Definition: Total public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other private entities). It includes as a rule expenditure incurred by all concerned ministries and levels of administration. Most recent data are provisional in some cases.
Unit: % of gross domestic product
Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Link to the key table: Public expenditure on education (international comparison)