Year % of government expenditure on education 1970 18.36914 1971 18.24548 1972 17.3819 1973 16.99268 1974 15.01425 1975 14.3418 1976 14.10462 1977 13.87871 1978 13.89264 1979 13.81777 1980 13.44494 1981 13.75122 1982 13.54187 1983 13.35365 1984 13.62549 1985 14.09092 1986 14.332 1987 14.20306 1988 14.37796 1989 14.84783 1990 15.28171 1991 15.1721 1992 15.84919 1993 16.96847 1994 16.76909 1995 17.65063 1996 18.14906 1999 17.58146