Saudi Arabia - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Saudi Arabia was 16.94 as of 1998. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 36.57 in 1981, while its lowest value was 16.94 in 1998.

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
1981 36.57
1982 36.16
1983 33.04
1984 34.13
1993 20.93
1994 21.77
1995 19.80
1996 19.43
1998 16.94

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Saudi Arabia was 19.26 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 23.98 in 1998, while its lowest value was 12.30 in 1997.

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
1991 14.71
1992 14.72
1993 14.57
1994 16.81
1995 16.84
1996 15.25
1997 12.30
1998 23.98
1999 23.33
2000 17.84
2001 20.90
2002 21.29
2003 21.46
2004 20.19
2005 19.29
2006 21.60
2008 19.26

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was 5.14 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 8.28 in 1998, while its lowest value was 3.89 in 1981.

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
1981 3.89
1982 4.14
1983 5.98
1984 6.11
1986 6.26
1991 5.78
1992 5.14
1993 6.00
1994 6.34
1995 5.69
1996 4.94
1997 4.38
1998 8.28
1999 7.07
2000 5.91
2001 7.72
2002 7.64
2003 7.11
2004 6.28
2005 5.43
2006 5.89
2008 5.14

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs