Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
Expenditure on school books and teaching material expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Divide expenditure on...
What the numbers show
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 17.7% in Ecuador; the lowest is 0.0% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 2.6%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Barbados (up 1,383.9%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 17.7% | 2018 | up 460.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 9.9% | 2015 | up 376.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 8.3% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 4.6% | 2017 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 5 | Kuwait | 4.0% | 2014 | up 376.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 3.7% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2018 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 3.1% | 2017 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2018 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 2.3% | 2019 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Benin | 2.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2010 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2014 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 15 | Jamaica | 1.9% | 2019 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 16 | Nepal | 1.9% | 2015 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 17 | Barbados | 1.8% | 2007 | up 1,383.9% | rising |
| 18 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.7% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 19 | Malaysia | 1.5% | 2019 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% | 2014 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 1.4% | 2019 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 22 | Cape Verde | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 0.7% | 2019 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2010 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2018 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2017 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | 0.2% | 2016 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2018 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 30 | Andorra | 0.2% | 2019 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2019 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Expenditure on school books and teaching material expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Divide expenditure on school books and teaching material in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. Limitations: Although countries responding to the UIS questionnaire on educational expenditure are required to follow common definitions, in some cases government budget classifications may differ. It is also often difficult to identify expenditure on school books and teaching material, as not all accounting systems include such a classification. In some poorer countries, foreign donors and/or households may fund a large portion of expenditure on school books and teaching material, and where country respondents only have data on government expenditure, the amounts may be underestimated or missing entirely. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/