Liberia - 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
1978 14.37
1980 14.45
2012 30.72
2018 42.39

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
1978 37.64
1980 24.52
2012 34.49
2018 53.44

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
1978 15.64
1980 26.66
2012 31.56

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Liberia was 8.15 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 8.34 in 2017, while its lowest value was 4.67 in 2013.

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
2008 6.45
2012 5.18
2013 4.67
2014 6.89
2017 8.34
2018 8.15

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Liberia was 2.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 2.76 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.70 in 2008.

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
2008 1.70
2012 1.78
2013 1.73
2014 2.28
2015 2.17
2016 2.15
2017 2.76
2018 2.58
2019 2.27
2020 2.31

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs