Zimbabwe - Public spending on education

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

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Zimbabwe was 47.77 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 70.05 in 1983, while its lowest value was 46.58 in 2013.

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
1979 47.68
1980 55.82
1981 65.33
1983 70.05
1984 62.72
1985 64.82
1987 58.17
1988 55.51
1989 56.00
1990 62.31
1992 54.24
1994 51.27
2010 51.58
2012 46.93
2013 46.58
2014 47.77

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

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Zimbabwe was 26.87 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 33.14 in 1990, while its lowest value was 21.47 in 1981.

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
1979 32.67
1980 28.55
1981 21.47
1983 23.70
1984 25.44
1985 27.32
1987 28.93
1988 29.21
1989 29.61
1990 33.14
1992 28.38
1994 27.66
2010 25.60
2012 26.08
2013 26.61
2014 26.87

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

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Zimbabwe was 16.83 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 22.82 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.00 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/)

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Year Value
1979 11.82
1980 10.26
1981 8.75
1983 6.25
1984 7.95
1985 3.39
1987 8.96
1988 9.66
1989 10.36
1990 0.00
1992 13.38
1994 17.35
2010 22.82
2012 19.70
2013 18.98
2014 16.83

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

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Zimbabwe was 19.04 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 30.02 in 2014, while its lowest value was 8.54 in 2010.

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
2010 8.54
2012 29.75
2013 28.66
2014 30.02
2015 29.47
2016 23.53
2017 20.87
2018 19.04

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was 3.59 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 44.33 in 1994, while its lowest value was 1.54 in 2010.

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
1979 2.32
1980 2.54
1981 3.35
1983 4.15
1984 5.79
1985 7.42
1987 11.64
1988 12.34
1989 12.28
1990 12.45
1992 22.32
1994 44.33
2010 1.54
2012 6.07
2013 6.00
2014 6.14
2015 5.81
2016 5.47
2017 5.38
2018 3.59

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs