This statistic shows the government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Colombia from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, Colombia invested approximately 0.81 percent of its GDP in higher education, down from 1.07 percent recorded in 2010.
Government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia from 2008 to 2017
Data refers to the government's expenditure in tertiary education as percentage of GDP. The source defines tertiary education as follows: "Tertiary education builds on secondary education, providing learning activities in specialised fields of education. It aims at learning at a high level of complexity and specialisation. Tertiary education includes what is commonly understood as academic education but also includes advanced vocational or professional education."
The source does not provide an exact release date. The given date of publication is the date of access.
Figures have been rounded.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (December 4, 2018). Government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/707966/higher-education-spending-share-gdp-colombia/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia from 2008 to 2017." Chart. December 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707966/higher-education-spending-share-gdp-colombia/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2018). Government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia from 2008 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707966/higher-education-spending-share-gdp-colombia/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Government Expenditure on Higher Education as a Percentage of Gdp in Colombia from 2008 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707966/higher-education-spending-share-gdp-colombia/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707966/higher-education-spending-share-gdp-colombia/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Government expenditure on higher education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia from 2008 to 2017 [Graph], UNESCO Institute for Statistics, December 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/707966/higher-education-spending-share-gdp-colombia/