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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in West Bank and Gaza was 17.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 17.81 in 2010, while its lowest value was 15.37 in 2012.

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/)

Year	Value
2010	17.81
2011	16.00
2012	15.37
2013	17.05
2015	15.49
2016	16.92
2017	16.08
2018	17.79
2019	17.71

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in West Bank and Gaza was 5.32 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 6.19 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.66 in 2015.

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/)

Year	Value
2010	6.19
2011	5.34
2012	4.74
2013	4.89
2015	4.66
2016	4.98
2017	4.72
2018	5.32

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs