IDA total - 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
2010 46.72
2011 47.14
2012 47.10
2013 48.86

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
2010 27.65
2011 28.49
2012 28.48
2013 26.61

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

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
2010 18.79
2011 16.02
2012 17.50
2013 18.98

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in IDA total was 15.89 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 16.96 in 2009, while its lowest value was 14.74 in 2000.

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
2000 14.74
2001 15.73
2004 16.10
2005 16.77
2008 16.22
2009 16.96
2010 16.55
2011 15.30
2012 16.37
2013 16.18
2014 16.60
2015 16.03
2016 15.06
2017 15.91
2018 15.89

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in IDA total was 3.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 3.78 in 2011, while its lowest value was 2.59 in 2000.

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
1999 2.84
2000 2.59
2001 2.90
2002 2.83
2004 3.04
2005 3.31
2008 3.34
2009 3.34
2010 3.54
2011 3.78
2012 3.48
2013 3.36
2014 3.67
2015 3.66
2016 3.51
2017 3.78
2018 3.56
2019 3.44

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs