ABOUT THIS ELECTRONIC RELEASE
This electronic release contains statistics on expenditure on education by the general government sector for the period 1999-2000 to 2004-05. These data are presented on an accrual accounting basis and are taken from the system of Government Finance Statistics (GFS). The GFS system is designed to provide statistical information on public sector entities which is classified in a uniform and systematic way.
The contact officer for this release is Jonathan Sim on Canberra (02) 6252 5735.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Government expenditure on education refers to expenditure on all levels of education, such as pre-school, primary, secondary, university, and technical and further education (TAFE), by the general government sector. It excludes expenditure on courses provided by non-educational institutions, such as the vocational training programs of private businesses.
The summary tables below present government operating expenses on education by level of government, by purpose (i.e. by type of education), and by economic transaction (i.e. by type of expenditure) for the period 1999-2000 to 2004-05.
Government operating expenses on education by all levels of general government totalled $47,217m in 2004-05, $26,232m of which was spent on primary and secondary education and a further $17,086m on tertiary education (universities and TAFE). Employee expenses of $25,439m accounted for 53.9% of total educational expenses with the remaining 46.1% being on non-employee expenses ($11,208m), depreciation ($2,036m), and transfer expenses ($8,534m).
GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES ON EDUCATION, BY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT |
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 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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| Commonwealth Government | 9960 | 10971 | 11770 | 12110 | 13398 | 14382 |
| State and Local Governments | 23809 | 25332 | 27252 | 29419 | 31089 | 34077 |
| Multi-jurisdictional (a) | 8744 | 9361 | 10016 | 10974 | 11738 | 12671 |
| Less: Intra-sector transfers | 9679 | 10369 | 11139 | 11579 | 12825 | 13913 |
| All Levels of Government | 32834 | 35294 | 37899 | 40924 | 43401 | 47217 |
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(a) The multi-jurisdictional sector contains units where jurisdiction is shared between two or more governments, or the classification of a unit to a jurisdiction is otherwise unclear. The main type of units falling into this category are public universities.
GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES ON EDUCATION, BY PURPOSE, ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
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| 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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| Primary and secondary education | 18401 | 19576 | 20902 | 22377 | 23971 | 26232 |
| Tertiary education | 12137 | 12945 | 13939 | 15102 | 15975 | 17086 |
| Pre-school & education not definable by level | 1211 | 1356 | 1427 | 1598 | 1797 | 1978 |
| Transportation of students | 817 | 827 | 900 | 1137 | 949 | 1145 |
| Education n.e.c. | 268 | 590 | 732 | 709 | 709 | 776 |
| Total | 32834 | 35294 | 37899 | 40924 | 43401 | 47217 |
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GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES ON EDUCATION, BY ECONOMIC TRANSACTION, ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT |
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| 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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| Employee expenses | 18530 | 19748 | 20755 | 22545 | 23658 | 25439 |
| Non-employee expenses | 8106 | 8175 | 9137 | 9521 | 10232 | 11208 |
| Depreciation of fixed assets | 1628 | 1630 | 1669 | 1870 | 1891 | 2036 |
| Current transfer expenses | 4454 | 5575 | 6168 | 6802 | 7380 | 8245 |
| Capital transfer expenses | 116 | 166 | 170 | 185 | 239 | 289 |
| Total | 32834 | 35294 | 37899 | 40924 | 43401 | 47217 |
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