Rwanda - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Rwanda was 28.56 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 74.73 in 1981, while its lowest value was 28.56 in 2018.

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
1978 65.92
1979 61.29
1980 64.79
1981 74.73
1987 62.33
1988 62.36
1989 63.76
2000 48.18
2007 46.27
2008 45.60
2010 36.74
2011 31.85
2012 36.25
2013 30.11
2015 32.66
2016 34.61
2018 28.56

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Rwanda was 38.25 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 52.83 in 2016, while its lowest value was 12.45 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
1977 17.35
1978 16.99
1979 15.49
1980 18.86
1981 12.45
1987 14.59
1988 17.76
1989 16.93
2000 16.68
2007 19.76
2008 24.99
2010 30.68
2011 37.65
2012 36.49
2013 41.71
2015 42.62
2016 52.83
2018 38.25

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Rwanda was 19.82 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 34.65 in 2000, while its lowest value was 10.50 in 1981.

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
1977 14.79
1978 12.47
1979 14.76
1980 13.54
1981 10.50
1987 16.37
1988 15.75
1989 16.49
2000 34.65
2007 25.41
2008 25.41
2010 22.75
2011 18.43
2012 13.27
2013 14.02
2015 20.86
2018 19.82

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Rwanda was 10.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 25.31 in 2001, while its lowest value was 10.76 in 2019.

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
1999 17.25
2000 18.84
2001 25.31
2007 17.79
2008 15.59
2010 17.55
2011 15.34
2012 15.82
2013 16.86
2014 13.73
2015 12.54
2016 12.28
2017 11.08
2018 10.80
2019 10.76
2020 10.78

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Rwanda was 3.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 4.83 in 2001, while its lowest value was 2.15 in 1977.

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
1977 2.15
1978 2.23
1979 2.44
1980 2.67
1981 4.39
1987 3.51
1988 3.34
1989 3.75
1999 3.86
2000 3.44
2001 4.83
2007 3.99
2008 3.50
2010 4.63
2011 4.39
2012 4.42
2013 4.74
2014 4.20
2015 3.65
2016 3.44
2017 3.13
2018 3.07
2019 3.36
2020 3.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs