Year % of government expenditure on education 1971 36.67883 1972 34.64968 1973 35.19417 1974 35.68563 1975 37.21056 1976 39.82906 1977 39.26615 1980 39.84776 1981 39.90355 1982 40.56725 1983 40.89934 1984 41.70248 1985 42.69402 1986 48.0661 1987 48.13803 1988 48.32494 1989 47.80404 1990 46.96409 1991 46.33387 1992 44.84085 1994 44.36224 1995 43.63596 1996 43.98863 1998 46.07624 1999 46.70776 2000 48.7333 2001 48.3563 2002 47.14807 2003 48.27423 2004 47.88209 2005 45.38878 2006 43.31438 2007 45.10862 2008 47.03944 2009 48.91957 2010 48.31804 2011 41.5706 2013 40.13864 2014 41.13215 2015 41.03583 2016 37.83738