Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Poland

Poland: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.7176 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7176
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
33rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 1996
All-time low
0.7037
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Poland, 1995–2020

00.511.51995200720201995: 1.31996: 1.41997: 1.11998: 1.11999: 0.9822000: 0.9112001: 0.8812002: 0.8552003: 0.9022004: 0.8992005: 0.8422006: 0.8772007: 0.8582008: 0.8622009: 0.7352010: 0.7442011: 0.7672012: 0.7572013: 0.7552014: 0.7632015: 0.7662016: 0.7612017: 0.7352018: 0.7042019: 0.7112020: 0.718

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.7176 for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Poland peaked at 1.39 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7037, in 2018.

Poland ranks 33rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Poland, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 1.32
1996 1.39 +5.1%
1997 1.1 -20.8%
1998 1.1 +0.2%
1999 0.9816 -11.0%
2000 0.9113 -7.2%
2001 0.8812 -3.3%
2002 0.8549 -3.0%
2003 0.9023 +5.5%
2004 0.8994 -0.3%
2005 0.8421 -6.4%
2006 0.8768 +4.1%
2007 0.8581 -2.1%
2008 0.8615 +0.4%
2009 0.7347 -14.7%
2010 0.744 +1.3%
2011 0.7675 +3.1%
2012 0.7572 -1.3%
2013 0.7546 -0.3%
2014 0.7629 +1.1%
2015 0.7659 +0.4%
2016 0.7612 -0.6%
2017 0.7347 -3.5%
2018 0.7037 -4.2%
2019 0.7114 +1.1%
2020 0.7176 +0.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.7176 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.7176 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 0.9816 1.39 5
2000s 0.8622 0.7347 0.9113 10
2010s 0.7463 0.7037 0.7675 10
2020s 0.7176 0.7176 0.7176 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 30 Slovenia 0.8022 compare
  2. 31 Armenia 0.777 compare
  3. 32 France 0.7346 compare
  4. 34 Austria 0.6677 compare
  5. 35 Denmark 0.5964 compare
  6. 36 Latvia 0.5864 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Poland?
Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Poland was 0.7176 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 1996.
What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7037 in 2018.
How does Poland rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
Poland ranks 33rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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