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Australia: Expenditure on primary education

32.99percent · 2016-5.7% since 2006

Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. Annual figures for Australia from 1993 to 2016.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201632.991
201531.784
201432.625
201332.819
201234.14
201135.972
201036.807
200935.963
200835.423
200735.141
200634.968
200534.625
200034.068
199629.288
199530.942
199431.182
199329.33

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Expenditure on primary education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expenditure-on-primary-education (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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