Canada - Public spending on education

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
2011 26.40

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Canada was 35.60 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 36.81 in 2007, while its lowest value was 27.78 in 1993.

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 31.36
1972 31.37
1973 31.13
1974 30.72
1975 31.43
1976 31.44
1977 29.61
1978 29.07
1979 30.58
1980 29.79
1981 29.90
1982 29.38
1983 30.06
1984 30.93
1985 30.52
1986 31.02
1987 30.89
1988 30.84
1989 31.70
1990 31.81
1991 28.13
1992 30.75
1993 27.78
1994 34.58
1995 35.27
1998 31.00
2007 36.81
2008 34.44
2009 36.07
2010 35.39
2011 35.60

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Canada was 12.22 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 15.58 in 1981, while its lowest value was 12.01 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
1981 15.58
1982 15.53
1983 14.77
1984 14.09
1985 13.24
1986 12.68
1987 13.46
1988 13.54
1989 13.57
1990 13.19
1991 14.26
1992 13.12
1993 14.62
1994 12.93
1995 12.86
1998 12.64
1999 12.74
2000 12.98
2001 12.21
2002 12.15
2005 12.18
2007 12.33
2008 12.01
2009 12.48
2010 12.34
2011 12.22

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Canada was 5.26 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 7.71 in 1971, while its lowest value was 4.63 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
1971 7.71
1972 7.62
1973 7.04
1974 6.69
1975 6.44
1976 6.72
1977 6.73
1978 7.10
1979 6.71
1980 6.48
1981 6.43
1982 6.52
1983 6.88
1984 6.64
1985 6.21
1986 6.04
1987 6.32
1988 6.18
1989 6.10
1990 5.99
1991 6.88
1992 6.77
1993 7.70
1994 6.68
1995 6.32
1998 5.49
1999 5.53
2000 5.42
2001 4.95
2002 4.99
2005 4.77
2007 4.77
2008 4.63
2009 4.84
2010 5.36
2011 5.26

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs