Year % of government expenditure on education 1970 20.68645 1971 20.20762 1972 23.13863 1973 22.3775 1974 20.38358 1975 21.84598 1976 21.37212 1977 21.5846 1978 21.8317 1979 21.32021 1980 20.99808 1981 20.99206 1982 20.80083 1983 19.60565 1984 17.87355 1985 27.60823 1986 27.19401 1987 23.77715 1988 25.04237 1990 18.98446 1991 19.43047 1993 22.60037 1994 22.64591 1995 23.0686 1996 23.46146 1998 24.85826 2015 22.34611 2016 21.22068