Germany - Expenditure in post secondary education as share of total educational expenditure

3.5 (%) in 2012

In 2012, expenditure in post secondary education for Germany was 3.5 %. Though Germany expenditure in post secondary education fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2006 - 2012 period ending at 3.5 % in 2012.

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Educational expenditure in post secondary as % of total educational expenditure is the percentage of public education expenditure for post secondary education. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private) and education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities). In some instances data on public expenditure on education refers only to the ministry of education, excluding other ministries that spend a part of their budget on educational activities at a given level of education.