Indicators

Total public expenditure on education

Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce these indicators:

Government expenditure on education in New Zealand (1996/97 to 2011/12)
Total public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (2009)
Public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP (2009)



Government expenditure on education in New Zealand (1996/97 to 2011/12)

Note:

  1. Source: The Treasury and Statistics New Zealand
YearExpenditure on EducationTotal Government ExpenditureGDP Percent of GDPPercent of total government expenses
1996/974,81731,36899,2894.8515.36
1997/985,16232,982103,0045.0115.65
1998/995,33733,939104,8905.0915.73
1999/005,71234,829111,2025.1416.40
2000/016,13636,559117,5405.2216.78
2001/026,47337,513126,3555.1217.26
2002/037,01639,897132,8475.2817.59
2003/047,58541,882142,0465.3418.11
2004/057,93044,895152,0795.2117.66
2005/069,91449,320160,5826.1720.10
2006/079,26954,004168,7685.4917.16
2007/089,55156,997182,9665.2216.76
2008/0911,45564,002184,2986.2217.90
2009/1011,72464,013187,0606.2718.32
2010/1111,65070,450195,8995.9516.54
2011/1211,65469,076202,5045.7516.87



Total public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (2009)

 Notes:

  1. Public expenditure presented in this table includes public subsidies to households for living costs (scholarships and grants to students/households and student loans), which are not spent on educational institutions. Thus the figures presented here exceed those on public spending on institutions.
  2. Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2012  (Table B 4.1)
CountryPrimary, secondary and
post-secondary non-tertiary
TertiaryTotal
 Australia  3.8 1.1 5.0
 Ireland  4.9 1.5 6.5
 New Zealand  4.8 1.9 7.2
 United Kingdom  4.5 0.8 5.6
 United States  3.9 1.3 5.5
 OECD Average  3.8 1.4 5.8



Public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP (2009)

 Note:

  1. Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2012 (Table B 2.3)
CountryPrimary, secondary and
post-secondary non-tertiary
TertiaryTotal
 Australia 3.6 0.7 4.5
 Ireland 4.6 1.4 6.0
 New Zealand 4.5 1.1 6.1
 United Kingdom 4.5 0.6 5.3
 United States 3.9 1.0 5.3
 OECD Average  3.3 1.0 4.8

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