Dominican Republic - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Dominican Republic was 58.68 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 62.77 in 2002, while its lowest value was 41.77 in 1970.

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
1970 41.77
1982 48.42
1983 49.28
1984 49.86
1985 50.40
1993 49.60
1994 56.09
1995 57.94
1996 52.51
2001 55.50
2002 62.77
2007 58.68

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Dominican Republic was 17.95 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 22.30 in 1982, while its lowest value was 12.75 in 1996.

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
1970 19.54
1982 22.30
1983 21.62
1984 21.98
1985 21.37
1993 16.27
1995 13.89
1996 12.75
2007 17.95

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Dominican Republic was 14.54 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 25.37 in 1970, while its lowest value was 9.34 in 1995.

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
1970 25.37
1982 23.57
1983 24.12
1984 20.67
1985 22.24
1993 13.29
1994 10.56
1995 9.34
1996 13.43
2007 14.54

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Dominican Republic was 18.01 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 25.93 in 2013, while its lowest value was 9.70 in 2003.

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 12.99
2001 12.51
2002 12.08
2003 9.70
2007 12.58
2010 14.85
2011 16.11
2012 16.94
2013 25.93
2014 13.12
2015 22.60
2016 21.95
2017 22.34
2018 22.16
2019 22.34
2020 19.32
2021 18.01

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Dominican Republic was 4.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 4.04 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.77 in 1993.

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
1970 2.64
1982 1.54
1983 1.46
1984 1.33
1985 1.21
1993 0.77
1994 0.89
1995 1.03
1996 1.23
2000 1.89
2001 1.97
2002 1.91
2003 1.84
2007 2.05
2010 1.90
2011 1.90
2012 2.50
2013 3.48
2014 3.96
2015 3.82
2016 3.85
2017 3.92
2018 3.93
2019 4.04

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs