Greece - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Greece was 27.01 as of 1991. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 50.97 in 1971, while its lowest value was 26.95 in 1989.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 44.14
1971 50.97
1973 41.81
1974 38.29
1975 34.55
1976 36.93
1977 34.31
1978 36.47
1981 32.84
1982 33.79
1983 32.38
1984 30.19
1986 29.29
1987 28.86
1988 27.06
1989 26.95
1990 26.99
1991 27.01

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Greece was 33.94 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 43.62 in 1991, while its lowest value was 27.22 in 1975.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 30.51
1971 28.55
1973 29.33
1974 28.04
1975 27.22
1976 28.19
1977 29.52
1978 30.55
1981 38.64
1982 37.09
1983 40.72
1984 40.02
1986 40.85
1987 41.57
1988 43.38
1989 42.71
1990 43.18
1991 43.62
1998 33.36
1999 34.16
2000 40.67
2001 35.37
2002 34.14
2003 36.45
2004 33.64
2005 33.94

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Greece was 36.10 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 36.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 15.40 in 1970.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 15.40
1971 19.72
1973 25.66
1974 26.75
1975 24.87
1976 27.13
1977 25.58
1978 23.11
1981 23.66
1982 23.02
1983 18.58
1984 24.33
1986 23.94
1987 23.70
1988 24.02
1989 24.87
1990 24.23
1991 23.92
1998 30.98
1999 29.11
2000 24.03
2001 30.53
2002 32.42
2003 30.93
2004 34.64
2005 36.10

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Greece was 7.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 8.70 in 2005, while its lowest value was 6.20 in 1987.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 8.38
1982 7.66
1983 7.12
1984 7.55
1986 6.49
1987 6.20
1988 6.78
1989 7.18
1990 7.20
1991 6.29
1998 6.41
1999 6.56
2000 6.96
2001 7.32
2002 7.48
2003 7.36
2004 7.70
2005 8.70
2015 7.19
2017 7.18
2018 7.43

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Greece was 3.59 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 3.96 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 1973.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 1.55
1971 1.30
1973 1.11
1974 1.34
1975 1.46
1976 1.45
1977 1.49
1978 1.69
1981 1.69
1982 1.69
1983 1.69
1984 1.81
1986 1.83
1987 1.83
1988 1.87
1989 2.02
1990 2.05
1991 1.93
1998 2.89
1999 3.03
2000 3.23
2001 3.36
2002 3.42
2003 3.43
2004 3.67
2005 3.96
2015 3.67
2017 3.47
2018 3.59

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs