Tanzania - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Tanzania was 49.15 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 61.77 in 2004, while its lowest value was 39.15 in 1974.

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 45.51
1972 47.35
1973 41.89
1974 39.15
1980 41.54
1989 50.79
1990 41.56
2004 61.77
2005 56.02
2006 52.68
2007 49.17
2008 45.43
2009 41.91
2014 49.15

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Tanzania was 18.27 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 32.81 in 1990, while its lowest value was 8.93 in 2004.

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 26.59
1972 28.15
1973 29.60
1974 23.43
1980 16.35
1989 24.61
1990 32.81
2004 8.93
2005 12.85
2006 14.45
2007 17.26
2008 17.03
2009 16.66
2010 11.32
2014 18.27

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Tanzania was 21.40 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 33.78 in 2009, while its lowest value was 11.45 in 1973.

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 13.03
1972 12.68
1973 11.45
1974 15.98
1980 25.47
1989 13.17
1990 17.57
2004 18.69
2005 21.68
2006 24.24
2007 25.82
2008 29.85
2009 33.78
2010 28.30
2014 21.40

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Tanzania was 20.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 24.40 in 2017, while its lowest value was 11.79 in 1998.

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
1996 12.50
1997 12.63
1998 11.79
2004 19.49
2005 18.14
2006 15.01
2007 19.43
2008 18.78
2009 17.41
2010 19.65
2014 17.30
2017 24.40
2018 20.50

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Tanzania was 3.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 4.54 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.14 in 1990.

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
1989 2.25
1990 2.14
1996 2.53
1997 2.46
1998 2.18
2004 3.56
2005 3.55
2006 3.01
2007 4.03
2008 4.19
2009 3.96
2010 4.54
2011 3.56
2012 3.47
2013 3.36
2014 3.38
2015 4.19
2016 4.10
2017 4.43
2018 3.70
2019 3.53
2020 3.10

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs