Year % of government expenditure on education 1970 29.5366 1971 28.78403 1972 26.95643 1973 24.36956 1974 24.33579 1975 23.29126 1976 19.71989 1977 19.75428 1978 19.22727 1979 18.49873 1980 17.77629 1981 15.86493 1982 16.11188 1983 15.14402 1984 17.30624 1985 17.48344 1986 16.96239 1987 17.57817 1988 17.79489 1989 17.98538 1990 18.12517 1991 18.19999 1992 18.55665 1993 18.39869 1995 21.55519 1996 20.9069 1998 19.40117 1999 19.38196 2000 19.6978 2001 19.63966 2002 19.79905 2003 19.72309 2004 18.95076 2005 18.99533 2006 18.56855 2007 18.03007 2008 17.83971 2009 17.42743 2010 17.13281 2011 17.09498 2012 15.49043 2013 16.30241 2014 16.29671 2015 16.56793 2016 16.60016