asked the Minister for Education if he will state (a) the amount of public current expenditure and public capital expenditure on education in each of the last ten years, (b) the percentage of the GNP involved in each instance and (c) the equivalent percentage for other OECD countries.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Expenditure on Education.
12.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate for inclusion in the Official Report a tabular statement giving the information requested by the Deputy.
Following is the statement:
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
|
Year |
PublicCurrent Expenditure on Education |
PublicCapital Expenditure on Education |
(A) As a Percent- age of Gross National Product |
(B) As a Percentage of Gross National Product |
|
£ |
£ |
% |
% |
|
|
1962/63 |
22,855,000 |
1,332,000 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
|
1963/64 |
25,413,000 |
1,780,000 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
|
1964/65 |
31,797,000 |
2,399,000 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
|
1965/66 |
35,834,000 |
3,555,000 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
|
1966/67 |
37,560,000 |
2,604,000 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
|
1967/68 |
42,000,000 |
5,412,000 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
|
1968/69 |
48,085,000 |
10,906,000 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
|
1969/70 |
57,282,000 |
12,148,000 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
|
1970/71 |
67,920,000 |
11,497,000 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
|
1971/72 |
81,154,000 |
11,909,000 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
The following table has been extracted from an OECD document circulated in 1970.
|
Country |
Public Expenditure on education as a percentage of the Gross National Product 1967 (or nearest year). |
|
% |
|
|
Germany |
2.96 (66) |
|
Austria |
4.40 |
|
Belgium |
5.57 |
|
Canada |
5.65 (65) |
|
Denmark |
6.12 |
|
Spain |
2.15 (68) |
|
United States |
6.12 |
|
Finland |
6.43 |
|
France |
4.81 |
|
Greece |
1.89 (64) |
|
Ireland |
4.23 |
|
Iceland |
4.80 |
|
Italy |
5.44 |
|
Japan |
4.54 (65) |
|
Luxembourg |
4.30 (65) |
|
Norway |
5.81 |
|
Netherlands |
6.71 |
|
Portugal |
1.53 (65) |
|
United Kingdom |
4.15 (65) |
|
Sweden |
7.40 (66) |
|
Switzerland |
3.62 (64) |
|
Turkey |
3.70 |
|
Yugoslavia |
4.50 |