Hong Kong SAR, China - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 22.08 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 52.69 in 1973, while its lowest value was 16.28 in 2009.

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 49.57
1972 47.32
1973 52.69
1974 52.23
1975 46.98
1976 46.55
1977 45.59
1978 40.69
1980 33.70
1981 31.83
1982 42.16
1983 32.37
1984 31.25
1985 31.44
1990 27.09
1992 23.85
1996 21.27
2001 23.33
2002 23.29
2003 23.38
2004 22.97
2005 23.11
2006 22.21
2007 21.47
2008 21.40
2009 16.28
2010 20.93
2011 20.51
2012 18.65
2013 17.54
2014 18.85
2015 20.94
2016 21.34
2017 21.69
2018 22.08

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 31.32 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.38 in 1982, while its lowest value was 22.88 in 1972.

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 23.06
1972 22.88
1973 25.36
1974 27.39
1975 29.22
1976 29.71
1977 29.49
1978 29.62
1980 32.52
1981 35.96
1982 50.38
1983 37.59
1984 38.88
1985 40.34
1990 40.01
1992 37.36
1996 34.99
2002 31.85
2003 32.15
2004 32.49
2005 33.82
2006 33.15
2007 34.02
2008 34.05
2009 26.88
2010 35.54
2011 35.15
2012 33.58
2013 30.49
2014 31.31
2015 33.91
2016 33.05
2017 32.66
2018 31.32

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 29.39 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 45.51 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.08 in 1982.

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 24.58
1972 27.04
1973 20.53
1974 19.15
1975 22.95
1976 22.84
1977 24.07
1978 27.07
1980 31.85
1981 30.74
1982 3.08
1983 28.36
1984 27.96
1985 26.67
1990 31.76
1992 34.65
1996 40.02
2004 30.35
2005 28.36
2006 29.88
2007 30.69
2008 30.85
2009 45.51
2010 27.78
2011 28.65
2012 32.80
2013 38.87
2014 29.23
2015 29.53
2016 30.44
2017 28.49
2018 29.39

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 20.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 23.80 in 2009, while its lowest value was 9.41 in 1982.

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
1982 9.41
1983 15.29
1984 15.87
1985 18.58
1990 18.54
1992 21.21
1996 16.67
2001 22.42
2002 22.21
2003 23.24
2004 23.15
2005 22.48
2006 23.28
2007 22.64
2008 22.92
2009 23.80
2010 19.91
2011 20.15
2012 18.65
2013 20.30
2014 17.62
2015 18.61
2016 18.13
2017 17.84
2018 18.79
2019 20.31
2020 20.62

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 4.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 4.56 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.67 in 1982.

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 2.37
1972 2.30
1973 2.18
1974 2.36
1975 2.45
1976 2.43
1977 2.22
1978 2.32
1980 2.19
1981 2.27
1982 1.67
1983 2.58
1984 2.58
1985 2.56
1990 2.47
1992 2.83
1996 2.73
2001 3.90
2002 4.02
2003 4.29
2004 4.56
2005 4.13
2006 3.84
2007 3.45
2008 3.26
2009 4.39
2010 3.51
2011 3.42
2012 3.51
2013 3.76
2014 3.57
2015 3.26
2016 3.29
2017 3.31
2018 3.33
2019 3.81
2020 4.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs