Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

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Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE2018Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW2018Africa Western and Central
ARB2018Arab World
CSS2018Caribbean small states
CEB2018Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR2018Early-demographic dividend
EAS2018East Asia & Pacific
EAP2018East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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