Norway - Public spending on education

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

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Norway was 16.10 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 16.67 in 2005, while its lowest value was 13.73 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
1970 15.45
1975 14.71
1980 13.73
1985 14.61
1999 15.55
2000 15.56
2001 15.76
2002 16.10
2003 15.65
2004 16.43
2005 16.67
2006 16.19
2007 16.47
2008 16.10

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) in Norway was 6.53 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 7.58 in 2002, while its lowest value was 5.24 in 1970.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 5.24
1975 6.15
1980 6.28
1985 5.79
1998 7.51
1999 7.11
2000 6.58
2001 6.95
2002 7.58
2003 7.54
2004 7.47
2005 7.02
2006 6.55
2007 6.76
2008 6.53

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs