Australia vs South Africa: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.57 against 0.4725 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0975.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 41st of 60 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.2683 | 0.2317 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.569 | 0.3699 | 0.1991 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.57 | 0.4725 | 0.0976 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 0.57 against 0.4725 in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.0975, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Australia ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 41st of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.