United Kingdom - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in United Kingdom was 32.33 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 32.33 in 2016, while its lowest value was 22.08 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
1971 26.31
1972 24.49
1973 24.70
1974 24.88
1975 25.29
1976 28.22
1977 27.99
1980 27.05
1981 26.45
1982 23.41
1983 23.03
1984 22.08
1985 22.64
1986 24.76
1987 25.77
1988 26.27
1989 26.65
1990 26.74
1991 27.32
1992 27.34
1994 30.35
1995 30.43
1996 29.65
1998 23.63
1999 24.44
2000 24.71
2001 24.99
2002 23.63
2003 25.48
2004 26.20
2005 26.46
2006 29.45
2007 30.65
2008 31.58
2009 31.12
2010 30.09
2011 30.77
2013 29.79
2014 28.92
2015 32.17
2016 32.33

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in United Kingdom was 37.84 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 48.92 in 2009, while its lowest value was 34.65 in 1972.

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 36.68
1972 34.65
1973 35.19
1974 35.69
1975 37.21
1976 39.83
1977 39.27
1980 39.85
1981 39.90
1982 40.57
1983 40.90
1984 41.70
1985 42.69
1986 48.07
1987 48.14
1988 48.32
1989 47.80
1990 46.96
1991 46.33
1992 44.84
1994 44.36
1995 43.64
1996 43.99
1998 46.08
1999 46.71
2000 48.73
2001 48.36
2002 47.15
2003 48.27
2004 47.88
2005 45.39
2006 43.31
2007 45.11
2008 47.04
2009 48.92
2010 48.32
2011 41.57
2013 40.14
2014 41.13
2015 41.04
2016 37.84

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in United Kingdom was 25.62 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 25.62 in 2016, while its lowest value was 14.37 in 2009.

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 23.76
1972 25.06
1973 24.46
1974 23.22
1975 21.76
1976 20.74
1977 21.52
1980 22.43
1981 23.02
1982 22.81
1983 22.70
1984 21.92
1985 22.59
1986 21.09
1987 20.78
1988 20.17
1989 20.08
1990 20.44
1991 20.68
1992 21.79
1994 23.02
1995 23.63
1996 23.73
1998 21.94
1999 20.11
2000 17.54
2001 17.24
2002 20.64
2003 19.76
2004 19.29
2005 22.29
2006 20.10
2007 17.39
2008 15.71
2009 14.37
2010 16.39
2011 22.10
2013 23.96
2014 24.33
2015 22.82
2016 25.62

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in United Kingdom was 13.34 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 13.76 in 2017, while its lowest value was 10.22 in 1986.

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
1981 12.64
1982 11.60
1983 11.41
1984 11.21
1985 10.46
1986 10.22
1987 10.51
1988 10.75
1989 11.09
1990 11.10
1991 10.84
1992 11.11
1994 11.78
1995 11.85
1996 11.64
1998 12.10
1999 11.60
2000 11.85
2001 12.08
2002 13.33
2003 13.40
2004 12.76
2005 13.00
2006 12.96
2007 12.84
2008 12.73
2009 12.38
2010 12.78
2011 12.47
2013 12.66
2014 13.35
2015 13.49
2016 13.45
2017 13.76
2018 13.34

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was 5.24 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 6.42 in 1976, while its lowest value was 3.99 in 1999.

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 5.03
1972 5.16
1973 5.45
1974 5.39
1975 6.27
1976 6.42
1977 6.06
1980 5.07
1981 5.29
1982 5.19
1983 5.06
1984 4.90
1985 4.59
1986 4.38
1987 4.37
1988 4.27
1989 4.13
1990 4.06
1991 4.12
1992 4.33
1994 4.85
1995 4.84
1996 4.39
1998 4.21
1999 3.99
2000 4.03
2001 4.12
2002 4.64
2003 4.82
2004 4.74
2005 4.95
2006 5.00
2007 4.93
2008 4.91
2009 5.08
2010 5.70
2011 5.58
2013 5.53
2014 5.60
2015 5.55
2016 5.42
2017 5.44
2018 5.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs