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ED15 Proportion of total government capital expenditure on education for capital expenditure on ICT in
education (for ISCED levels 1-3, level 4 and levels 5-6)
Definition:
Government capital expenditure on ICT in education
expressed as a percentage of total government capital
expenditure on education.
Data requirement:
(PCAI) Government capital expenditure on ICT in
education in national currency (for ISCED levels 1-3,
level 4 and levels 5-6).
(refer to questionnaire item B.5.1.2.1)
(PCA) Total government capital expenditure on
education in national currency (for ISCED levels 1-3,
level 4 and levels 5-6).
(refer to questionnaire item B.5.1.2)
Formula:
3
h1
3
h1
Where:
PCAI
PCA
t
h
t
h
* 100
,
PCAI
t
PCA
t
h4
h4
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Purpose:
To measure the level of government efforts to allocate
financial resources (in terms of capital expenditure) to
ICT in education out of its total capital 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
PCAI
PCA
t
h
t
h
* 100
PCAI t
h = Government capital expenditure on ICT in education (in national currency) at level of education h
in school-year t
PCA t
h = Total government capital 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
capital expenditure on ICT in education within total
government capital expenditure on education. In
comparison to the proportion of total government capital
spending on non-ICT education related activities, a
higher percentage or value for this indicator implies a
bigger share of government capital 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.