Colombia: Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Colombia's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) rose 0.38 percentage points on 2017 (from 17.27% to 17.65%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2017), the average change was +0.43 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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 4.8 percentage points in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.15 percentage points in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.3 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 65% 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 2018, Colombia had the 12th highest value of the 18 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 Colombia in the 2018 ranking

• South Africa — 8th of 18: 21.38%
• Costa Rica — 9th of 18: 21.14%
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 10th of 18: 20.14%
• Jordan — 12th of 18: 15.59%
• Dominican Republic — 13th of 18: 15.1%
• El Salvador — 14th of 18: 15.08%

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 17 values

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

• Argentina — 20.62% (2017)
• Barbados — 28.04% (2016)
• Belize — 27.32% (2017)
• Brazil — 21.53% (2015)
• Chile — 18.68% (2017)
• Costa Rica — 21.14% (2018)
• Dominican Republic — 15.1% (2018)
• Ecuador — 5.29% (2016)
• El Salvador

More education data for Colombia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.14 million (2022)
• Primary education, teachers — 180,781 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2020)
• Secondary education, pupils — 4.85 million (2022)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.13% (2018)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 23.3 (2018)

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Questions people ask

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

17.65% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is up 3.65 percentage points from 14% in 1998. The highest value was 17.65% in 2018 and the lowest 9.92% in 2007.

How does Colombia rank?

12th highest of 18 economies with data for 2018.

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

In 2018, Colombia's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) rose 0.38 percentage points on 2017 (from 17.27% to 17.65%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2017), the average change was +0.43 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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.SECO.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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