Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.8966 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Luxembourg, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Luxembourg stood at 0.8966.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Luxembourg peaked at 0.8982 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7913, in 2005.
Luxembourg ranks 19th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8437 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8489 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8565 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8596 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8528 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8507 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8377 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.832 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8157 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8182 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7913 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8297 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.824 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8352 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.827 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8227 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8213 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8352 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8951 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8961 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8934 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8982 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8872 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8945 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8877 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8966 | +1.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.8966 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.8966 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8523 | 0.8437 | 0.8596 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8262 | 0.7913 | 0.8507 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8731 | 0.8213 | 0.8982 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8966 | 0.8966 | 0.8966 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 16 Hungary 0.9438 compare
- 17 Israel 0.924 compare
- 18 Albania 0.9196 compare
- 20 Netherlands 0.8752 compare
- 21 United Kingdom 0.8742 compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 0.8408 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Luxembourg?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Luxembourg was 0.8966 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8982 in 2016.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7913 in 2005.
- How does Luxembourg rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.