutions
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 438 data points, 2012–2023
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