Appendix 2-17      Public Expenditures on Education as Percentage of GNP

 

 

 

 

Source: United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization "Statistical Yearbook" 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(%)

 

 

 

 

 

Country or

1980

1985

1990

1995

1996

 

 

 

 

 

Territory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  World              

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

  China             

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

  United States

 

4.9

5.2

5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Japan

5.8

5.0

4.7

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Germany          

4.7

4.5

              

4.8

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

  United Kingdom

5.6

4.9

4.9

5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

  France

5.0

5.8

5.4

6.1

6.0

 

 

 

 

 

  Italy

          4.4

5.0

              

4.7

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

  Canada

6.9

6.5

6.8

6.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Australia

5.5

5.6

5.3

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Russian Fed.

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Czech Rep.

4.0

4.2

4.6

5.4

5.1

 

 

 

 

 

  Poland

              

4.9

              

5.2

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

  Hungary

4.7

5.5

6.1

5.3

4.6

 

 

 

 

 

  Romania            

3.3

2.2

2.8

              

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

  Bulgaria           

4.5

5.5

5.6

3.9

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

  Former Yugoslavia  

4.7

3.4

6.1

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

  India              

3.0

3.5

3.9

3.3

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

  Indonesia          

1.7

1.4

          1.0

          1.4

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

  Philippines        

1.7

1.4

2.9

3.0

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

  Thailand           

3.4

3.8

3.6

4.1

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

  Malaysia

6.0

6.6

5.5

4.7

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

  Singapore          

2.8

4.4

3.0

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Pakistan           

2.1

2.9

2.7

2.8

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

  Bangladesh

1.1

1.4

1.5

              

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

  Turkey             

2.2

1.8

          2.1

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Korea,Rep.of

3.7

4.5

3.5

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Egypt              

          5.7

6.3

3.8

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Nigeria

              

1.2

1.0

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Mexico

4.7

3.9

3.7

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Brazil             

3.6

3.8

          4.5

5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Argentina          

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.8

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data prior to 1991 refer to the former Federal Republic of  Germany. Data refer to the proportion of budgetary expenditure for education to GNP. 

Starting from 1990, the data is not comparable with those for the past years. Data refer to 1981.Ministry of Education only.Data refer to 1979.

Data refer to 1989. Data refer to 1994. Central government only.Not including expenditure on tertiary education. Data refer to 1984.

 

Data refer to 1991.