The Gambia - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in The Gambia was 55.84 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 65.33 in 2010, while its lowest value was 39.18 in 1990.

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
1985 50.81
1986 48.99
1989 46.65
1990 39.18
1991 44.82
1992 46.92
1995 39.56
1996 43.03
2001 57.83
2002 56.53
2003 54.46
2004 61.17
2005 61.45
2006 63.43
2007 62.64
2008 61.14
2009 60.39
2010 65.33
2011 63.81
2012 59.95
2013 51.81
2014 55.18
2015 55.84

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in The Gambia was 32.83 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 35.50 in 2013, while its lowest value was 14.81 in 2001.

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
1985 19.19
1986 24.47
1989 19.84
1990 24.15
1991 20.31
1992 23.78
1995 21.77
1996 16.87
2001 14.81
2002 15.29
2003 19.04
2004 22.29
2005 23.10
2006 21.87
2007 21.31
2008 29.03
2009 30.06
2010 23.40
2011 27.16
2012 31.36
2013 35.50
2014 30.23
2015 32.83

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in The Gambia was 11.33 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 27.61 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1992.

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
1985 13.41
1986 12.39
1989 13.40
1990 19.93
1991 14.10
1992 0.00
1995 19.20
1996 22.87
2001 26.55
2002 27.61
2003 26.01
2004 15.47
2005 14.27
2006 13.77
2007 15.01
2008 9.03
2009 8.73
2010 9.88
2011 7.63
2012 7.36
2013 10.73
2014 14.57
2015 11.33

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in The Gambia was 11.19 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 18.88 in 2008, while its lowest value was 5.03 in 2004.

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
2000 11.92
2001 8.21
2002 10.95
2003 8.47
2004 5.03
2005 5.34
2006 5.36
2007 7.30
2008 18.88
2009 13.29
2010 17.61
2011 15.12
2012 13.80
2013 10.29
2014 11.75
2015 11.03
2016 10.36
2018 11.19

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in The Gambia was 2.88 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 4.30 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.62 in 2004.

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
1985 4.30
1986 3.48
1989 2.97
1990 2.83
1991 3.78
1992 1.17
1995 2.55
1996 2.57
1999 1.57
2000 1.47
2001 1.16
2002 1.44
2003 1.36
2004 0.62
2005 0.69
2006 0.75
2007 0.82
2008 2.18
2009 1.91
2010 2.56
2011 2.50
2012 2.64
2013 1.82
2014 2.23
2015 2.16
2016 2.02
2017 2.46
2018 2.37
2019 2.88

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs