Euro area - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Euro area was 23.88 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 36.93 in 1976, while its lowest value was 21.71 in 1993.

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
1974 32.64
1976 36.93
1978 32.69
1979 27.89
1983 25.37
1984 25.88
1986 28.06
1987 28.75
1988 26.84
1990 25.79
1991 23.61
1992 25.14
1993 21.71
1994 22.70
1995 23.07
1996 23.90
1998 24.75
1999 23.52
2000 23.61
2001 22.85
2002 23.71
2003 21.76
2004 25.76
2005 24.94
2006 25.06
2007 24.08
2008 25.31
2009 25.15
2010 24.98
2011 24.73
2012 24.96
2013 25.26
2014 24.55
2015 23.86
2016 23.88

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Euro area was 37.97 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 46.27 in 1993, while its lowest value was 36.92 in 1976.

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
1974 36.96
1975 39.39
1976 36.92
1978 40.89
1979 41.12
1981 42.71
1982 44.10
1983 41.08
1984 40.57
1986 40.85
1987 44.13
1988 44.06
1990 43.15
1991 40.85
1992 42.26
1993 46.27
1994 43.80
1995 45.61
1996 44.68
1998 40.90
1999 44.31
2000 43.74
2001 42.45
2002 42.16
2003 45.48
2004 45.76
2005 43.72
2006 43.84
2007 43.18
2008 42.64
2009 42.82
2010 42.94
2011 42.02
2012 38.81
2013 39.84
2014 37.67
2015 37.70
2016 37.97

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Euro area was 21.54 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 23.40 in 2011, while its lowest value was 14.84 in 1978.

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 16.67
1974 15.22
1975 15.79
1976 16.02
1978 14.84
1979 14.96
1981 19.15
1982 18.59
1983 16.82
1984 17.04
1986 19.14
1987 19.60
1988 19.48
1990 20.98
1991 21.30
1992 19.38
1993 17.60
1994 19.04
1995 18.45
1996 19.61
1998 23.25
1999 18.66
2000 21.79
2001 22.22
2002 22.31
2003 20.99
2004 22.66
2005 22.03
2006 22.89
2007 22.86
2008 22.30
2009 22.63
2010 22.19
2011 23.40
2012 22.31
2013 22.42
2014 22.49
2015 23.35
2016 21.54

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Euro area was 11.19 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 12.10 in 2016, while its lowest value was 9.10 in 1987.

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
1987 9.10
1988 9.61
1990 10.63
1991 11.04
1993 10.43
1994 10.41
1995 10.66
1996 10.74
1998 10.75
1999 11.76
2000 11.08
2001 11.82
2002 11.90
2003 11.65
2004 11.99
2005 11.63
2006 11.97
2007 11.77
2008 11.88
2009 11.62
2010 11.05
2011 11.63
2012 11.39
2013 11.82
2014 11.85
2015 11.50
2016 12.10
2017 11.06
2018 11.19

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Euro area was 4.81 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 5.56 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.73 in 1971.

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 3.73
1974 4.24
1975 4.73
1976 4.36
1978 4.35
1979 4.80
1981 5.10
1982 5.08
1983 4.85
1984 4.82
1986 4.85
1987 4.62
1988 4.57
1990 4.56
1991 4.81
1993 4.84
1994 4.67
1995 4.69
1996 4.80
1998 4.54
1999 4.51
2000 4.59
2001 5.22
2002 5.26
2003 5.07
2004 4.96
2005 4.98
2006 4.83
2007 4.68
2008 5.11
2009 5.56
2010 5.47
2011 5.12
2012 4.96
2013 5.34
2014 5.12
2015 4.90
2016 4.82
2017 4.88
2018 4.81

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs