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China: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
10.43percent · 2023-21.7% since 2013
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMFCALC. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.432 | |
| 2022 | 10.505 | |
| 2021 | 10.85 | |
| 2020 | 10.533 | |
| 2019 | 11.227 | |
| 2018 | 11.451 | |
| 2017 | 12.155 | |
| 2016 | 12.27 | |
| 2015 | 12.26 | |
| 2014 | 12.753 | |
| 2013 | 13.315 | |
| 2012 | 14.407 | |
| 2011 | 13.078 | |
| 2010 | 13.552 | |
| 2009 | 13.514 | |
| 2008 | 14.296 | |
| 2007 | 8.415 | |
| 2006 | 9.324 | |
| 2005 | 9.496 | |
| 2004 | 1.333 | |
| 2003 | 1.788 | |
| 2002 | 1.683 | |
| 2001 | 1.512 | |
| 2000 | 1.424 |
Source
Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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UIS (2026). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imfcalc (accessed 2026-11-11). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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