Mauritania - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Mauritania was 55.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 55.90 in 2016, while its lowest value was 42.64 in 2008.

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
1997 55.14
1999 54.49
2008 42.64
2010 47.55
2011 45.07
2012 47.27
2013 43.21
2016 55.90

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Mauritania was 25.86 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.14 in 1997, while its lowest value was 21.11 in 2011.

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
1997 36.14
1999 31.44
2008 25.59
2010 23.20
2011 21.11
2012 28.65
2013 23.34
2016 25.86

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Mauritania was 17.73 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.79 in 2010, while its lowest value was 8.71 in 1997.

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
1997 8.71
1999 14.07
2008 16.72
2010 18.79
2011 12.83
2012 12.24
2013 11.58
2016 17.73

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Mauritania was 9.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 13.68 in 2011, while its lowest value was 8.18 in 2004.

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
2004 8.18
2006 10.31
2011 13.68
2012 10.02
2013 11.41
2016 9.33
2019 10.23
2020 9.75

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 1.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 2.37 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.59 in 1997.

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 1.59
1999 1.72
2001 2.11
2002 2.28
2003 2.37
2004 1.95
2006 1.96
2011 2.33
2012 2.16
2013 2.29
2016 1.94
2019 1.89
2020 1.89

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs