Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) - Country Ranking - Middle East

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Kuwait 112.90 2004
2 Saudi Arabia 93.47 1998
3 Pakistan 67.24 2017
4 Afghanistan 58.22 2014
5 Syrian Arab Republic 49.41 2009
6 Oman 43.56 2016
7 Turkey 35.28 2016
8 Jordan 25.33 2018
9 Iran 24.16 2017
10 Bahrain 21.43 2013
11 Tajikistan 19.57 2015
12 Lebanon 19.48 2013
13 Israel 18.18 2016
14 Kyrgyz Republic 4.90 2017
15 United Arab Emirates 0.00 1997

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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: General government expenditure per student in tertiary education is calculated by dividing total government expenditure on tertiary education by the number of students at tertiary level, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita. Aggregate data are World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Data on GDP per capita come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual