European Union - Public spending on education
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in European Union was 23.81 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 35.81 in 1979, while its lowest value was 21.20 in 1999.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 35.81 |
| 1988 | 27.55 |
| 1993 | 22.39 |
| 1994 | 22.65 |
| 1995 | 22.93 |
| 1996 | 23.46 |
| 1998 | 22.94 |
| 1999 | 21.20 |
| 2000 | 21.21 |
| 2001 | 21.62 |
| 2002 | 22.07 |
| 2003 | 21.68 |
| 2004 | 22.15 |
| 2005 | 23.26 |
| 2006 | 24.30 |
| 2007 | 23.33 |
| 2008 | 24.09 |
| 2009 | 24.07 |
| 2010 | 23.99 |
| 2011 | 22.93 |
| 2012 | 21.98 |
| 2013 | 23.87 |
| 2014 | 23.80 |
| 2015 | 23.44 |
| 2016 | 23.81 |
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in European Union was 37.32 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 45.53 in 1995, while its lowest value was 37.32 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 |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 38.28 |
| 1988 | 43.49 |
| 1993 | 40.85 |
| 1994 | 41.04 |
| 1995 | 45.53 |
| 1996 | 43.04 |
| 1998 | 40.45 |
| 1999 | 43.38 |
| 2000 | 42.96 |
| 2001 | 42.13 |
| 2002 | 41.39 |
| 2003 | 44.37 |
| 2004 | 41.22 |
| 2005 | 42.83 |
| 2006 | 42.61 |
| 2007 | 41.86 |
| 2008 | 42.09 |
| 2009 | 40.64 |
| 2010 | 41.37 |
| 2011 | 39.88 |
| 2012 | 37.97 |
| 2013 | 38.12 |
| 2014 | 40.00 |
| 2015 | 37.47 |
| 2016 | 37.32 |
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in European Union was 21.79 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 23.41 in 2011, while its lowest value was 15.35 in 1974.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 15.35 |
| 1976 | 16.12 |
| 1978 | 16.93 |
| 1979 | 16.63 |
| 1988 | 19.48 |
| 1991 | 19.44 |
| 1992 | 19.04 |
| 1993 | 17.97 |
| 1994 | 18.55 |
| 1995 | 18.45 |
| 1996 | 19.36 |
| 1998 | 22.40 |
| 1999 | 19.56 |
| 2000 | 21.40 |
| 2001 | 21.76 |
| 2002 | 20.66 |
| 2003 | 20.20 |
| 2004 | 21.51 |
| 2005 | 21.89 |
| 2006 | 22.25 |
| 2007 | 22.86 |
| 2008 | 22.52 |
| 2009 | 22.63 |
| 2010 | 22.38 |
| 2011 | 23.41 |
| 2012 | 23.40 |
| 2013 | 22.40 |
| 2014 | 22.49 |
| 2015 | 22.85 |
| 2016 | 21.79 |
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in European Union was 11.12 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 12.14 in 2006, while its lowest value was 10.43 in 1993.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.43 |
| 1995 | 10.66 |
| 1996 | 10.80 |
| 1998 | 10.75 |
| 1999 | 11.33 |
| 2000 | 11.08 |
| 2001 | 11.49 |
| 2002 | 11.23 |
| 2003 | 11.64 |
| 2004 | 11.44 |
| 2005 | 12.07 |
| 2006 | 12.14 |
| 2007 | 11.56 |
| 2008 | 11.62 |
| 2009 | 11.25 |
| 2010 | 11.05 |
| 2011 | 10.99 |
| 2012 | 11.13 |
| 2013 | 11.44 |
| 2014 | 11.58 |
| 2015 | 11.55 |
| 2016 | 12.03 |
| 2017 | 11.06 |
| 2018 | 11.12 |
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in European Union was 4.63 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 5.54 in 2009, while its lowest value was 4.54 in 1998.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.10 |
| 1992 | 5.13 |
| 1993 | 4.95 |
| 1994 | 4.67 |
| 1995 | 4.69 |
| 1996 | 4.75 |
| 1998 | 4.54 |
| 1999 | 4.58 |
| 2000 | 4.87 |
| 2001 | 5.08 |
| 2002 | 5.18 |
| 2003 | 5.07 |
| 2004 | 4.96 |
| 2005 | 5.07 |
| 2006 | 4.87 |
| 2007 | 4.68 |
| 2008 | 5.03 |
| 2009 | 5.54 |
| 2010 | 5.30 |
| 2011 | 4.97 |
| 2012 | 4.89 |
| 2013 | 4.97 |
| 2014 | 5.01 |
| 2015 | 4.89 |
| 2016 | 4.79 |
| 2017 | 4.62 |
| 2018 | 4.63 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Inputs
