Nicaragua - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Nicaragua was 39.81 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 64.37 in 1970, while its lowest value was 28.75 in 1984.

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 64.37
1971 53.49
1979 49.74
1980 38.22
1982 35.48
1984 28.75
1987 35.64
1992 58.15
2010 39.81

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Nicaragua was 13.23 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 25.80 in 1979, while its lowest value was 13.23 in 2010.

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 19.47
1971 21.62
1979 25.80
1980 22.18
1982 18.97
1984 13.60
1987 18.98
1992 18.33
2010 13.23

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Nicaragua was 26.05 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 26.05 in 2010, while its lowest value was 9.10 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
1970 10.96
1971 9.10
1979 16.92
1980 15.79
1982 24.71
1984 20.37
1987 16.35
2010 26.05

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Nicaragua was 22.43 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 26.41 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1982.

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
1982 0.00
1984 0.00
1987 0.00
1992 11.93
1998 13.38
1999 14.72
2000 14.57
2002 15.69
2003 14.89
2010 26.41
2014 23.05
2015 22.28
2016 21.33
2017 22.43

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 3.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 5.98 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.04 in 1970.

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 2.04
1971 2.49
1979 2.82
1980 3.26
1982 3.79
1984 5.98
1987 5.35
1992 2.98
1998 2.23
1999 2.92
2000 3.00
2002 2.39
2003 2.42
2010 4.48
2014 4.08
2015 4.08
2016 4.08
2017 4.36
2018 3.56
2019 3.44

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs