World - 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
2010 33.20
2011 32.70
2012 34.19
2013 31.59

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
2010 34.52
2011 34.16
2012 33.95
2013 32.73

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in World was 21.62 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 21.62 in 2013, while its lowest value was 19.69 in 2012.

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
2008 20.87
2009 20.18
2010 20.11
2011 20.47
2012 19.69
2013 21.62

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in World was 13.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 15.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 13.53 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
2000 13.53
2001 14.48
2002 14.53
2003 15.10
2004 14.24
2005 14.13
2006 14.16
2007 14.10
2008 14.10
2009 14.03
2010 14.64
2011 13.79
2012 14.41
2013 14.19
2014 13.88
2015 13.92
2016 13.97
2017 14.50
2018 13.83

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in World was 3.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 4.66 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.66 in 2019.

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 4.11
2000 3.86
2001 4.03
2002 3.99
2003 4.12
2004 3.99
2005 4.05
2006 4.03
2007 4.13
2008 4.36
2009 4.66
2010 4.48
2011 4.30
2012 4.20
2013 4.39
2014 4.61
2015 4.26
2016 4.16
2017 4.33
2018 4.26
2019 3.66

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs