Uganda - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Uganda was 59.16 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 61.21 in 2004, while its lowest value was 14.54 in 1982.

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
1971 42.02
1973 38.62
1974 38.06
1975 31.29
1976 38.37
1982 14.54
1983 16.79
1984 26.27
1985 38.73
1988 19.82
2004 61.21
2010 47.27
2011 56.86
2012 57.98
2013 57.23
2014 59.16

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Uganda was 24.55 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 60.44 in 1988, while its lowest value was 17.31 in 2004.

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
1971 34.81
1973 31.84
1974 32.95
1975 41.02
1976 35.24
1982 56.73
1983 55.37
1984 36.61
1985 33.74
1988 60.44
2004 17.31
2010 39.43
2011 32.58
2012 28.32
2013 26.61
2014 24.55

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Uganda was 16.30 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 28.31 in 1974, while its lowest value was 10.56 in 2011.

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
1971 23.17
1973 25.06
1974 28.31
1975 22.54
1976 21.53
1982 17.75
1983 17.39
1984 21.75
1985 14.20
1988 13.48
2004 11.87
2010 13.30
2011 10.56
2012 13.70
2013 16.16
2014 16.30

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Uganda was 11.25 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 20.31 in 2004, while its lowest value was 10.10 in 2010.

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 10.35
2004 20.31
2010 10.10
2011 13.61
2012 11.45
2013 11.74
2014 11.70
2015 13.22
2016 11.74
2017 12.84
2018 11.25

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Uganda was 3.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 5.10 in 1988, while its lowest value was 1.69 in 1983.

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
1971 3.16
1973 3.35
1974 3.39
1975 3.22
1976 2.68
1982 2.52
1983 1.69
1984 2.43
1985 3.43
1988 5.10
2000 2.46
2004 4.95
2010 1.73
2011 2.31
2012 1.81
2013 1.88
2014 1.92
2015 2.33
2016 2.15
2017 2.26
2018 2.13
2019 2.65
2020 3.01

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs