Ireland - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Ireland was 37.32 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 40.02 in 1971, while its lowest value was 24.33 in 1996.

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
1971 40.02
1972 38.39
1973 35.80
1974 36.05
1976 37.06
1977 35.36
1978 36.69
1979 36.16
1980 36.19
1981 36.45
1982 36.81
1983 27.94
1984 29.11
1985 28.99
1986 28.93
1987 28.65
1988 28.66
1989 29.02
1990 28.52
1991 28.52
1992 27.99
1993 26.93
1994 26.05
1995 25.23
1996 24.33
1998 32.70
1999 31.61
2000 30.84
2001 31.94
2002 32.52
2003 34.18
2004 33.51
2005 33.65
2006 33.87
2007 35.06
2008 35.96
2009 35.75
2010 35.35
2011 35.72
2012 36.90
2013 36.25
2014 36.43
2015 36.87
2016 37.32

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Ireland was 35.55 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 43.90 in 1971, while its lowest value was 33.30 in 2015.

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
1971 43.90
1972 41.99
1973 41.94
1974 41.51
1976 36.68
1977 38.14
1978 40.89
1979 41.12
1980 41.31
1981 41.38
1982 42.14
1983 41.44
1984 41.13
1985 40.32
1986 40.17
1987 40.21
1988 40.61
1989 40.92
1990 39.56
1991 39.78
1992 38.79
1993 40.09
1994 41.04
1995 41.60
1996 40.90
1998 37.56
1999 36.54
2000 34.13
2001 34.41
2002 34.40
2003 35.31
2004 35.32
2005 34.83
2006 34.79
2007 34.34
2008 34.86
2009 33.65
2010 33.81
2011 34.02
2012 33.43
2013 33.48
2014 33.35
2015 33.30
2016 35.55

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Ireland was 19.58 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 30.27 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.08 in 1971.

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
1971 14.08
1972 16.36
1973 15.15
1974 15.38
1976 18.27
1977 19.54
1978 19.95
1979 19.92
1980 19.60
1981 19.52
1982 18.80
1983 17.97
1984 16.66
1985 17.66
1986 18.46
1987 19.60
1988 19.43
1989 19.59
1990 21.62
1991 21.38
1992 22.31
1993 22.47
1994 22.97
1995 23.27
1996 24.73
1998 25.48
1999 27.14
2000 30.27
2001 28.56
2002 27.64
2003 24.85
2004 23.46
2005 23.30
2006 23.95
2007 23.35
2008 23.26
2009 23.75
2010 22.22
2011 21.73
2012 21.39
2013 21.51
2014 20.85
2015 23.35
2016 19.58

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Ireland was 13.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 14.60 in 1981, while its lowest value was 9.28 in 2010.

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
1981 14.60
1982 12.90
1983 11.47
1984 11.15
1985 11.09
1986 9.70
1987 10.47
1988 10.41
1989 10.80
1990 11.56
1991 11.28
1992 11.66
1993 11.89
1994 12.65
1995 12.58
1996 12.78
1998 12.41
1999 12.60
2000 13.38
2001 12.58
2002 12.36
2003 12.74
2004 13.52
2005 13.55
2006 13.42
2007 13.11
2008 13.01
2009 13.04
2010 9.28
2011 12.48
2012 13.57
2013 13.08
2014 12.85
2015 12.82
2016 13.21
2017 13.20
2018 13.20

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Ireland was 3.38 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 6.15 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.38 in 2018.

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
1971 4.49
1972 4.62
1973 4.61
1974 4.69
1976 4.30
1977 5.08
1978 5.07
1979 5.29
1980 5.32
1981 5.73
1982 5.39
1983 5.45
1984 5.28
1985 5.25
1986 5.30
1987 5.53
1988 5.02
1989 4.71
1990 4.60
1991 4.78
1992 5.00
1993 5.11
1994 5.19
1995 4.87
1996 4.75
1998 4.29
1999 4.14
2000 4.14
2001 4.09
2002 4.11
2003 4.21
2004 4.48
2005 4.52
2006 4.55
2007 4.71
2008 5.45
2009 6.15
2010 6.04
2011 5.85
2012 5.77
2013 5.34
2014 4.87
2015 3.76
2016 3.73
2017 3.47
2018 3.38

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs