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ED21 Ratio of non-governmental to governmental sources of current expenditure on ICT in education
(for ISCED levels 1-3, level 4 and levels 5-6)
Definition:
Ratio of the sum of total private current expenditure and
total current foreign expenditure on ICT in education to
total government current expenditure on ICT in
education.
Data requirement:
(PCUI) Total 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)
(FCUI) Total current expenditure on ICT in education
from international (foreign) sources in national currency
(for ISCED levels 1-3, level 4 and levels 5-6).
(refer to questionnaire item B.5.3.1)
(PRCI) Total private 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.5.2.1)
Formula:
3
FCUI
h1
6
3
PRCI
PCUI
h1
FCUI
h5
Where:
6
t
h
3
h1
t
h
PCUI
h5
t
h
6
t
h
PRCI
h5
t
h
,
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Purpose:
t
FCUI h 4 PRCI
t
PCUI h
4
t
h
To measure the degree of government partnership
with the private sector and international (foreign)
donors in financing ICT in education.
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.
PCUI t
= Total government current expenditure on ICT in education (in national currency) at level of
h
education h in school-year t
PRCI t
= Total private current expenditure on ICT in education (in national currency) at level of education h
h
in school-year t
FCUI t
= Total current expenditure on ICT in education from international (foreign) sources (in national
h
currency) at level of education h in school-year t
Analysis and interpretation:
A value of 1 for this indicator shows that the contribution
of government resources in overall current expenditure
on ICT in education is equal to private and international
(foreign) funding combined together. A value below 1
indicates a larger contribution of governmental sources
to the overall current expenditure on ICT in education,
and vice versa.
t
h
4
.
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.