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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Portugal's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) fell 1.32 percentage points on 2014 (from 23.83% to 22.51%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2014), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.96 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.55 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.43 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 61% 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

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Closest to Portugal in the 2015 ranking

• Malta — 1st of 6: 22.83%
• Brazil — 3rd of 6: 20.06%
• Nepal — 4th of 6: 12.36%
• Benin — 5th of 6: 10.25%

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

• Andorra — 12.31% (2018)
• Austria — 23.48% (2016)
• Cyprus — 31.88% (2016)
• Czechia — 13.87% (2016)
• Estonia — 20.29% (2016)
• Finland — 21.51% (2016)
• France — 17.36% (2016)
• Germany — 17.44% (2016)
• Hungary — 19.06% (2016)

More education data for Portugal

• 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 — 598,661 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 99.36% (2020)
• Secondary education, pupils — 741,752 (2023)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 4.55% (2022)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

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

22.51% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 3.83 percentage points from 18.68% in 1999. The highest value was 23.86% in 2013 and the lowest 18.68% in 1999.

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

In 2015, Portugal's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) fell 1.32 percentage points on 2014 (from 23.83% to 22.51%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2014), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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