IDA blend - Public spending on education

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

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
1972 35.55
1975 29.87
1980 47.22
1994 49.22
2013 36.15

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

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 32.18
1972 30.10
1975 29.16
1980 29.36
1994 24.63

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in IDA blend was 14.22 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 22.61 in 1975, while its lowest value was 14.22 in 2013.

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 16.68
1972 16.33
1975 22.61
1980 19.36
1983 18.04
1984 17.47
1989 16.03
1992 15.16
1994 17.19
2013 14.22

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in IDA blend was 15.58 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 17.58 in 2005, while its lowest value was 12.88 in 2014.

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
2004 16.04
2005 17.58
2010 15.31
2012 15.18
2013 16.48
2014 12.88
2015 13.22
2016 13.88
2017 15.69
2018 15.58

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in IDA blend was 3.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.15 in 1994, while its lowest value was 2.47 in 2005.

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 3.50
1972 3.92
1975 4.33
1980 3.97
1983 3.82
1984 3.91
1989 4.34
1992 4.41
1994 6.15
2004 2.65
2005 2.47
2010 4.25
2011 5.34
2012 5.79
2013 5.54
2014 5.28
2015 5.27
2016 5.36
2017 4.86
2018 3.59
2019 3.90

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs