Eritrea - 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
1996 42.89
2001 26.53
2002 26.01
2004 23.07

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
1996 17.01
2001 31.47
2002 35.41
2004 21.09

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
1996 0.00
2001 14.05
2002 14.89
2004 31.90

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Eritrea was 5.17 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 6.25 in 1998, while its lowest value was 2.92 in 1996.

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
1996 2.92
1998 6.25
1999 5.57
2001 5.86
2002 5.63
2004 5.74
2006 5.17

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Eritrea was 2.13 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 5.26 in 1999, while its lowest value was 1.64 in 1996.

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
1996 1.64
1998 4.62
1999 5.26
2001 4.05
2002 3.52
2004 3.15
2006 2.13

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs