Sierra Leone - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Sierra Leone was 31.02 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 52.56 in 2011, while its lowest value was 20.39 in 2017.

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
2007 52.04
2008 50.17
2009 48.89
2010 50.72
2011 52.56
2012 49.53
2013 48.86
2014 43.09
2016 35.65
2017 20.39
2018 31.02

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Sierra Leone was 20.47 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 28.35 in 2009, while its lowest value was 11.99 in 2016.

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
2007 24.76
2008 24.99
2009 28.35
2010 26.36
2011 26.29
2012 24.07
2013 22.16
2014 23.38
2016 11.99
2017 20.23
2018 20.47

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Sierra Leone was 46.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 59.02 in 2017, while its lowest value was 17.93 in 2011.

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
2007 18.71
2008 20.83
2009 19.76
2010 19.64
2011 17.93
2012 23.22
2013 25.93
2014 30.73
2016 52.15
2017 59.02
2018 46.36

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Sierra Leone was 34.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 35.01 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.41 in 2011.

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
2000 20.73
2001 17.97
2002 17.70
2003 17.32
2004 17.15
2005 15.51
2007 19.75
2008 14.93
2009 15.90
2010 12.80
2011 12.41
2012 14.13
2013 15.20
2014 15.09
2016 12.47
2017 19.89
2018 32.73
2019 35.01
2020 34.33

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Sierra Leone was 9.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.38 in 2013.

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
2000 4.95
2001 3.43
2002 3.55
2003 3.26
2004 3.11
2005 2.80
2007 2.56
2008 2.41
2009 2.78
2010 2.59
2011 2.67
2012 2.87
2013 2.38
2014 2.66
2015 3.06
2016 3.06
2017 4.64
2018 6.99
2019 7.37
2020 9.26

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs