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Financial
Year (April–March) |
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1997–1998 |
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2001–2002 |
2002–2003 |
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Total expenditure
($ million) |
47,027 |
|
52,232 |
|
54,893 |
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As percentage of
total government expenditure (%) |
24.2 |
|
21.9 |
|
22.8 |
|
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As percentage of
Gross Domestic Product (%) |
3.5 |
|
4.1 |
4.3 |
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Recurrent expenditure
($ million) |
36,663 |
|
46,244 |
|
47,277 |
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Spent on (%) |
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Primary education |
20.5 |
|
22.5 |
23.2 |
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Secondary education |
32.6 |
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34.2 |
|
34.4 |
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Tertiary education |
35.5 |
|
31.1 |
|
30.2 |
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Others(1) |
11.5 |
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12.1 |
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12.2 |
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