Slovak Republic: Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Slovak Republic's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) fell 14.48 percentage points on 2015 (from 42.08% to 27.6%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2015), the average change was +0.61 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.91 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.48 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.21 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 69% 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 2016, Slovak Republic had the 16th highest value of the 30 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 Slovak Republic in the 2016 ranking

• Canada — 12th of 30: 31.44%
• Bangladesh — 13th of 30: 29.9%
• Mexico — 14th of 30: 29.66%
• Iceland — 16th of 30: 27.31%
• Cyprus — 17th of 30: 26.52%
• Romania — 18th of 30: 26.1%

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

• Andorra — 22.29% (2018)
• Armenia — 9.88% (2017)
• Austria — 36.24% (2016)
• Belarus — 17.92% (2017)
• Cyprus — 26.52% (2016)
• Czechia — 20.34% (2016)
• Estonia — 36.92% (2016)
• Finland — 33.93% (2016)
• France

More education data for Slovak Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 101.78% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 244,806 (2024)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) — 99.96% (2023)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) — 99.53% (2023)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) — 99.74% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Slovak Republic's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)?

27.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is down 8.69 percentage points from 36.29% in 1997. The highest value was 42.08% in 2015 and the lowest 17.8% in 2008.

How does Slovak Republic rank?

16th highest of 30 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Slovak Republic?

In 2016, Slovak Republic's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) fell 14.48 percentage points on 2015 (from 42.08% to 27.6%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2015), the average change was +0.61 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.TERT.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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