Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 36a: Distribution of public and private expenditure on primary and secondary education, by initial source of funds and country: 1991

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                                  Public sources
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                             Central/  Regional/    Local/
Country      Private   Public   Federal     State     Intermediate     Other
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Australia       12.2     87.8    20.4      79.6       0.0                **
Canada           **       **     11.0      67.0      22.0                **
Denmark          0.8     99.2    31.8      12.0      56.1                **
Germany (West)  38.7     61.3     **        **        **                 ** 
Hungary          6.0     94.0    71.4       6.0      22.6                **
Ireland          4.9     95.1    93.7       0.0       0.1               6.2
Japan            8.8     91.2    24.7      75.3       0.0                **
Netherlands*     2.7     97.3    95.9       0.0       4.1                **
Spain           13.3     86.7    49.8      43.8       6.5                **
Sweden           0.0    100.0    53.2       4.3      42.6                **
Turkey            **       **   100.0       0.0       0.0                **
United States    8.4     91.6     7.1      48.2      44.7                **
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**Not available or not applicable.
*Estimates based on 1990 data.

NOTE: Row percentages may not sum to 100, due to rounding. See supplemental note to Indicator 36 for details on data provided by the European Community countries, West Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United States; and the supplemental note for notes on international comparisons of current public education expenditure.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Educational Research and Innovation, Education at a Glance, 1993, Table P4(2). Statistics Canada.

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Figure 36 Table 36b