Year % of government expenditure on education 1970 37.1029 1971 33.4065 1972 35.96479 1973 39.0564 1974 38.2051 1975 33.46256 1976 31.43769 1977 29.69773 1978 26.7104 1979 28.67521 1980 25.57702 1981 42.65317 1982 33.80402 1983 38.45457 1984 38.51073 1985 28.98803 1986 30.88208 1987 28.74985 1991 18.47208 1992 19.19752 1993 15.09519 1994 17.65791 1995 18.40878 2000 25.78828 2004 13.30184 2005 14.48865 2015 24.90163 2016 19.72515 2017 23.32998