Trinidad and Tobago - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Trinidad and Tobago was 39.18 as of 2003. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 50.24 in 2000, while its lowest value was 36.81 in 1980.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1980 36.81
1982 43.31
1983 40.59
1984 41.06
1985 42.82
1989 42.72
1990 42.70
2000 50.24
2001 45.26
2002 48.27
2003 39.18

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Trinidad and Tobago was 36.83 as of 2003. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 42.05 in 2002, while its lowest value was 31.53 in 1984.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1980 31.79
1982 38.50
1983 32.54
1984 31.53
1985 33.36
1989 38.09
1990 37.58
2000 34.46
2001 34.37
2002 42.05
2003 36.83

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.51 as of 1990. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 21.51 in 1984, while its lowest value was 11.51 in 1990.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1980 17.42
1982 12.00
1983 20.95
1984 21.51
1985 17.85
1989 12.41
1990 11.51

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Trinidad and Tobago was 8.93 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 15.01 in 1994, while its lowest value was 8.70 in 2015.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1989 12.91
1990 13.85
1994 15.01
1995 14.90
1996 13.28
1997 12.03
1998 8.93
1999 11.23
2000 11.73
2001 12.17
2002 14.29
2003 13.91
2011 12.85
2012 13.24
2013 14.19
2014 13.39
2015 8.70
2016 10.43
2017 9.89
2018 9.77
2019 10.62
2020 9.38
2021 8.93

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was 3.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 5.87 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.44 in 1998.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1980 3.77
1982 5.46
1983 5.77
1984 5.87
1985 5.77
1989 4.20
1990 3.65
1994 3.43
1995 3.56
1996 3.25
1997 3.33
1998 2.44
1999 2.76
2000 2.76
2001 3.07
2002 3.54
2003 3.14
2011 4.30
2012 4.55
2013 5.12
2014 5.33
2015 3.37
2016 3.97
2017 3.56
2018 3.29
2019 3.56

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs