Year % of government expenditure on education 1972 41.33375 1973 40.67724 1975 37.01554 1976 36.19447 1977 38.56799 1978 43.00017 1979 42.2447 1980 38.6842 1981 40.94264 1982 40.95742 1984 43.03228 1985 42.39347 1986 46.71593 1987 46.29991 1988 45.8276 1989 48.32087 1996 43.63185 2002 44.37828 2007 42.81054 2009 38.87276