Year % of government expenditure on education 1970 50.30458 1971 48.6946 1972 38.55089 1973 37.62204 1974 35.41412 1975 34.21088 1976 31.70916 1979 42.54506 1980 44.08492 1981 44.03719 1982 46.12438 1983 46.62174 1984 46.34571 1985 45.61006 1986 45.47657 1987 44.12536 1988 43.60847 1989 43.6724 1990 43.12599 1991 40.84988 1992 39.54294 1993 35.70176 1994 37.95356 1995 36.41074 1996 36.69684 1999 39.46767 2000 38.78229 2001 40.05171 2002 40.55495 2003 41.03578 2004 41.03367 2005 41.93437 2006 42.19388 2007 42.56925 2008 42.79625 2009 42.51843 2010 42.44763 2011 42.01525 2012 37.95146 2013 37.77987 2014 37.45866 2015 37.46822 2016 36.94765