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Sri Lanka: Expenditure on primary education

29.86percent · 2018-12.9% since 1973

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 Sri Lanka from 1973 to 2018.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201829.856
201733.378
201634.897
201528.305
201428.67
201322.992
201223.896
201124.213
201025.047
200928.302
197334.267

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Expenditure on primary education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expenditure-on-primary-education (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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