Year % of government expenditure on education 1974 19.1723 1975 19.705015 1976 16.534475 1978 19.10145 1979 19.44842 1980 19.86338 1981 20.600425 1982 21.69845 1983 19.785185 1984 20.61349 1985 19.505724999999998 1986 19.94489 1987 20.02712 1988 20.16751 1989 19.188375 1990 20.34452 1991 20.68082 1992 19.343455 1993 20.37941 1994 20.04464 1995 20.20557 1996 20.45308 1998 20.34507 1999 20.02924 2000 21.01969 2001 21.09976 2002 21.15071 2003 20.72279 2004 21.36875 2005 21.76088 2006 21.98008 2007 22.590159999999997 2008 21.787465 2009 22.09115 2010 22.30329 2011 23.381685 2012 22.84717 2013 23.81287 2014 23.54937 2015 24.129375000000003 2016 22.84284