Iceland - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Iceland was 27.94 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 60.53 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.94 in 2016.

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
1990 60.53
1993 29.38
1994 29.65
1996 30.64
1999 36.36
2000 37.01
2001 34.50
2002 36.21
2003 34.87
2004 34.75
2005 35.03
2006 34.64
2007 34.29
2008 33.41
2009 32.61
2010 32.38
2011 33.67
2012 28.35
2013 28.60
2014 29.01
2015 28.63
2016 27.94

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Iceland was 27.27 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 43.77 in 1996, while its lowest value was 25.78 in 1990.

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
1990 25.78
1993 39.93
1994 41.99
1996 43.77
1999 33.86
2000 32.47
2001 34.78
2002 34.21
2003 34.55
2004 34.58
2005 33.65
2006 33.61
2007 32.58
2008 31.92
2009 31.96
2010 31.15
2011 31.75
2012 28.00
2013 27.94
2014 27.66
2015 28.13
2016 27.27

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Iceland was 19.91 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 22.36 in 1993, while its lowest value was 13.70 in 1990.

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
1990 13.70
1993 22.36
1994 19.95
1995 19.21
1996 16.42
1999 18.01
2000 18.09
2001 17.85
2002 18.07
2003 18.58
2004 18.54
2005 19.13
2006 17.98
2007 18.88
2008 19.70
2009 20.40
2010 21.46
2011 19.42
2012 19.39
2013 19.36
2014 18.80
2015 18.89
2016 19.91

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Iceland was 17.22 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.22 in 2018, while its lowest value was 10.96 in 1995.

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
1990 11.50
1993 11.83
1994 11.20
1995 10.96
1996 12.60
1998 16.60
1999 14.17
2000 14.35
2001 14.14
2002 16.06
2003 15.16
2004 15.34
2005 16.31
2006 16.05
2007 15.51
2008 11.09
2009 13.40
2010 14.20
2011 13.40
2012 15.85
2013 16.16
2014 16.63
2015 17.12
2016 15.97
2017 17.04
2018 17.22

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Iceland was 7.57 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 7.64 in 2014, while its lowest value was 4.26 in 1990.

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
1990 4.26
1993 5.14
1994 4.76
1995 4.78
1996 5.22
1998 6.78
1999 6.43
2000 6.43
2001 6.71
2002 7.30
2003 7.25
2004 7.16
2005 7.34
2006 7.20
2007 6.94
2008 7.04
2009 7.19
2010 6.94
2011 6.79
2012 7.58
2013 7.45
2014 7.64
2015 7.46
2016 7.43
2017 7.58
2018 7.57

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs