Education Spending 2008-2025

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.
  • education spending for 2012 was 16.69%, a 1.24% decline from 2009.
  • education spending for 2009 was 17.93%, a 2.95% increase from 2008.
  • education spending for 2008 was 14.98%, a 14.98% increase from .
  • education spending for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2012 16.69% -1.24%
2009 17.93% 2.95%
2008 14.98% 2.95%