Portugal's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) was 27.69% in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 4.73 percentage points from 32.42% in 2005.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 27.69% | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | 34.89% | 2010 |
| Ten years earlier | 32.42% | 2005 |
| Highest | 37.18% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 26.4% | 1999 |
| Average since 2006 | 31.15% | 2006–2015 |
| First recorded | 26.4% | 1999 |
What the numbers say
In 2015, Portugal's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 1.39 percentage points on 2014 (from 29.08% to 27.69%).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2014), the average change was +0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.82 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 6.97 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.99 percentage points in 2012. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 27.69% | 2015 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 23.02% | 2016 |
| High income | 22.76% | 2016 |
Closest to Portugal in the 2015 ranking
- Tunisia — 1st of 8: 52.4%
- Malta — 2nd of 8: 29.55%
- Switzerland — 4th of 8: 24.46%
- Italy — 5th of 8: 22.9%
- Brazil — 6th of 8: 21.53%
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
| Year | Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.69 |
| 2014 | 29.08 |
| 2013 | 30.62 |
| 2012 | 27.57 |
| 2011 | 32.56 |
| 2010 | 34.89 |
| 2009 | 37.18 |
| 2008 | 30.21 |
| 2007 | 30.15 |
| 2006 | 31.54 |
| 2005 |
Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies
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, secondary (% of GDP per capita)?
- 27.69% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is up 1.29 percentage points from 26.4% in 1999. The highest value was 37.18% in 2009 and the lowest 26.4% in 1999.
- Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Portugal?
- In 2015, Portugal's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 1.39 percentage points on 2014 (from 29.08% to 27.69%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2014), the average change was +0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.82 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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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