5518.0.55.001 - Government Finance Statistics, Education, Australia, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
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GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA


This release contains statistics on expenditure on education by the general government sector for the period 2004–05 to 2013–14. These data are presented on an accrual accounting basis and are taken from the system of Government Finance Statistics (GFS).

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 2008–09 to 2013–14.

Operating expenditure on education by all levels of general government increased by $1,891m (2%), from $79,484m in 2012–13 to $81,375m in 2013–14. Total expenditure on education by the Commonwealth Government was $30,049m, with expenditure by the state and local governments totalling $54,481m. Intra-sector transfers were $26,618m.

Of the total operating expenditure on education in 2013–14, $41,763m (51%) was spent on primary and secondary education and $29,185m (36%) on tertiary education (universities and TAFEs). Employee expenses of $41,731m accounted for 51% of total educational expenses with the remaining 49% being on non-employee expenses ($18,637m), depreciation ($3,661m), and transfer expenses ($17,346m).


GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES ON EDUCATION, By Level of Government

2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

Commonwealth Government
21 905
35 709
33 794
28 728
29 334
30 049
State and local governments
43 322
49 117
49 958
51 017
52 673
54 481
Multi-jurisdictional (a)
17 748
18 515
19 976
21 302
22 941
23 462
Less: Intra-sector transfers
20 590
31 854
28 052
25 187
25 464
26 618
All levels of government
62 385
71 486
75 677
75 859
79 484
81 375

(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. For education the only type of units falling into this category are public universities.

GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES ON EDUCATION, By Purpose, All Levels of Government

2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

Primary and secondary education
33 105
39 101
40 166
38 736
40 625
41 763
Tertiary education
23 042
24 215
26 195
27 447
29 016
29 185
Pre-school & education not definable by level
2 983
3 089
3 325
4 216
4 452
4 784
Transportation of students
1 326
1 352
1 381
1 401
1 354
1 547
Education n.e.c.
1 930
3 729
4 610
4 060
4 036
4 097
Total by purpose
62 385
71 486
75 677
75 859
79 484
81 375


GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES ON EDUCATION, By Economic Transaction, All Levels of Government

2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

Employee expenses
32 934
35 050
37 233
39 131
40 987
41 731
Non-employee expenses
14 810
15 710
16 199
17 442
18 131
18 637
Depreciation of fixed assets
2 442
2 657
2 892
3 233
3 523
3 661
Current transfer expenses
11 682
15 673
17 098
15 695
16 396
16 868
Capital transfer expenses
518
2 396
2 255
359
447
478
Total by economic transactions
62 385
71 486
75 677
75 859
79 484
81 375


CHANGES TO DATA CUBE FORMAT

Some minor table formatting changes to the data cube have been introduced with the release of this publication as indicated in the December Quarter 2014 release of Government Finance Statistics 5519.0.55.001. The changes include the insertion of blank lines, formatting emphasis changes and clearer 'total' and 'sub-total' item descriptions to improve readability. Users who extract data from the data cube tables using Excel formulas or by other computerised means should review and adjust their processes as necessary. Some row numbers have changed.

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