4-16 PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION AS

PERCENTAGE OF THE GNP

Unit: %

           

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization <Statistical Yearbook> 1994.

Country or Area

1980

1985

1990

1991

1992

1993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World               

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

China               

3.3

3.6

 

 

 

 

United States       

6.7

5.0

5.3

 

 

 

Japan               

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.7

 

 

Germany ①          

4.7

4.5

4.0

4.1

 

 

United Kingdom      

5.6

4.9

4.9

5.2

 

 

France              

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.7

5.8

Italy②              

4.4⑨

5.0

3.2

3.1

5.4

 

Canada              

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.4

7.6

 

Australia           

5.5

5.6

5.3

5.5

 

 

Russian Fed.③      

7.1

7.0

8.2

3.9

4.0

4.4

Czech Rep.          

4.0

4.2

4.6

5.0

4.6

5.8

Poland              

 

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

Hungary             

4.7

5.5

6.1

6.4

7.0

6.7

Romania             

3.3

2.2

2.8

3.5

3.6

3.1

Bulgaria            

4.5

5.5

5.6

6.2

5.9

5.8

Former Yugoslavia   

4.7

3.4

6.1

 

 

 

India               

2.8

3.4

4.0

3.8

3.7

 

Indonesia④         

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.2

2.2

1.3

Philippines         

1.7

1.4

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.4

Thailand            

3.4

3.9

3.6

3.5

4.0

 

Malaysia⑤          

6.0

6.6

5.4

5.6

5.5

5.1

Singapore           

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.7

 

 

Pakistan⑤          

2.0

2.7

2.6

2.7

 

 

Bangladesh          

1.5

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

 

Turkey⑤            

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.8

 

Korea        

3.7

4.5

3.5

4.0

4.2

 

Egypt               

5.7⑥

6.3

4.9

4.7

5.0

 

Nigeria             

 

1.2

0.8

0.5

0.5

 

Mexico              

4.7

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.9

6.0

Brazil              

3.6

3.8

4.6⑦

 

 

 

Argentina⑧         

2.7

1.5

1.1

3.4

3.1

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

①     Data prior to 1991 refer to former Western Germany.

②     The data fro both 1990 are not comparable with the other ones.

③     Data prior to 1991 refer to percentage of net material products of former USSR.

④     The data for both 1980 and 1992 are not comparable with the others.

⑤     The data for 1980 is not comparable with the others.

⑥     Data refer to 1981.

⑦     Data refer to 1989.

⑧     The data fro both 1980 & 1985 are not comparable with the others.

⑨     Data refer to 1979.