Portugal - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Portugal was 28.96 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 55.32 in 1975, while its lowest value was 26.97 in 2010.

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 35.69
1974 41.71
1975 55.32
1976 43.67
1978 51.20
1979 51.25
1980 53.61
1981 52.83
1982 52.55
1983 52.35
1984 51.34
1985 47.94
1986 47.78
1987 47.08
1988 45.00
1989 42.25
1990 41.55
1991 39.60
1992 36.30
1993 35.92
1994 33.34
1995 33.35
1996 30.20
1999 29.53
2000 29.94
2001 30.31
2002 30.97
2003 30.38
2004 31.26
2005 30.64
2006 30.17
2007 27.90
2008 28.82
2009 27.02
2010 26.97
2011 27.68
2012 28.57
2013 29.68
2014 29.89
2015 28.96

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Portugal was 42.61 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 44.88 in 2009, while its lowest value was 19.08 in 1973.

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 19.08
1974 23.58
1975 23.46
1976 23.32
1978 31.73
1979 30.86
1980 28.60
1981 28.69
1982 29.38
1983 24.62
1984 30.53
1985 32.39
1986 30.77
1987 30.42
1988 28.13
1989 33.68
1990 34.02
1991 37.68
1992 38.86
1993 35.07
1994 38.64
1995 42.63
1996 41.41
1999 43.38
2000 42.96
2001 42.45
2002 42.16
2003 40.97
2004 41.16
2005 40.75
2006 40.41
2007 39.53
2008 42.09
2009 44.88
2010 44.01
2011 43.71
2012 44.65
2013 43.92
2014 42.29
2015 42.61

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Portugal was 18.30 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 22.68 in 2007, while its lowest value was 9.98 in 1974.

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 11.59
1974 9.98
1975 11.29
1976 10.39
1978 12.91
1979 12.08
1980 11.69
1981 11.88
1982 12.63
1983 13.20
1984 14.23
1985 14.67
1986 16.51
1987 17.43
1988 17.65
1989 18.36
1990 18.71
1991 16.42
1992 18.23
1993 16.40
1994 16.66
1995 18.43
1996 18.13
1999 18.66
2000 18.13
2001 18.39
2002 17.23
2003 18.04
2004 16.48
2005 18.12
2006 19.04
2007 22.68
2008 19.34
2009 18.53
2010 20.15
2011 19.70
2013 16.99
2014 17.83
2015 18.30

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Portugal was 10.81 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 12.60 in 1996, while its lowest value was 7.21 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 7.21
1988 9.00
1989 9.87
1990 10.27
1991 11.02
1992 10.59
1993 10.53
1994 10.92
1995 11.66
1996 12.60
1999 11.87
2000 12.05
2001 12.10
2002 11.90
2003 11.65
2004 10.96
2005 10.85
2006 10.87
2007 11.05
2008 10.36
2009 11.08
2010 10.43
2011 10.24
2012 10.12
2013 10.56
2014 9.91
2015 10.14
2017 11.06
2018 10.81

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Portugal was 4.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 5.56 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.63 in 1973.

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 1.63
1974 1.94
1975 3.06
1976 3.08
1978 2.90
1979 2.70
1980 3.07
1981 3.19
1982 3.33
1983 3.23
1984 3.14
1985 3.26
1986 3.05
1987 3.16
1988 3.39
1989 3.48
1990 3.57
1991 4.07
1992 4.34
1993 4.84
1994 4.67
1995 4.61
1996 5.07
1999 5.05
2000 5.16
2001 5.34
2002 5.26
2003 5.28
2004 5.05
2005 5.07
2006 4.91
2007 4.92
2008 4.70
2009 5.56
2010 5.41
2011 5.12
2012 4.95
2013 5.27
2014 5.12
2015 4.89
2017 5.02
2018 4.68

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs