How is the government expenditure on education expressed? Which in your opinion is a better measure?
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Government expenditure on education can be expressed in two ways:
  1. As a percentage of total government expenditure.
  2. As a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) The measure as a percentage of GDP is a better measure since it sets fixed targets rather than variable government expenditure.
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