Pakistan - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Pakistan was 31.05 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 52.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 24.95 in 1978.

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 28.09
1972 34.56
1973 31.52
1974 31.45
1975 31.04
1976 30.84
1977 30.44
1978 24.95
1979 33.67
1980 38.63
1981 34.00
1982 32.50
1983 32.34
1984 33.81
1985 32.12
1986 30.97
1987 31.66
1989 42.87
1990 43.66
1991 42.44
1992 44.27
1993 44.77
1994 46.85
1995 48.21
1996 47.27
1997 52.00
2013 32.68
2014 35.14
2015 31.05

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Pakistan was 37.39 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 37.49 in 1986, while its lowest value was 22.86 in 1973.

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 26.86
1972 26.12
1973 22.86
1974 30.26
1975 29.83
1976 30.39
1977 33.01
1978 24.41
1979 33.79
1980 32.65
1981 32.99
1982 32.48
1983 35.69
1984 32.43
1985 36.89
1986 37.49
1987 36.88
1989 33.84
1990 30.18
1991 29.76
1992 29.04
1993 28.04
1994 29.29
1995 28.47
1996 29.30
1997 27.33
2013 25.13
2014 33.38
2015 37.39

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Pakistan was 22.11 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 32.23 in 2013, while its lowest value was 11.88 in 1997.

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 18.27
1972 16.46
1973 18.18
1974 24.27
1975 17.86
1976 18.85
1977 18.41
1978 17.36
1979 19.27
1980 20.89
1981 17.58
1982 19.71
1983 20.21
1984 20.47
1985 19.27
1986 18.18
1987 20.09
1989 15.73
1990 16.46
1991 17.64
1992 14.70
1993 15.94
1994 14.53
1995 13.86
1996 13.43
1997 11.88
2013 32.23
2014 22.32
2015 22.79
2016 22.20
2017 22.11

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Pakistan was 11.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 15.45 in 2007, while its lowest value was 7.80 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
1993 7.80
1994 9.38
1995 10.31
1996 10.07
1997 11.75
1999 11.31
2000 8.49
2004 11.23
2005 13.78
2006 15.29
2007 15.45
2008 14.10
2009 12.08
2010 11.86
2011 10.92
2012 11.04
2013 11.51
2014 11.30
2015 13.19
2016 15.06
2017 14.54
2019 11.59

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Pakistan was 2.51 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 3.02 in 1997, while its lowest value was 1.57 in 1972.

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 1.65
1972 1.57
1973 1.83
1974 1.88
1975 1.98
1976 2.24
1977 2.15
1978 2.20
1979 2.20
1980 2.13
1981 1.97
1982 2.01
1983 2.00
1984 2.07
1985 2.44
1986 2.68
1987 2.98
1989 2.36
1990 2.52
1991 2.57
1992 2.55
1993 2.39
1994 2.59
1995 2.80
1996 2.81
1997 3.02
1999 2.61
2000 1.84
2004 1.77
2005 2.05
2006 2.40
2007 2.64
2008 2.75
2009 2.59
2010 2.29
2011 2.22
2012 2.14
2013 2.49
2014 2.47
2015 2.65
2016 3.00
2017 2.90
2019 2.51

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs