Dominica - 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
1989 63.33
1998 47.25
2015 45.83

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
1989 26.73
1998 44.91
2015 43.37

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
1989 2.38
2015 8.86

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Dominica was 8.29 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 17.11 in 1998, while its lowest value was 8.29 in 2021.

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
1998 17.11
1999 11.42
2015 10.52
2016 12.70
2017 9.78
2018 8.45
2019 8.30
2020 10.67
2021 8.29

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Dominica was 5.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 5.74 in 1998, while its lowest value was 3.41 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/)

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Year Value
1989 4.29
1998 5.74
1999 4.03
2015 3.41
2016 5.13
2017 4.77
2018 5.57
2019 5.57
2020 5.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs