India - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in India was 28.40 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 37.56 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.21 in 2010.

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
1999 30.05
2000 37.56
2003 36.08
2004 36.38
2005 35.59
2006 35.38
2009 26.68
2010 25.21
2011 26.55
2012 27.21
2013 28.40

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in India was 41.35 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 42.89 in 2005, while its lowest value was 34.92 in 2009.

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
1999 37.80
2000 40.09
2003 41.67
2004 41.62
2005 42.89
2006 42.50
2009 34.92
2010 36.99
2011 36.96
2012 38.73
2013 41.35

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in India was 28.53 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 36.45 in 2009, while its lowest value was 17.54 in 1999.

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
1999 17.54
2000 20.30
2003 20.09
2004 20.01
2005 19.55
2006 20.28
2009 36.45
2010 36.08
2011 34.68
2012 32.17
2013 28.53

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in India was 12.75 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.96 in 1999, while its lowest value was 11.19 in 2009.

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
1997 13.32
1998 14.16
1999 16.96
2000 16.73
2003 12.41
2004 11.20
2005 11.21
2006 11.69
2009 11.19
2010 11.83
2011 13.56
2012 13.99
2013 14.05
2015 12.53
2016 12.75

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in India was 3.45 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.42 in 1999, while its lowest value was 3.14 in 2006.

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
1997 3.36
1998 3.57
1999 4.42
2000 4.32
2003 3.61
2004 3.35
2005 3.19
2006 3.14
2009 3.28
2010 3.38
2011 3.80
2012 3.87
2013 3.84
2015 3.29
2016 3.45

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs