Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in China
China: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.0479 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in China, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0479 for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in China peaked at 0.0702 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0479, in 2020.
That places China 58th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0614 | — |
| 2006 | 0.0591 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0569 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0697 | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0687 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0702 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.052 | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0502 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0542 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0536 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0535 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0534 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0556 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0549 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0479 | -12.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0479 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8385, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0479 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4351, 11% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0632 | 0.0569 | 0.0697 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0559 | 0.0502 | 0.0702 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0479 | 0.0479 | 0.0479 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More public sector data for China
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -83.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 222.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 313.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in China?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in China was 0.0479 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0702 in 2010.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 in 2020.
- How does China rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- China ranks 58th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.