Chile: Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Chile's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2016 (from 18.3% to 18.39%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2016), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.11 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.4 percentage points in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.33 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 40% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Chile had the 2nd highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Chile in the 2017 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 2nd of 10: 16.66%
• Belize — 3rd of 10: 16.56%
• Malaysia — 4th of 10: 16.14%

What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 19 values

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 14.98% (2017)
• Belize — 16.56% (2017)
• Brazil — 20.06% (2015)
• Colombia — 16.99% (2018)
• Costa Rica — 20.83% (2018)
• Dominican Republic — 16.19% (2018)
• Ecuador — 9.51% (2016)
• El Salvador — 16.1% (2018)
• Guatemala

More education data for Chile

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.49 million (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 1.63 million (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 84.51% (2020)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.98 (2020)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Chile's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)?

18.39% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is up 4.99 percentage points from 13.39% in 1997. The highest value was 18.39% in 2017 and the lowest 10.47% in 2006.

How does Chile rank?

2nd highest of 10 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Chile?

In 2017, Chile's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) rose 0.09 percentage points on 2016 (from 18.3% to 18.39%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2016), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.PRIM.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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