Year % of government expenditure on education 1970 24.20377 1971 24.23189 1972 21.51672 1976 18.34484 1977 16.30375 1978 25.28504 1979 21.20684 1987 44.91703 1988 46.23362 1989 46.89687 1990 49.70036 1991 49.3176 1992 49.98433 1993 52.01247 1994 51.79799 1995 49.30591 1996 46.58299 1998 46.75604 1999 46.02285 2000 43.74455 2001 41.81559 2002 41.39121 2003 40.25495 2004 39.73975 2005 39.45084 2006 39.2039 2007 38.12844 2008 37.65901 2009 37.50079 2010 36.97093 2011 36.97093 2012 37.3306 2013 36.90563 2014 36.73987 2015 36.80384 2016 37.31704