Year % of government expenditure on education 1973 8.28257 1974 10.11158 1975 13.90938 1976 16.67284 1977 15.15731 1978 12.22315 1979 16.31356 1980 17.2673 1981 18.60683 1982 19.64937 1983 19.23627 1984 16.81664 1985 17.50032 1986 19.31538 1987 19.21848 1988 21.96687 1989 16.30905 1990 18.28877 1991 18.09689 1993 17.58079 1995 16.93068 1998 16.31298 1999 17.1396 2009 20.18324