Education spending, percent of government spending in Latin America
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Public spending on education, percent of public spending in Latin America:
The average for 2020 based on 10 countries was 16.32 percent.The highest value was in Honduras: 24.25 percent and the lowest value was in Paraguay: 9.84 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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24.25
21.54
21.14
19.32
16.36
15.96
13.09
11.47
10.24
9.84
0
6.1
12.1
18.2
24.25
Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
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