Caribbean small states - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Caribbean small states was 34.16 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 50.24 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.33 in 1995.

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
1973 50.11
1974 45.87
1975 36.11
1976 31.95
1977 29.80
1980 36.81
1982 43.31
1983 40.59
1984 41.06
1985 37.31
1986 32.59
1988 38.38
1989 38.00
1990 34.43
1991 37.21
1992 33.13
1993 33.19
1994 35.55
1995 26.33
1996 29.34
1997 30.23
2000 50.24
2001 45.26
2002 48.27
2003 37.81
2004 32.63
2005 34.23
2007 36.89
2008 30.23
2009 33.21
2010 36.32
2011 35.46
2012 37.25
2013 36.29
2014 36.42
2015 36.68
2016 35.87
2017 37.88
2018 34.16

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Caribbean small states was 37.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 42.63 in 2008, while its lowest value was 31.45 in 2014.

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
1973 31.49
1974 33.83
1975 36.88
1976 38.23
1977 39.78
1980 31.79
1982 38.50
1983 32.54
1984 31.53
1985 32.96
1986 32.79
1988 34.55
1989 34.12
1990 34.24
1991 32.99
1992 34.22
1993 32.73
1994 34.39
1995 37.99
1996 37.57
1997 37.49
2000 34.46
2001 34.37
2002 42.05
2003 39.05
2004 41.92
2005 37.97
2007 35.17
2008 42.63
2009 37.05
2010 36.57
2011 39.79
2012 39.16
2013 39.74
2014 31.45
2015 39.44
2016 38.94
2017 36.25
2018 37.75

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Caribbean small states was 19.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 25.14 in 1993, while its lowest value was 7.49 in 1973.

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
1973 7.49
1974 9.04
1975 18.43
1976 18.23
1977 18.77
1980 17.42
1982 12.00
1983 20.95
1984 21.51
1985 18.50
1986 19.23
1988 19.46
1989 15.72
1990 14.67
1991 20.61
1992 22.29
1993 25.14
1994 19.27
1995 23.65
1996 21.76
1997 21.40
2001 21.33
2002 19.16
2003 14.79
2004 18.82
2005 22.07
2007 20.00
2008 15.71
2009 20.27
2010 21.84
2011 19.84
2012 17.56
2013 17.61
2014 17.49
2015 17.39
2016 18.23
2017 19.26
2018 19.60

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Caribbean small states was 8.93 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 19.12 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.93 in 1998.

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
1989 12.91
1990 13.85
1991 16.35
1992 12.75
1993 12.80
1994 16.70
1995 15.13
1996 14.41
1997 13.72
1998 8.93
1999 11.23
2000 14.26
2001 16.08
2002 16.32
2003 13.64
2004 11.73
2005 14.27
2007 17.17
2008 19.12
2009 17.55
2010 16.10
2011 15.71
2012 16.02
2013 17.38
2014 17.59
2015 14.38
2016 14.79
2017 14.14
2018 14.18
2019 13.97
2020 9.38
2021 8.93

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Caribbean small states was 5.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 6.37 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.44 in 1998.

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
1973 3.63
1974 4.25
1975 5.23
1976 5.86
1977 6.03
1980 3.77
1982 5.46
1983 5.77
1984 5.87
1985 5.58
1986 4.60
1988 3.94
1989 4.69
1990 4.22
1991 4.38
1992 3.34
1993 3.21
1994 3.75
1995 3.47
1996 3.46
1997 3.85
1998 2.44
1999 2.76
2000 3.87
2001 4.22
2002 4.46
2003 3.70
2004 3.91
2005 4.62
2007 5.49
2008 6.19
2009 6.20
2010 6.37
2011 5.28
2012 5.33
2013 5.68
2014 5.67
2015 4.41
2016 4.64
2017 4.41
2018 4.35
2019 4.36
2020 5.40

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs