Press Release 30/04/2018
Expenditure on education in public education centres in the Basque Country increased by 9.6% between 2012 and 2015
Education expenditure in 2015 stood at 5,400 euros per student and 107,000 euros per unit
Expenditure on education in public education centres stood at 1,707 million euros in 2015, up 9.6% with respect to 2012, according to EUSTAT data. When expenditure on complementary activities and services and capital expenditure is added, the total expenditure stood at 1,946 million euros.
The largest part of the expenditure in public centres, 95%, was used to defray current activities, and the remaining 5% was spent on investments. For its part, 92.4% of the 1,847 million euros in current expenditure went directly on education; the most relevant chapter was that of personnel expenditure, which accounted for 89% of spending in this area; 0.3% on complementary activities and 7.9% on complementary services mainly focused on school meals and transport.
According to the type of education taught, centres teaching pre-university level accounted for 74% of total expenditure, whilst university accounted for 22%, and specialised education centres the remaining 4%.
Spending on education per school unit in public centres stood at €87,310 for infant education, whilst €90,293 went on primary education. With respect to secondary education, €124,144 went on Compulsory Secondary Education, €211,394 on Upper Secondary Education and €188,393 and €147,071 on Intermediate and Advanced Level Vocational Training, respectively.
Expenditure on education per student stood at €5,400 for Infant Education, whilst for Primary Education this figure was €5,473. In terms of secondary education, this figure stood at €7,245 for Compulsory Secondary Education (E.S.O.), €8,039 for Upper Secondary Education, and €10,318 and € 7,285 for Intermediate and Higher Level Professional Training, respectively. As regards Arts education, which includes Languages, Music, Dance and Arts and Trades, this expenditure was €1,321 per student. Finally, expenditure per student for university education was €7,591.
Education expenditure in 2015 compared to 2012 increased by 11% per unit and 8.8% per student.
The total income for public centres in 2015 stood at 1,948 million euros, with 96% corresponding to current income and 4% to capital income. The main components of current income were public subsidies, which accounted for 91.8% of the total. 7.4% of current income came from private sources, mainly through education fees (3%) and through complementary activities and services (4.1%).
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