Bhutan - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bhutan was 31.97 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 31.97 in 2014, while its lowest value was 13.22 in 1975.

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
1971 15.27
1972 13.60
1975 13.22
1978 21.84
1979 25.07
2004 19.36
2005 22.32
2008 23.37
2009 29.80
2010 29.93
2011 31.51
2013 21.82
2014 31.97

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bhutan was 41.49 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 79.40 in 1972, while its lowest value was 41.45 in 1975.

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
1971 76.87
1972 79.40
1975 41.45
1978 64.20
1979 58.99
2005 50.94
2008 55.73
2009 56.02
2010 53.88
2011 56.74
2013 54.56
2014 55.68
2015 41.49

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bhutan was 10.33 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 33.81 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1971.

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
1971 0.00
1972 1.39
1975 33.81
1978 4.85
1979 6.32
2005 14.07
2009 13.23
2010 15.11
2011 11.04
2014 10.33

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Bhutan was 16.24 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 25.52 in 2015, while its lowest value was 11.79 in 2010.

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
2000 14.15
2001 13.45
2004 18.80
2005 23.00
2008 15.64
2009 12.86
2010 11.79
2011 13.06
2012 17.52
2013 15.63
2014 17.03
2015 25.52
2016 24.64
2017 23.46
2018 21.88
2019 20.38
2020 15.79
2021 16.24

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Bhutan was 6.85 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 7.59 in 2015, while its lowest value was 4.12 in 2010.

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
2000 5.79
2001 5.92
2004 6.61
2005 7.29
2008 4.91
2009 4.74
2010 4.12
2011 4.77
2013 5.72
2014 6.04
2015 7.59
2016 6.99
2017 7.23
2018 6.85

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs