Kenya - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Kenya was 36.34 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 68.09 in 2000, while its lowest value was 34.19 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
1971 45.81
1972 44.51
1973 45.83
1974 55.78
1975 57.09
1976 63.44
1977 60.17
1980 59.77
1981 61.16
1982 62.07
1983 60.16
1984 62.22
1985 56.72
1986 57.48
1988 59.35
1989 57.06
1992 51.50
1993 49.74
1994 55.90
2000 68.09
2001 66.08
2003 62.95
2004 62.12
2006 54.11
2011 38.60
2012 34.19
2013 36.15
2014 36.09
2015 36.34

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Kenya was 41.76 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 43.12 in 2014, while its lowest value was 15.47 in 1984.

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 33.58
1972 31.07
1973 28.13
1974 25.42
1975 23.61
1976 20.90
1977 22.10
1980 16.83
1981 17.03
1982 17.35
1983 18.36
1984 15.47
1985 18.25
1986 18.65
1988 18.09
1989 20.49
1992 20.32
1993 19.93
1994 21.60
2000 17.36
2001 19.40
2003 20.85
2004 23.41
2006 21.68
2011 42.55
2012 41.76
2013 43.07
2014 43.12
2015 41.76

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Kenya was 13.07 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 28.57 in 1991, while its lowest value was 11.19 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
1971 15.09
1972 13.72
1973 14.86
1974 11.68
1975 14.13
1976 11.19
1977 13.02
1980 17.83
1981 15.67
1982 14.98
1983 15.88
1984 14.48
1985 13.94
1986 14.25
1988 16.09
1989 16.34
1991 28.57
1992 20.04
1993 21.27
1994 17.04
1999 11.46
2000 11.71
2001 13.09
2003 12.15
2004 12.91
2006 15.42
2011 12.78
2012 17.61
2013 14.22
2014 13.70
2015 13.07

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Kenya was 19.04 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 27.47 in 2005, while its lowest value was 13.86 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
1982 16.34
1983 17.40
1984 14.53
1985 15.56
1986 17.66
1988 19.47
1989 17.09
1991 18.64
1992 15.95
1993 13.86
1994 14.95
1999 24.55
2000 23.40
2001 22.40
2002 25.63
2003 24.98
2004 26.67
2005 27.47
2006 25.08
2010 20.56
2011 19.25
2012 19.92
2013 19.14
2014 17.08
2015 16.66
2016 17.35
2017 17.71
2018 19.04

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Kenya was 5.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 7.34 in 2005, while its lowest value was 3.93 in 1971.

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 3.93
1972 4.48
1973 4.65
1974 5.07
1975 5.61
1976 5.74
1977 5.14
1980 5.39
1981 5.92
1982 5.68
1983 5.44
1984 4.58
1985 5.20
1986 6.01
1988 6.60
1989 6.04
1991 6.57
1992 6.08
1993 6.03
1994 5.92
1999 5.32
2000 5.19
2001 5.21
2002 6.17
2003 6.49
2004 6.80
2005 7.34
2006 7.05
2010 5.51
2011 5.34
2012 5.51
2013 5.41
2014 5.28
2015 5.27
2016 5.36
2017 5.37
2018 5.31
2019 4.97
2020 5.08

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs