New Zealand - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in New Zealand was 26.13 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 38.34 in 1984, while its lowest value was 23.00 in 2014.

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
1973 35.45
1974 35.83
1975 35.68
1976 34.09
1977 34.58
1978 34.52
1979 36.45
1980 37.08
1981 35.08
1982 36.41
1984 38.34
1985 38.10
1986 36.71
1987 35.10
1988 34.13
1989 28.99
1994 24.01
1995 24.88
1996 26.79
1997 26.79
2013 23.03
2014 23.00
2015 23.24
2016 26.13

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in New Zealand was 35.61 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 42.86 in 1994, while its lowest value was 26.09 in 1989.

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
1973 30.04
1974 29.22
1975 31.90
1976 27.93
1977 32.52
1978 32.76
1979 34.00
1980 26.19
1981 30.28
1982 27.22
1984 28.61
1985 29.80
1986 29.26
1987 30.12
1988 29.45
1989 26.09
1994 42.86
1995 41.10
1996 40.16
1997 40.16
2013 37.87
2014 38.30
2015 36.98
2016 35.61

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in New Zealand was 23.74 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 32.81 in 1989, while its lowest value was 23.74 in 2016.

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
1973 26.99
1974 26.20
1975 25.02
1976 28.83
1977 24.87
1978 24.08
1979 24.53
1980 30.66
1981 28.57
1982 28.02
1984 27.22
1985 27.70
1986 29.33
1987 29.04
1988 30.95
1989 32.81
1994 26.76
1995 28.03
1996 27.25
1997 27.26
2013 25.26
2014 24.95
2015 25.57
2016 23.74

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in New Zealand was 16.08 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 17.75 in 2012, while its lowest value was 8.09 in 1986.

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
1985 8.19
1986 8.09
1987 8.88
1988 9.70
1989 10.14
1994 14.08
1995 14.00
1996 16.10
1997 15.79
1999 16.23
2001 16.71
2002 16.77
2003 16.76
2004 17.00
2005 16.26
2006 15.16
2007 14.98
2008 14.08
2009 15.34
2010 15.68
2011 15.76
2012 17.75
2013 16.54
2014 16.27
2015 16.37
2016 16.83
2017 16.64
2018 16.08

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in New Zealand was 6.05 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 7.16 in 2012, while its lowest value was 3.43 in 1986.

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
1973 4.75
1974 4.75
1975 5.17
1976 5.45
1977 4.45
1978 4.53
1979 4.47
1980 4.23
1981 4.44
1982 4.53
1984 4.05
1985 3.55
1986 3.43
1987 3.92
1988 4.43
1989 4.82
1994 5.93
1995 5.74
1996 6.38
1997 6.16
1999 6.64
2001 6.56
2002 6.41
2003 6.44
2004 6.51
2005 6.28
2006 5.95
2007 5.92
2008 5.51
2009 6.29
2010 7.00
2011 6.94
2012 7.16
2013 6.70
2014 6.34
2015 6.33
2016 6.41
2017 6.26
2018 6.05

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs