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EXPD(Gov.%TOT)_Government expenditure on education (% of tot. gov. expend.)

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Source(s) used: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Data accessed via the UNESCO Institute for Statistics data browser for Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) and refers to indicator 1.a.2: http://sdg4-data.uis.unesco.org/. Downloaded on 13/09/2022. Citation Guidelines:
All data are free for scientific use only. For any other use, please contact the data producer directly to obtain authorization. Please cite the database as follows:
Generations and Gender Programme (Year). Generations and Gender Contextual Database. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (distributor).
Retrieved from: https://www.ggp-i.org/data/ggp-contextual-database/ on Day/Month/Year If the data downloaded from the GGP Contextual Database comes only from one source (e.g. Eurostat), you might cite it as follows:
Original Source [e.g. Eurostat, © European Union, 1995-2019] (Data obtained through the Generations and Gender Contextual Database. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (distributor). Retrieved from: https://www.ggp-i.org/data/ggp-contextual-database/ on Day/Month/Year) Please also check the original source for further information on the use of the data and proper citation. Indicator (long name): Government expenditure on education (% of tot. gov. expend.) Indicator (short name): EXPD(Gov.%TOT) Definition: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers), 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.
It is obtainted by dividing total government expenditure for or all levels of education combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. Source of variable definition: Unesco Glossary Comment: A higher percentage of government expenditure on education shows a high government priority for education relative to other public investments. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind that some governments have more (or less) means and therefore larger (or smaller) overall budgets, and that countries with younger populations may spend more on education in relation to other sector such as health or social security, and vice-versa.
In some instances data on total public expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. Additionally, the concept of total general government expenditurs (and what it includes) may differ from one country to the other. Reference areas: Click here to download the list of reference areas and the respective geographical codes.