Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Australia
Australia: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.57 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Australia is 0.57, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Australia peaked at 0.6055 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4549, in 1999.
Australia ranks 39th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4549 | — |
| 2000 | 0.46 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.481 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4889 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4869 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4951 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4964 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.501 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5031 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5045 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.546 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6055 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.578 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5601 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5577 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5552 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5727 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.566 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5705 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5632 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.561 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.57 | +1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.57 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4351, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4549 | 0.4549 | 0.4549 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4963 | 0.46 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.569 | 0.5552 | 0.6055 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Australia?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Australia was 0.57 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6055 in 2010.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4549 in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Australia ranks 39th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.