Middle income - Public spending on education

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
2009 19.15
2010 17.13
2011 17.76
2012 18.29
2013 17.73

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Middle income was 14.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.12 in 2003, while its lowest value was 14.16 in 2019.

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 15.25
2001 15.73
2002 15.26
2003 16.12
2004 15.14
2005 15.10
2006 15.40
2007 14.95
2008 15.30
2009 15.19
2010 15.82
2011 14.87
2012 15.18
2013 15.30
2014 14.81
2015 15.49
2016 15.60
2017 15.88
2018 14.70
2019 14.16

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Middle income was 3.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 4.39 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.40 in 2002.

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 4.01
2000 3.61
2001 3.69
2002 3.40
2003 3.65
2004 3.49
2005 3.86
2006 3.87
2007 3.65
2008 4.10
2009 4.39
2010 3.94
2011 3.90
2012 3.90
2013 3.87
2014 4.08
2015 4.02
2016 4.03
2017 4.09
2018 3.98
2019 3.86

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs