China - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in China was 32.60 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.40 in 1996, while its lowest value was 29.38 in 1985.

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
1980 29.57
1981 30.27
1982 31.43
1983 30.87
1984 29.98
1985 29.38
1986 29.41
1987 30.75
1988 32.59
1992 34.29
1993 34.78
1994 39.00
1995 30.10
1996 40.40
1998 36.06
1999 32.60

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in China was 37.41 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.20 in 1993, while its lowest value was 28.35 in 1995.

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
1980 38.81
1981 37.06
1982 36.90
1983 35.28
1984 34.80
1985 34.83
1986 35.01
1987 35.57
1988 36.56
1992 38.11
1993 40.20
1994 36.08
1995 28.35
1996 38.49
1998 32.23
1999 37.41

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in China was 23.98 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 34.17 in 1986, while its lowest value was 13.92 in 1971.

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 13.92
1972 14.28
1973 15.74
1974 15.98
1975 15.98
1976 16.82
1977 16.55
1978 20.77
1979 26.39
1980 30.67
1981 31.57
1982 30.53
1983 32.54
1984 33.96
1985 34.13
1986 34.17
1987 32.17
1988 29.38
1992 25.93
1993 23.19
1994 21.38
1995 19.55
1996 19.66
1998 15.58
1999 23.98

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in China was 11.45 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 20.06 in 1994, while its lowest value was 9.46 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
1983 9.56
1984 9.76
1985 10.69
1986 10.44
1987 9.46
1988 10.74
1992 12.29
1993 14.77
1994 20.06
1995 18.72
1996 19.51
1998 14.55
1999 12.63
2010 13.55
2011 13.08
2012 14.41
2013 13.32
2014 12.75
2015 12.26
2016 12.27
2017 12.16
2018 11.45

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in China was 3.54 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 4.08 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.39 in 1971.

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 1.39
1972 1.60
1973 1.65
1974 1.76
1975 1.71
1976 1.82
1977 1.75
1978 1.96
1979 2.15
1980 1.91
1981 1.95
1982 2.03
1983 2.08
1984 2.00
1985 2.01
1986 2.06
1987 1.80
1988 1.76
1992 1.65
1993 1.66
1994 1.99
1995 1.84
1996 1.85
1998 1.84
1999 1.89
2010 3.75
2011 3.52
2012 4.08
2013 3.85
2014 3.73
2015 3.82
2016 3.79
2017 3.67
2018 3.54

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs