Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Public spending on education

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

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
2010 45.42
2011 45.49
2012 47.27
2013 48.86

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

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
2010 27.05
2011 27.36
2012 27.81
2013 26.36

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

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
2010 19.70
2011 16.15
2012 18.35
2013 20.23

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 13.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 17.79 in 2009, while its lowest value was 13.33 in 2020.

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 14.74
2004 14.96
2005 16.98
2008 16.22
2009 17.79
2010 17.55
2011 15.34
2012 16.43
2013 16.19
2014 17.34
2015 16.66
2016 14.99
2017 15.91
2018 16.80
2019 14.59
2020 13.33

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 3.75 in 2011, while its lowest value was 2.59 in 2002.

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
1999 2.78
2000 2.59
2001 2.71
2002 2.59
2004 3.04
2005 3.02
2008 2.75
2009 3.22
2010 3.54
2011 3.75
2012 3.48
2013 3.41
2014 3.67
2015 3.49
2016 3.09
2017 3.63
2018 3.31
2019 3.44

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs