Suriname - Public spending on education

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Suriname was 10.11 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 17.32 in 2017, while its lowest value was 10.11 in 2021.

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
2015	11.38
2016	16.08
2017	17.32
2018	14.72
2019	15.28
2020	13.94
2021	10.11

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

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
2015	5.93
2016	5.98
2017	6.11
2018	5.69
2019	7.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs