Algeria - Public spending on education

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

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
1979 39.55
1980 43.61

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

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
1979 25.39
1980 23.85

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

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
1979 13.91
1980 19.71
2008 26.97

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Algeria was 16.21 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 17.56 in 2017, while its lowest value was 11.43 in 2008.

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
2008 11.43
2016 16.11
2017 17.56
2018 13.77
2019 14.46
2020 16.55
2021 16.21

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Algeria was 6.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 7.34 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.34 in 2008.

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
1979 7.18
1980 6.60
2008 4.34
2016 7.34
2017 6.51
2018 5.87
2019 6.10

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs