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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in The Bahamas was 10.12 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 18.77 in 2000, while its lowest value was 10.12 in 2021.

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/)

Year	Value
2000	18.77
2015	11.82
2016	11.89
2017	10.58
2018	11.42
2019	11.27
2020	11.24
2021	10.12

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in The Bahamas was 2.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 2.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.23 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/)

Year	Value
2000	2.23
2015	2.29
2016	2.33
2017	2.42
2018	2.31
2019	2.40
2020	2.51

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs