Low income - Public spending on education

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

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2010 47.27
2011 49.70
2012 49.53
2013 51.81

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

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2010 26.36
2011 27.16
2012 25.30
2013 25.47

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

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2010 19.64
2011 16.87
2012 17.61
2013 21.84

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Low income was 15.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 16.34 in 2010, while its lowest value was 12.64 in 2004.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
2000 15.20
2001 15.08
2004 12.64
2008 15.68
2010 16.34
2011 15.12
2012 15.86
2013 16.17
2014 14.78
2015 13.11
2016 13.50
2017 14.34
2018 15.83

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Low income was 3.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 3.43 in 2001, while its lowest value was 2.65 in 2000.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1999 3.00
2000 2.65
2001 3.43
2004 3.11
2008 2.72
2010 2.75
2011 3.08
2012 3.03
2013 3.07
2014 3.16
2015 3.06
2016 2.83
2017 2.98
2018 3.20
2019 3.21

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs