Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
117th
of 152 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 1997
Years of data
15
1982–2015

Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Ethiopia, 1982–2015

00.511.51982199820151982: 0.683 %1983: 0.886 %1984: 0.758 %1985: 0.805 %1986: 0.717 %1993: 0.717 %1996: 0.729 %1997: 0.656 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 1.1 %2011: 1.4 %2012: 1.4 %2013: 1.3 %2014: 0.762 %2015: 0.859 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 1.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1997.

That places Ethiopia 117th out of 152 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%) in Ethiopia, 1982 to 2015.
Year % Change
1982 0.7%
1983 0.9% +29.8%
1984 0.8% -14.5%
1985 0.8% +6.2%
1986 0.7% -11.0%
1993 0.7% +0.0%
1996 0.7% +1.7%
1997 0.7% -10.0%
2009 1.1% +63.9%
2010 1.1% +4.6%
2011 1.4% +24.8%
2012 1.4% +0.3%
2013 1.3% -6.4%
2014 0.8% -42.2%
2015 0.9% +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 1.4% 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 114 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
  2. 115 Zambia 0.9% compare
  3. 116 Maldives 0.9% compare
  4. 118 Cambodia 0.8% compare
  5. 119 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  6. 120 Senegal 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Ethiopia?
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1997.
How does Ethiopia rank for government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 117th out of 152 countries with data for 2015.
Is government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 2,921 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/