Korea - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Korea was 31.70 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 67.54 in 1970, while its lowest value was 31.70 in 2016.

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
1970 67.54
1971 66.31
1972 60.97
1973 63.09
1975 52.18
1976 63.53
1977 58.78
1979 55.92
1980 47.92
1981 63.22
1982 34.90
1983 46.24
1984 45.90
1985 44.67
1986 44.55
1987 44.04
1988 52.99
1989 46.92
1990 43.64
1991 43.14
1992 42.21
1993 40.74
1994 44.52
1995 44.49
1998 39.59
1999 41.42
2016 31.70

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Korea was 38.68 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 39.75 in 1993, while its lowest value was 18.54 in 1981.

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
1970 20.99
1971 22.48
1972 27.32
1973 24.00
1975 37.12
1976 25.16
1977 32.65
1979 32.04
1980 33.80
1981 18.54
1982 34.07
1983 32.75
1984 35.76
1985 37.85
1986 38.41
1987 39.32
1988 31.15
1989 30.09
1990 33.47
1991 38.81
1992 39.60
1993 39.75
1994 34.39
1995 36.64
1998 37.74
1999 37.28
2016 38.68

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Korea was 20.45 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 28.60 in 1982, while its lowest value was 7.91 in 1994.

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
1970 8.23
1971 8.28
1972 8.20
1973 8.76
1975 10.70
1976 11.05
1977 8.14
1979 12.02
1980 11.40
1981 10.21
1982 28.60
1983 11.83
1984 12.78
1985 11.54
1986 10.73
1987 10.60
1988 9.75
1989 10.16
1990 9.72
1991 8.28
1992 8.24
1993 8.34
1994 7.91
1995 8.02
1998 10.70
1999 13.54
2016 20.45

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Korea was 4.46 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.33 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.09 in 1975.

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
1970 3.41
1971 3.74
1972 3.22
1973 2.68
1975 2.09
1976 2.75
1977 2.43
1979 3.02
1980 3.46
1981 2.90
1982 6.33
1983 4.32
1984 4.01
1985 3.99
1986 3.64
1987 3.37
1988 2.75
1989 3.06
1990 3.04
1991 3.49
1992 3.58
1993 3.70
1994 3.02
1995 2.94
1998 3.37
1999 3.37
2016 4.33
2017 4.33
2018 4.46

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs