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ED14 Proportion of total government current expenditure on education for current expenditure on ICT in
education (for ISCED levels 1-3, level 4 and levels 5-6)
Definition:
Government current expenditure on ICT in education
expressed as a percentage of total government current
expenditure on education.
Data requirement:
(PCUI) Government current expenditure on ICT in
education in national currency (for ISCED levels 1-3,
level 4 and levels 5-6).
(refer to questionnaire item B.5.1.1.1)
(PCU) Total government current expenditure on
education in national currency (for ISCED levels 1-3,
level 4 and levels 5-6).
(refer to questionnaire item B.5.1.1)
Formula:
3
h1
3
h1
Where:
PCUI
PCU
t
h
t
h
* 100
,
t
PCUI h4
t
PCU
h
4
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Purpose:
To measure the level of government efforts to allocate
financial resources (in terms of current expenditure) to
ICT in education out of its total recurrent spending for
the entire education sector.
Method of collection:
Extract data from financial account statements or
budget documents.
Data source(s):
Budget or accounts of the finance department of the
ministries of education or, alternatively, the national
statistical office or Finance Ministry.
* 100
,
6
h5
6
h5
PCUI
PCU
t
h
t
h
* 100
PCUI t
h = Government current expenditure on ICT in education (in national currency) at level of education h
in school-year t
PCU t
h = Total government current expenditure on education (in national currency) at level of education h in
school-year t
Analysis and interpretation:
This indicator helps to monitor the relative share of
current expenditure on ICT in education within total
government current expenditure on education. In
comparison to the proportion of total government current
spending on non-ICT education related activities, a
higher percentage or value for this indicator implies a
bigger share of government current expenditure has
been devoted to ICT in education.
Methodological and definition issues or
operational limitations:
Data on expenditure figures are sometimes not
available in a timely manner to meet international
requirements. In such situations, countries may
provide data on allocated budgets in place of the
expenditure figures. Metadata to explain the
distinction between allocated budgets and actual
expenditures should be given together with an
indication of the currency denomination.