Data bank
| Country | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong-China |
- | 20.23 | 24.08 | 23.01 | 23.21 | 23.88 | 22.99 | 23.30 | 23.33 | 21.89 | 22.87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Ghana |
- | 24.38 | 24.00 | 22.42 | 24.21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.36 | - | - | - | - | 24.32 |
 Thailand |
- | 22.31 | 20.33 | 20.52 | 20.88 | 25.02 | 23.99 | 23.66 | 23.54 | 21.80 | 28.30 | 30.97 | 28.06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Algeria |
- | - | - | 20.27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Saudi Arabia |
- | - | - | 19.26 | 19.78 | 21.14 | 19.29 | 21.36 | 28.47 | 26.88 | 24.79 | 22.70 | 25.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Indonesia |
- | 17.14 | 21.08 | 17.87 | 18.70 | 17.22 | 14.87 | 14.17 | 15.98 | 14.28 | 11.45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Brazil |
- | - | 16.82 | 17.43 | 16.10 | 16.18 | 14.50 | 12.26 | 11.53 | 10.80 | 11.27 | 12.01 | 10.50 | 12.26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Switzerland |
- | - | - | 16.67 | 16.09 | 16.32 | 16.19 | 16.45 | 16.48 | 15.90 | 15.58 | 14.83 | 15.41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 South Africa |
- | 19.20 | 16.86 | 16.20 | 17.42 | 17.65 | 17.85 | 18.06 | 18.49 | 18.50 | 23.45 | 18.11 | 22.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Norway |
- | - | 15.67 | 16.10 | 16.47 | 16.19 | 16.67 | 16.43 | 15.65 | 16.10 | 15.76 | 15.56 | 15.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 New Zealand |
- | - | - | 16.08 | 17.86 | 19.67 | 15.49 | 18.20 | 20.92 | 16.23 | 16.10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Yemen |
- | - | - | 16.00 | 18.10 | 20.19 | 22.29 | 24.39 | 26.49 | 28.59 | 30.68 | 32.78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 South Korea |
- | - | - | 15.77 | 14.76 | 15.21 | 15.33 | 16.48 | 14.98 | 15.48 | 14.72 | 13.92 | 13.12 | 12.64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Singapore |
- | 10.33 | 11.63 | 15.27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Denmark |
- | - | 15.05 | 14.96 | 15.37 | 15.45 | 15.72 | 15.45 | 15.13 | 15.46 | 15.57 | 15.45 | 14.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Colombia |
- | - | - | 14.93 | 12.58 | 14.18 | 11.06 | 11.73 | 13.64 | 15.56 | 18.00 | 17.37 | 16.90 | 18.10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Argentina |
- | - | 13.95 | 14.02 | 13.54 | 13.97 | 13.51 | 13.06 | 12.02 | 13.75 | 13.53 | 13.72 | 13.29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 United States |
- | - | 13.07 | 13.79 | 14.13 | 14.71 | 13.72 | 14.40 | 15.25 | 15.17 | 17.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Israel |
- | - | 13.64 | 13.74 | 13.04 | 13.27 | 13.41 | 13.55 | 13.69 | 13.73 | 13.76 | 13.83 | 13.92 | 14.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Ireland |
- | - | - | 13.38 | 13.52 | 13.91 | 14.08 | 14.02 | 13.20 | 12.80 | 10.11 | 10.75 | 13.23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Sweden |
- | - | 13.24 | 12.95 | 12.74 | 12.66 | 12.63 | 12.93 | 12.82 | 13.10 | 12.83 | 12.97 | 13.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Belgium |
- | - | - | 12.92 | 12.44 | 12.35 | 11.37 | 12.07 | 11.80 | 12.24 | 12.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Australia |
- | - | - | 12.91 | 13.71 | 13.77 | 14.12 | 14.19 | 14.37 | 14.33 | 14.06 | 13.80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Finland |
- | - | 12.13 | 12.43 | 12.50 | 12.62 | 12.57 | 12.84 | 12.83 | 12.74 | 12.69 | 12.21 | 12.49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Bulgaria |
- | - | - | 12.35 | 9.97 | 11.61 | 11.48 | 6.20 | 10.50 | 8.84 | 8.77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Russia |
- | - | - | 11.94 | 12.19 | 12.44 | 12.69 | 12.94 | 12.25 | 10.66 | 11.48 | 10.65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Egypt |
- | - | - | 11.93 | 12.60 | 11.95 | 16.02 | 15.53 | 16.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Netherlands |
- | - | 11.53 | 11.90 | 11.69 | 11.98 | 12.24 | 11.84 | 11.51 | 11.20 | 11.15 | 11.23 | 11.14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Poland |
- | - | 11.45 | 11.77 | 11.65 | 11.98 | 12.58 | 12.68 | 11.98 | 12.24 | 12.46 | 12.69 | 11.45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Spain |
- | - | 10.84 | 11.24 | 11.09 | 11.12 | 11.00 | 10.93 | 11.14 | 10.93 | 10.96 | 10.95 | 11.33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Austria |
- | - | - | 11.21 | 11.06 | 11.01 | 10.93 | 10.22 | 10.81 | 11.23 | 11.21 | 10.99 | 12.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 United Kingdom |
- | - | 11.26 | 11.07 | 11.75 | 11.91 | 11.78 | 11.53 | 11.94 | 12.00 | 11.03 | 11.01 | 11.40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Portugal |
- | - | 11.60 | 10.99 | 11.16 | 11.34 | 11.33 | 11.46 | 12.23 | 12.51 | 12.62 | 12.58 | 12.77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 France |
- | - | 10.38 | 10.58 | 10.69 | 10.59 | 10.58 | 10.92 | 11.03 | 11.02 | 11.02 | 11.01 | 11.45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Hungary |
- | - | 9.96 | 10.36 | 10.45 | 10.43 | 10.91 | 11.10 | 11.92 | 10.24 | 10.51 | 10.37 | 12.84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Germany |
- | - | - | 10.36 | 10.29 | 9.71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Slovakia |
- | - | 9.85 | 10.31 | 10.53 | 10.36 | 10.13 | 11.13 | 10.71 | 9.56 | 8.98 | 7.53 | 13.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Czech Republic |
- | - | 9.76 | 9.52 | 9.87 | 10.51 | 9.46 | 9.68 | 9.53 | 9.33 | 9.23 | 9.49 | 9.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Japan |
- | - | - | 9.41 | 9.41 | 9.51 | 9.48 | 9.80 | 9.67 | 10.59 | 10.54 | 10.49 | 9.27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Italy |
- | - | 9.05 | 9.38 | 8.96 | 9.71 | 9.20 | 9.59 | 9.82 | 9.75 | 10.12 | 9.69 | 9.64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Qatar |
- | - | - | 8.24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Turkey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.74 | - | - | - | - |
 Nigeria |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.84 | - | - | - | - | - |
 China |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Canada |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.55 | 12.46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 India |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.74 | 11.40 | 12.06 | 12.71 | 12.72 | 12.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Greece |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 9.22 | 8.42 | 7.95 | 7.93 | 7.72 | 7.26 | 6.98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Romania |
- | - | - | - | 11.79 | 11.09 | 10.39 | 9.78 | 10.32 | 10.04 | 9.05 | 7.46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Chile |
- | - | - | - | 18.22 | 16.02 | 15.99 | 16.84 | 17.43 | 17.25 | 16.61 | 15.97 | 15.61 | 16.12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Ukraine |
- | - | - | - | 20.22 | 19.27 | 18.90 | 18.09 | 19.76 | 20.34 | 17.21 | 14.72 | 13.55 | 14.63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Mexico |
- | - | - | - | 21.59 | 22.93 | 24.27 | 25.61 | 23.82 | 24.07 | 24.32 | 23.62 | 22.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indicator
Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure
Definition
Total public expenditure on education (current and capital) expressed as a % of total government expenditure in a given financial year
Main source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
About the data bank
Data and data sources are shown for 50 countries (and one region—Hong Kong) going back to 1990 when possible.
The aim of the data bank is to include only internationally comparable data. Wherever possible, OECD data or data from international organisations is used to ensure comparability. For the vast majority of indicators, the EIU refrained from using national data sources, and when possible, used inter- and extrapolations in order to fill missing data points.
The data within this data bank was last collected/calculated in September 2012.