Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 February 2017
195. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of public spending on education institutions per pupil here; the position of Ireland in this regard among the OECD and EU nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9352/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is available in the following table.
Further information on this is available in indicators B1 and B3 of the OECD's Education at a Glance report, available at the following link.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2016_eag-2016-en .
B3.3: Annual public expenditure on public* educational institutions per student (2013)
(In equivalent US$ converted using purchasing power parities for GDP)
|
- |
Primary |
Lower Secondary |
Upper Secondary |
Tertiary |
All levels |
|
Ireland |
7,845 |
10,064 |
10,216 |
10,321 |
9,201 |
|
OECD average |
8,383 |
9,774 |
9,252 |
12,263 |
9,433 |
|
EU 22 average |
8,393 |
9,973 |
9,565 |
12,872 |
9,672 |
