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In 2019, Chile was the country that spent the highest share of its gross domestic product (GDP) on higher education, reaching 2.6 percent. Of this, 1.6 percent came from private sources. The United States followed behind with its total spending reaching 2.5 percent of its GDP. On the other hand, higher education spending in Luxembourg only amounted to 0.4 percent of its GDP. To find out more about the expenditure on higher education per student in selected countries worldwide in 2018, please click Expenditure on higher education as a share of GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by source of funding
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Statistics on Higher education worldwide
Overview
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- Basic Statistic World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2022/2023
- Basic Statistic Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading universities by international patent applications 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest rates of higher education levels worldwide 2020
- Basic Statistic Educational attainment worldwide 2020, by gender and level
- Basic Statistic Share of people with tertiary education in OECD countries 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Top host destination of international students worldwide 2020
Universities
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- Basic Statistic Universities with highest number of students worldwide 2022/2023
- Premium Statistic Number of universities worldwide in 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading universities in Africa 2022, by world web ranking
- Basic Statistic Leading universities Asia 2022
- Basic Statistic Latin America: leading universities 2023, by QS score
- Basic Statistic Best European Universities by Times Higher Education 2020/21
- Basic Statistic Best Oceanic Universities by Times Higher Education 2021
Students
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- Basic Statistic Gender distribution at the world's leading universities 2022-2023
- Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest rates of higher education levels worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of women among first-time students to higher education 2020, by type of degree
- Premium Statistic Share of women among entrants to higher education 2020, by field of study
- Premium Statistic Average age of first-time students to higher education 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Distribution first-time students in higher education in OECD 2020, by field of study
- Premium Statistic Completion rates among bachelor students 2020, by gender
Student mobility
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Expenditure & costs
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- Government expenditure on secondary education APAC 2013 by country or region
- School expenditure on public and private institutions 1970-2019
- Spending on education in Russia 2018-2021, by source
- Education fund expenditure Singapore FY 2012-2021
- VET students funded by the government Australia 2019 by state
- Higher education spending as a share of GDP in Argentina 2010-2014
- Higher education spending as a share of GDP in Bolivia 2010-2014
- Government expenditure in Taiwan 2020, by sector
- U.S. state and local governments education expenditures 2020, by state
- Extent of school costs worries of British adults (UK) in 2014
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OECD. (October 3, 2022). Expenditure on higher education as a share of GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by source of funding [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/707557/higher-education-spending-share-gdp/
OECD. "Expenditure on higher education as a share of GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by source of funding." Chart. October 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707557/higher-education-spending-share-gdp/
OECD. (2022). Expenditure on higher education as a share of GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by source of funding. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707557/higher-education-spending-share-gdp/
OECD. "Expenditure on Higher Education as a Share of Gdp in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2019, by Source of Funding." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707557/higher-education-spending-share-gdp/
OECD, Expenditure on higher education as a share of GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by source of funding Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707557/higher-education-spending-share-gdp/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Expenditure on higher education as a share of GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by source of funding [Graph], OECD, October 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/707557/higher-education-spending-share-gdp/