Puerto Rico - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Puerto Rico was 22.00 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 78.50 in 1972, while its lowest value was 21.64 in 2013.

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 76.61
1972 78.50
1973 77.79
1974 62.53
1975 66.64
1976 68.89
1977 70.09
1978 71.59
2013 21.64
2014 22.00

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Puerto Rico was 24.61 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 24.61 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1971.

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 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
2013 23.56
2014 24.61

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Puerto Rico was 36.78 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 38.58 in 2013, while its lowest value was 21.50 in 1972.

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 23.39
1972 21.50
1973 22.21
1974 37.47
1975 33.36
1976 31.11
1977 29.91
1978 28.41
2013 38.58
2014 36.78

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Puerto Rico was 6.07 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 7.29 in 1974, while its lowest value was 6.07 in 2014.

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 7.25
1972 7.21
1973 6.48
1974 7.29
1975 6.23
1976 7.14
1977 6.39
1978 6.68
2013 6.48
2014 6.07

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs