El Salvador - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in El Salvador was 46.16 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 58.62 in 1999, while its lowest value was 37.99 in 2008.

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
1975 58.05
1998 58.19
1999 58.62
2000 53.43
2002 58.59
2003 57.18
2005 51.00
2006 48.42
2007 46.40
2008 37.99
2010 42.67
2012 42.75
2013 42.76
2014 42.49
2015 40.64
2016 47.18
2017 45.61
2018 46.16

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in El Salvador was 34.02 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 35.27 in 2016, while its lowest value was 7.29 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
1975 7.29
1998 23.49
2000 20.76
2002 25.79
2003 26.28
2005 29.09
2006 23.03
2007 26.97
2008 22.05
2009 28.75
2010 30.09
2012 30.71
2013 30.75
2014 30.80
2015 31.78
2016 35.27
2017 34.89
2018 34.02

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in El Salvador was 9.17 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 22.80 in 1975, while its lowest value was 6.71 in 2000.

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
1975 22.80
1998 8.81
2000 6.71
2002 7.21
2003 7.71
2005 11.15
2006 9.74
2007 9.85
2009 10.46
2010 12.24
2012 7.70
2013 8.21
2014 8.00
2015 7.87
2016 8.03
2017 9.37
2018 9.17

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in El Salvador was 18.13 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 18.16 in 2008, while its lowest value was 12.52 in 2019.

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
1998 13.21
1999 13.04
2000 13.54
2002 14.40
2003 14.03
2005 14.17
2006 14.92
2007 15.82
2008 18.16
2009 17.95
2010 15.82
2011 15.42
2012 13.60
2013 13.39
2014 13.89
2015 14.47
2016 13.97
2017 13.46
2018 13.29
2019 12.52
2020 13.09
2021 18.13

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 3.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 4.66 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.90 in 1975.

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
1975 0.90
1998 2.55
1999 2.56
2000 2.84
2002 3.24
2003 3.13
2005 3.18
2006 3.49
2007 3.61
2008 4.46
2009 4.66
2010 4.05
2011 3.90
2012 3.71
2013 3.80
2014 3.82
2015 3.91
2016 3.83
2017 3.73
2018 3.61
2019 3.39

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs