Botswana - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Botswana was 17.82 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 52.99 in 1971, while its lowest value was 17.82 in 2009.

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
1971 52.99
1972 49.99
1973 45.17
1974 40.03
1975 51.97
1976 48.24
1977 48.58
1978 47.28
1979 50.30
1980 39.18
1983 43.23
1984 44.06
1985 35.89
1986 34.82
1987 31.47
1988 32.41
1990 25.50
1992 28.34
2005 30.03
2007 27.55
2009 17.82

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Botswana was 32.70 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 53.16 in 1988, while its lowest value was 31.88 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
1971 36.07
1972 35.35
1973 37.26
1974 42.39
1975 31.88
1976 35.45
1977 32.16
1978 36.86
1979 41.34
1980 42.83
1983 35.84
1984 36.74
1985 37.36
1986 40.60
1987 48.60
1988 53.16
1990 52.83
1992 51.65
2005 39.62
2007 44.23
2009 32.70

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Botswana was 41.51 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 41.51 in 2009, while its lowest value was 5.94 in 1979.

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
1971 7.67
1972 11.62
1973 14.25
1974 14.18
1975 12.90
1976 12.71
1977 15.68
1978 14.22
1979 5.94
1980 13.81
1983 16.26
1984 15.40
1985 14.61
1986 18.86
1987 14.33
1988 10.78
1990 19.20
1992 14.61
2005 27.87
2007 27.49
2009 41.51

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Botswana was 15.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 26.51 in 2007, while its lowest value was 14.33 in 1983.

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
1983 14.33
1984 15.52
1985 15.43
1986 15.49
1987 16.69
1988 16.03
1990 16.51
1992 16.32
2005 25.82
2007 26.51
2009 20.48
2015 17.53
2016 16.50
2017 22.20
2018 15.61
2019 15.35

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Botswana was 6.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 10.68 in 2005, while its lowest value was 3.26 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
1971 4.39
1972 3.91
1973 3.26
1974 3.67
1975 5.65
1976 6.06
1977 5.40
1978 5.95
1979 6.14
1980 5.47
1983 5.55
1984 5.55
1985 5.65
1986 5.19
1987 6.12
1988 6.15
1990 5.74
1992 6.84
2005 10.68
2007 8.85
2009 9.63
2015 7.81
2016 7.97
2017 7.10
2018 6.72
2019 6.91

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs