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Table C.4.04. | OECD: Annual expenditure per student, by level of education and country: 2008 |
Country | Pre-primary education (for children 3 years and older) | Primary education | Secondary education | Post-secondary non-tertiary education | Tertiary education (including research & development activities) | All tertiary education excluding research and development activities | Primary to tertiary education | |||||||||
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Lower secondary education | Upper secondary education | All secondary education | Tertiary-type B education | Tertiary-type A & advanced research programs |
All tertiary education | |||||||||||
OECD average | $6,210 | $7,153 | $8,498 | $9,396 | $8,972 | $4,780 | ‡ | ‡ | $13,717 | $9,349 | $8,831 | |||||
OECD countries | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | 6,408 | 6,723 | 9,200 | 8,821 | 9,052 | 6,769 | 8,395 | 16,297 | 15,043 | 9,926 | 9,056 | |||||
Austria | 7,508 | 9,542 | 11,533 | 11,956 | 11,741 | 7,354 | 12,218 | 15,081 | 15,043 | 10,477 | 11,852 | |||||
Belgium | 5,732 | 8,528 | — | — | 10,511 | 1 | — | — | — | 15,020 | 2 | 9,713 | 10,589 | |||
Canada3,4 | — | 7,648 | 5 | — | 9,754 | 8,388 | — | 15,557 | 24,384 | 20,903 | 15,119 | — | ||||
Chile6 | 3,951 | 2,707 | 2,596 | 2,548 | 2,564 | † | 3,556 | 9,329 | 6,829 | 6,478 | 3,520 | |||||
Czech Republic | 4,181 | 3,799 | 6,338 | 6,030 | 6,174 | 1,663 | 3,371 | 8,738 | 8,318 | 6,920 | 5,895 | |||||
Denmark | 6,382 | 10,080 | 10,268 | 11,160 | 7 | 10,720 | — | — | — | 17,634 | 8 | — | 11,788 | |||
Estonia | 3,198 | 5,579 | 6,264 | 6,461 | 6,371 | 6,327 | 5,307 | 6,022 | — | 5,780 | 5,982 | |||||
Finland | 5,334 | 7,092 | 10,950 | 7,461 | 8,659 | 9 | — | # | 15,402 | 15,402 | 9,592 | 9,463 | ||||
France | 5,787 | 6,267 | 8,816 | 12,087 | 10,231 | — | 11,461 | 14,945 | 14,079 | 9,854 | 9,562 | |||||
Germany | 6,887 | 5,929 | 7,509 | 10,597 | 8,606 | 8,495 | 7,693 | 17,114 | 15,390 | 9,504 | 9,115 | |||||
Greece | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Hungary4 | 4,750 | 4,495 | 4,852 | 4,471 | 4,658 | 5,132 | 5,055 | 7,454 | 7,327 | 5,732 | 5,135 | |||||
Iceland | 10,080 | 10,599 | 10,100 | 8,290 | 9,007 | 9 | — | — | — | 10,429 | 2 | — | 9,873 | |||
Ireland4 | — | 7,795 | 10,583 | 11,205 | 10,868 | 7,571 | — | — | 16,284 | 2 | 11,651 | 10,082 | ||||
Israel | 3,953 | 5,314 | — | — | 6,429 | 10 | 5,429 | 9,690 | 13,248 | 12,568 | — | 6,885 | ||||
Italy4 | 8,187 | 8,671 | 9,616 | 9,121 | 9,315 | — | 8,944 | 9,556 | 9,553 | 5,959 | 9,149 | |||||
Japan | 4,711 | 7,491 | 8,621 | 9,559 | 7 | 9,092 | — | 9,451 | 16,533 | 14,890 | 11 | — | 9,673 | |||
Korea | 4,281 | 5,420 | 6,307 | 9,666 | 7,931 | † | 5,742 | 10,109 | 9,081 | 7,771 | 7,434 | |||||
Luxembourg | 13,460 | 13,648 | 19,791 | 20,002 | 19,898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Mexico | 2,391 | 2,246 | 1,853 | 3,277 | 2,333 | † | — | — | 7,504 | 2 | 6,298 | 2,763 | ||||
Netherlands | 6,745 | 7,208 | 10,608 | 11,301 | 10,950 | 11,408 | # | 17,245 | 17,245 | 11,203 | 10,704 | |||||
New Zealand | 7,431 | 5,582 | 6,071 | 8,025 | 6,994 | 8,796 | 8,594 | 11,125 | 10,526 | 8,815 | 7,218 | |||||
Norway | 6,572 | 11,077 | 11,860 | 14,039 | 13,070 | 9 | — | — | — | 18,942 | 2 | 11,598 | 13,285 | |||
Poland4 | 5,792 | 4,855 | 4,424 | 4,613 | 4,525 | 6,184 | 5,079 | 7,089 | 7,063 | 6,038 | 5,135 | |||||
Portugal4 | 5,248 | 5,234 | 6,910 | 7,924 | 7,357 | — | — | — | 10,373 | 2 | 6,097 | 7,005 | ||||
Slovak Republic | 3,977 | 4,137 | 3,716 | 4,174 | 12 | 3,956 | — | — | 6,560 | 6,560 | 5,671 | 4,446 | ||||
Slovenia | 8,029 | — | 9,287 | 13 | 7,284 | 7 | 8,555 | — | — | — | 9,263 | 2 | 7,608 | 8,719 | ||
Spain | 6,708 | 7,184 | 9,108 | 11,113 | 9,792 | † | 10,725 | 13,928 | 13,366 | 9,451 | 9,499 | |||||
Sweden | 6,519 | 9,080 | 9,739 | 10,103 | 9,940 | 6,128 | 7,865 | 20,864 | 20,014 | 10,019 | 11,162 | |||||
Switzerland4 | 4,911 | 9,063 | 16,737 | 18,844 | 7 | 17,825 | — | 5,139 | 23,284 | 21,648 | 9,845 | 14,977 | ||||
Turkey | — | — | † | — | — | † | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
United Kingdom | 7,119 | 8,758 | 9,737 | 9,307 | 7 | 9,487 | — | — | — | 15,310 | 2 | 8,399 | 10,051 | |||
United States | 10,070 | 9,982 | 11,551 | 12,690 | 12,097 | — | — | — | 29,910 | 2 | 26,908 | 14,923 | ||||
Non-OECD member countries | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina4 | 2,213 | 2,511 | 3,392 | 3,785 | 3,531 | † | 2,878 | 5,123 | 4,411 | — | 3,204 | |||||
Brazil4 | 1,726 | 2,155 | 2,305 | 1,660 | 2,058 | † | — | — | 11,610 | 2 | 10,991 | 2,416 | ||||
China4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,550 | 2 | — | 1,593 | ||||
India | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Indonesia3 | 56 | 534 | 485 | 477 | 482 | † | — | 636 | — | — | — | |||||
Russian Federation4 | — | — | — | — | 4,071 | 14 | — | 4,281 | 7,436 | 6,758 | 6,439 | 4,878 | ||||
Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
South Africa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— Not available. | ||||||||||||||||
† Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||
# Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||
‡ Reporting standards not met. Data are insufficient to report achievement. | ||||||||||||||||
1All secondary education includes data for Lower secondary education, Upper secondary education, and Post-secondary non-tertiary education. | ||||||||||||||||
2All tertiary education includes data for Tertiary-type B education and Tertiary-type A & advanced research programs. | ||||||||||||||||
3Year of reference 2007 instead of 2008. | ||||||||||||||||
4Public institutions only (for Canada, in tertiary education only; for Italy, except in tertiary education). | ||||||||||||||||
5Primary education includes data for Pre-primary education (for children 3 years and older) and Lower secondary education. | ||||||||||||||||
6Year of reference 2009 instead of 2008. | ||||||||||||||||
7Upper secondary education includes data for Post-secondary non-tertiary education. | ||||||||||||||||
8All tertiary education includes data for Post-secondary non-tertiary education, Tertiary-type B education, and Tertiary-type A & advanced research programs. | ||||||||||||||||
9All secondary education includes data for Post-secondary non-tertiary education. | ||||||||||||||||
10All secondary education includes data for Lower secondary education and Upper secondary education. | ||||||||||||||||
11All tertiary education includes data for Post-secondary non-tertiary education. | ||||||||||||||||
12Upper secondary education includes data for Post-secondary non-tertiary education and Tertiary type-B education. | ||||||||||||||||
13Lower secondary education includes data for Primary education. | ||||||||||||||||
14All secondary education includes data for Primary education, Lower secondary education, Upper secondary education, and Post-secondary non-tertiary education. | ||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Lower secondary typically refers to middle school, grades 6-8/9. Upper secondary typically refers to high school, grades 9/10-12. Post-secondary non-tertiary typically refers to any programs that serve to broaden the knowledge of participants who have already completed high school but not entered vocational or higher education (typically lasting between six months and two years). Tertiary education typically refers to vocational training (type B) or higher education (type A), as well as advanced research programs. Primary to tertiary education includes primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary, and tertiary education. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. | ||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, table B1.1a. Paris: Author. |