New Zealand - Public spending on education

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

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) in New Zealand was 16.08 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 20.92 in 2003, while its lowest value was 13.54 in 1980.

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
1976 17.15
1980 13.54
1985 18.68
2001 16.10
2002 16.23
2003 20.92
2005 15.49
2006 19.67
2007 17.86
2008 16.08

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) in New Zealand was 7.24 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 7.24 in 2010, while its lowest value was 3.75 in 1985.

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
1971 4.55
1975 5.24
1980 4.32
1985 3.75
1999 6.76
2001 6.69
2002 6.53
2003 6.55
2004 6.63
2005 6.38
2006 6.04
2007 6.04
2008 5.64
2009 6.42
2010 7.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs