High income - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in High income was 24.97 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 27.90 in 1994, while its lowest value was 23.98 in 2012.

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
1993 27.26
1994 27.90
1995 25.05
1996 25.86
2001 24.53
2002 25.82
2003 25.69
2004 25.80
2005 25.77
2006 25.36
2007 25.02
2008 25.23
2009 25.18
2010 25.26
2011 25.54
2012 23.98
2013 25.50
2014 24.80
2015 24.42
2016 24.97

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in High income was 35.58 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 42.11 in 1995, while its lowest value was 35.17 in 2013.

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
1993 40.85
1994 39.58
1995 42.11
1996 40.90
2002 40.01
2003 40.25
2004 40.39
2005 39.58
2006 39.60
2007 40.47
2008 41.36
2009 40.24
2010 39.26
2011 36.51
2013 35.17
2014 37.54
2015 36.67
2016 35.58

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in High income was 22.84 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 25.28 in 2015, while its lowest value was 19.09 in 1976.

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
1974 19.15
1975 20.37
1976 19.09
1978 21.37
1979 19.68
1980 19.10
1981 20.60
1982 20.30
1986 19.89
1988 19.85
1991 20.92
1992 19.49
1993 19.56
1994 20.16
1995 19.86
1996 19.80
1998 20.35
1999 19.56
2001 21.10
2002 21.31
2003 20.72
2004 22.34
2005 22.11
2006 22.89
2007 22.86
2008 23.08
2009 23.03
2010 22.53
2011 23.82
2013 24.46
2014 24.51
2015 25.28
2016 22.84

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in High income was 11.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 13.02 in 2014, while its lowest value was 11.11 in 1993.

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
1993 11.11
1994 12.21
1995 11.88
1996 11.85
1998 11.29
1999 11.81
2000 12.11
2001 12.21
2002 12.56
2003 12.78
2004 12.88
2005 12.69
2006 12.96
2007 12.77
2008 12.67
2009 12.48
2010 12.34
2011 12.47
2012 12.49
2013 12.66
2014 13.02
2015 12.37
2016 12.89
2017 11.86
2018 11.75

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in High income was 4.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 5.38 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.50 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
1980 4.83
1993 4.94
1994 4.76
1995 4.80
1996 4.85
1998 4.50
1999 4.58
2000 4.76
2001 4.95
2002 5.16
2003 5.07
2004 5.05
2005 4.95
2006 4.83
2007 4.71
2008 4.94
2009 5.09
2010 5.38
2011 5.02
2012 4.86
2013 5.12
2014 5.12
2015 4.90
2016 4.93
2017 4.88
2018 4.90

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs