Nepal - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Nepal was 53.77 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 62.97 in 2009, while its lowest value was 48.29 in 1999.

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
1998 51.20
1999 48.29
2000 55.03
2001 55.36
2002 59.21
2003 56.47
2008 62.38
2009 62.97
2010 55.70
2011 54.51
2012 54.24
2013 54.79
2014 53.47
2015 53.77

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Nepal was 33.32 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 33.32 in 2015, while its lowest value was 21.96 in 2000.

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
1998 22.80
1999 24.64
2000 21.96
2001 22.83
2002 23.08
2003 22.07
2008 24.16
2009 23.51
2010 30.50
2011 31.81
2012 32.17
2013 32.12
2014 33.05
2015 33.32

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Nepal was 10.80 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 20.96 in 1998, while its lowest value was 10.28 in 2003.

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
1998 20.96
1999 18.45
2000 18.82
2001 11.94
2002 12.07
2003 10.28
2008 13.46
2009 11.98
2010 12.75
2011 11.77
2012 11.94
2013 11.34
2014 11.41
2015 10.80

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Nepal was 14.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 25.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 14.10 in 2018.

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
2000 19.16
2001 21.66
2002 20.44
2003 21.31
2004 21.61
2005 22.29
2006 25.50
2007 21.15
2008 22.23
2009 19.87
2010 16.03
2011 17.98
2012 17.44
2013 17.57
2014 18.28
2015 16.99
2016 19.13
2017 17.10
2018 14.10

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Nepal was 4.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 4.77 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.89 in 1998.

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
1998 2.89
1999 2.89
2000 2.98
2001 3.71
2002 3.15
2003 3.11
2004 3.17
2005 3.36
2006 3.61
2007 3.52
2008 3.81
2009 4.66
2010 3.63
2011 3.84
2012 3.29
2013 3.02
2014 3.47
2015 3.26
2016 3.90
2017 4.77
2018 4.43

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs