São Tomé and Principe - Public spending on education

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

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
2012 51.52
2013 53.30
2014 55.82

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

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
2012 21.26
2013 26.97
2014 22.61

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

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
2012 16.13
2013 8.26
2014 9.60

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in São Tomé and Principe was 16.58 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.56 in 2009, while its lowest value was 5.85 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
2002 6.42
2003 6.69
2004 5.85
2005 12.13
2006 14.08
2007 16.66
2008 18.25
2009 20.56
2010 19.33
2011 16.95
2012 13.72
2013 18.83
2014 12.32
2015 11.30
2016 15.97
2017 18.40
2018 20.12
2019 17.59
2020 16.13
2021 16.58

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in São Tomé and Principe was 5.92 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 10.68 in 2009, while its lowest value was 2.72 in 2002.

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
2002 2.72
2003 3.25
2004 3.23
2005 4.86
2006 4.27
2007 6.29
2008 5.55
2009 10.68
2010 9.65
2011 8.89
2012 6.34
2013 5.94
2014 3.75
2015 3.86
2016 5.17
2017 5.04
2018 5.24
2019 5.92

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs