IBRD only - 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
2011 30.71

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
2011 32.92

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in IBRD only was 20.23 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 20.23 in 2013, while its lowest value was 18.37 in 2010.

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
2002 18.46
2004 18.80
2006 19.42
2008 18.86
2009 19.59
2010 18.37
2011 19.54
2012 19.46
2013 20.23

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in IBRD only was 14.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 15.66 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.67 in 2006.

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
1999 15.58
2000 15.66
2001 13.92
2002 14.40
2003 14.91
2004 14.24
2005 13.95
2006 13.67
2007 14.14
2008 14.36
2009 14.89
2010 14.95
2011 13.74
2012 14.41
2013 14.32
2014 14.28
2015 14.29
2016 14.82
2017 14.50
2018 14.11
2019 14.15

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in IBRD only was 3.88 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 4.48 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.50 in 1996.

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
1996 3.50
1999 4.22
2000 3.90
2001 3.77
2002 3.79
2003 3.86
2004 3.70
2005 3.90
2006 3.90
2007 3.83
2008 4.16
2009 4.48
2010 3.88
2011 4.09
2012 3.90
2013 4.07
2014 4.44
2015 3.87
2016 3.96
2017 4.01
2018 4.17
2019 3.88

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs