China | Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. Development relevance: The percentage of government expenditure on education to GDP is useful to compare education expenditure between countries and/or over time in relation to the size of their economy; A high percentage to GDP suggests a high priority for education and a capacity of raising revenues for public spending. Note that government expenditure appears lower in some countries where the private sector and/or households have a large share in total funding for education. Limitations and exceptions: Data may refer to spending by the ministry of education only (excluding spending on educational activities by other ministries). Statistical concept and methodology: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) is calculated by dividing total government expenditure for all levels of education by the GDP, and multiplying by 100. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. GDP data come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source
China | Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 1.38873994
1972 1.60476005
1973 1.65082002
1974 1.76115
1975 1.70850003
1976 1.81657004
1977 1.74953997
1978 1.95884001
1979 2.14805007
1980 1.91190004
1981 1.94880998
1982 2.03448009
1983 2.07692003
1984 1.99863005
1985 2.00814009
1986 2.0615499
1987 1.80425
1988 1.76417994
1989
1990
1991
1992 1.65455997
1993 1.65785003
1994 1.98571002
1995 1.84192002
1996 1.85338998
1997
1998 1.84432995
1999 1.88803995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 2.70073485
2008 3.63178825
2009 3.75152206
2010 3.75464249
2011 3.52196503
2012 3.94409418
2013 3.7104764
2014 3.58033419
2015 3.8138299
2016 3.76111555
2017 3.66745043
2018 3.54249454
2019 3.54105473
2020 3.57295632
2021 3.29784346
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China | Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. Development relevance: The percentage of government expenditure on education to GDP is useful to compare education expenditure between countries and/or over time in relation to the size of their economy; A high percentage to GDP suggests a high priority for education and a capacity of raising revenues for public spending. Note that government expenditure appears lower in some countries where the private sector and/or households have a large share in total funding for education. Limitations and exceptions: Data may refer to spending by the ministry of education only (excluding spending on educational activities by other ministries). Statistical concept and methodology: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) is calculated by dividing total government expenditure for all levels of education by the GDP, and multiplying by 100. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. GDP data come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source