Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/

全国（含地方、区域及中央）政府教育总支出（涵盖经常性支出、资本性支出及转移支付），以占国内生产总值（GDP）的百分比形式展示。该统计口径包含国际来源向政府提供转移支付所资助的教育支出。其计算方法为：将特定教育层级（如小学、中等教育或所有教育层级总和）的政府总支出除以该国GDP，再乘以100。教育支出占GDP的比例越高，既表明政府对教育事业的优先级越高，也反映出政府相对于国家经济规模的公共财政筹资能力越强。但在解读该指标时需注意，部分国家的教育总资金中，私营部门及家庭出资占比可能更高，因此此类国家的政府教育支出占比会低于其他国家。如需获取更多信息，请查阅联合国教科文组织统计研究所（UNESCO Institute of Statistics）官网：http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/