Written answers
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Department of Education and Science
Education Expenditure
8:00 pm
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 905: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of GDP that will be spent on education for 2008, and was spent on education for each year over the past 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36141/07]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Education Expenditure for the years 1988-2007 and "Estimated" 2008 Expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP is contained in the table below. The percentages for 2007 and 2008 are based on forecasted GDP figures as contained in the 2008 Budget calculations along with the 2007 Provisional Outturn and 2008 Budget Allocation for Vote 26: Education & Science.
| Year | Education Expenditure as % of GDP |
| % | |
| 1988 | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 5.0 |
| 1992 | 5.2 |
| 1993 | 5.0 |
| 1994 | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 4.5 |
| 2007 Prov O/turn | 4.6 |
| 2008 Budget | 4.7 |
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