Bahrain - Public spending on education

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Bahrain was 11.72 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 20.03 in 1970, while its lowest value was 8.77 in 1975.

Definition: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 20.03
1975 8.77
1980 9.44
1985 10.38
2006 12.83
2007 11.57
2008 11.72

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)

Definition: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1980 2.81
1985 3.76
2006 3.35
2007 3.03
2008 2.93

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs