Samoa - 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
1999 32.05
2000 31.61
2001 36.24
2002 45.79
2016 37.05

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
1999 27.61
2000 29.53
2001 29.82
2016 42.81

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
1999 40.27
2000 36.40
2001 33.22
2016 9.18

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Samoa was 16.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 16.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.46 in 2000.

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
1999 13.42
2000 10.46
2001 12.77
2002 12.79
2008 16.06
2015 14.00
2016 13.04
2017 13.21
2018 14.85
2019 15.60
2020 16.21

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Samoa was 4.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 5.14 in 2008, while its lowest value was 3.58 in 2000.

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 4.02
2000 3.58
2001 3.83
2002 3.84
2008 5.14
2015 4.86
2016 4.16
2017 4.18
2018 4.53
2019 4.71
2020 4.81

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs