Lebanon - 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
1993 55.49
1994 56.29
1995 79.89
1996 80.93

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Lebanon was 17.09 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 18.76 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1995.

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
1993 18.50
1994 18.76
1995 0.00
1996 0.00
2012 14.73
2013 17.09

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Lebanon was 28.74 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 30.72 in 2012, while its lowest value was 19.07 in 1996.

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
1993 26.01
1994 24.94
1995 20.11
1996 19.07
2002 28.46
2004 25.05
2005 28.76
2006 27.26
2007 25.33
2008 28.98
2009 26.65
2010 27.19
2011 26.49
2012 30.72
2013 28.74

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Lebanon was 9.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 10.44 in 1994, while its lowest value was 5.50 in 2009.

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
1993 6.81
1994 10.44
1995 5.92
1996 8.11
2001 7.42
2002 7.06
2004 7.93
2005 8.42
2006 7.69
2007 7.34
2008 5.87
2009 5.50
2010 5.53
2011 5.73
2012 7.11
2013 8.58
2014 6.30
2015 6.30
2016 7.15
2017 7.15
2018 8.05
2019 8.14
2020 9.90

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Lebanon was 2.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 2.84 in 2001, while its lowest value was 1.61 in 2010.

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
1993 1.67
1994 1.93
1995 2.22
1996 2.08
2001 2.84
2002 2.55
2004 2.64
2005 2.65
2006 2.78
2007 2.58
2008 2.01
2009 1.77
2010 1.61
2011 1.65
2012 2.15
2013 2.43
2014 2.00
2015 2.10
2016 2.12
2017 2.13
2018 2.52
2019 2.59

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs