Spain - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Spain was 26.94 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 61.73 in 1977, while its lowest value was 21.17 in 1993.

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
1970 51.77
1971 44.79
1972 53.46
1976 61.54
1977 61.73
1978 53.14
1979 57.97
1987 29.88
1988 28.03
1989 26.48
1990 24.59
1991 23.19
1992 23.12
1993 21.17
1994 21.29
1995 22.93
1996 24.60
1998 25.82
1999 26.53
2000 25.83
2001 26.09
2002 25.82
2003 25.72
2004 25.98
2005 25.77
2006 25.71
2007 25.42
2008 25.39
2009 25.30
2010 25.54
2011 25.54
2012 25.95
2013 26.12
2014 26.33
2015 26.64
2016 26.94

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Spain was 37.32 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 52.01 in 1993, while its lowest value was 16.30 in 1977.

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
1970 24.20
1971 24.23
1972 21.52
1976 18.34
1977 16.30
1978 25.29
1979 21.21
1987 44.92
1988 46.23
1989 46.90
1990 49.70
1991 49.32
1992 49.98
1993 52.01
1994 51.80
1995 49.31
1996 46.58
1998 46.76
1999 46.02
2000 43.74
2001 41.82
2002 41.39
2003 40.25
2004 39.74
2005 39.45
2006 39.20
2007 38.13
2008 37.66
2009 37.50
2010 36.97
2011 36.97
2012 37.33
2013 36.91
2014 36.74
2015 36.80
2016 37.32

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Spain was 21.79 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 23.43 in 2011, while its lowest value was 13.49 in 1979.

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
1970 19.25
1971 19.81
1972 16.13
1974 15.09
1976 16.26
1977 16.03
1978 14.80
1979 13.49
1987 14.69
1988 15.13
1989 16.03
1990 18.38
1991 18.98
1992 19.31
1993 17.82
1994 17.42
1995 18.09
1996 19.86
1998 19.78
1999 20.08
2000 21.79
2001 22.80
2002 22.84
2003 23.22
2004 22.89
2005 22.37
2006 22.25
2007 22.86
2008 23.08
2009 22.83
2010 23.43
2011 23.43
2012 22.31
2013 22.44
2014 22.49
2015 22.36
2016 21.79

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Spain was 10.03 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 10.93 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.84 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 8.84
1988 9.64
1989 10.34
1990 10.14
1991 10.03
1992 9.73
1993 10.05
1994 10.27
1995 10.66
1996 10.74
1998 10.47
1999 10.67
2000 10.65
2001 10.70
2002 10.70
2003 10.88
2004 10.71
2005 10.77
2006 10.89
2007 10.84
2008 10.93
2009 10.62
2010 10.55
2011 10.61
2012 9.19
2013 9.49
2014 9.54
2015 9.77
2016 9.96
2017 10.21
2018 10.03

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Spain was 4.18 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.91 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.46 in 1974.

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
1970 1.83
1971 1.89
1972 2.06
1974 1.46
1976 1.90
1977 2.08
1978 2.23
1979 2.34
1987 3.13
1988 3.33
1989 3.55
1990 3.63
1991 3.74
1992 3.84
1993 4.24
1994 4.48
1995 4.43
1996 4.46
1998 4.29
1999 4.26
2000 4.17
2001 4.11
2002 4.13
2003 4.17
2004 4.16
2005 4.14
2006 4.18
2007 4.25
2008 4.53
2009 4.91
2010 4.86
2011 4.90
2012 4.47
2013 4.35
2014 4.30
2015 4.29
2016 4.23
2017 4.21
2018 4.18

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs