Myanmar - 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
1995 41.23
2011 50.49
2017 35.98
2018 39.33
2019 36.33

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
1995 35.88
2011 23.54
2017 39.40
2018 40.96
2019 38.38

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Myanmar was 14.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 22.59 in 1995, while its lowest value was 11.28 in 2017.

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
1972 20.36
1973 16.99
1975 13.67
1976 12.64
1977 11.34
1978 12.18
1995 22.59
2011 19.12
2017 11.28
2018 14.78
2019 14.63

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Myanmar was 10.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 13.80 in 2013, while its lowest value was 5.93 in 2011.

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
2010 7.50
2011 5.93
2012 10.10
2013 13.80
2014 7.54
2015 8.73
2016 9.68
2017 9.93
2018 10.39
2019 10.56

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Myanmar was 1.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 3.27 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.79 in 2011.

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
1972 2.87
1973 3.27
1975 1.99
1976 1.73
1977 1.64
1978 1.64
1995 1.20
2010 0.90
2011 0.79
2012 1.60
2013 2.10
2014 1.90
2015 2.10
2016 1.90
2017 2.09
2018 1.92
2019 1.97

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs