The following table shows Education and Skills Expenditure on my Vote, as detailed in the annual Appropriation Accounts, for the years 1992 – 2011, including as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Direct comparison for the different years is difficult due to changes in the make-up of the Education and Skills Vote, which include, inter alia:
(a) The transfer into my Vote in 2010 of certain functions in relation to Skills Development (€144 million in 2010 and €164 million in 2011) and;(b) The transfer of responsibility for Nursing Education into my Vote in 2011 (€56 million in 2010 and 2011);(c) The transfer of responsibility for the School Completion Programme and the National Education Welfare Board out of my Vote in 2011;(d) The transfer of responsibility for Youth and Sports Services out of my Vote in the late 1990s;(e) The payment of Redress Awards from 2002 onwards.
Year
|
Total
|
GDP **
|
Education
|
-
|
Education
|
|
Expenditure
|
-
|
Expenditure *
|
|
as % of
|
-
|
€'000
|
€m
|
GDP
|
1992
|
2,091,161
|
40,489
|
5.2%
|
1993
|
2,303,235
|
43,605
|
5.3%
|
1994
|
2,521,520
|
47,494
|
5.3%
|
1995
|
2,629,508
|
53,787
|
4.9%
|
1996
|
2,799,944
|
58,894
|
4.8%
|
1997
|
3,163,225
|
68,154
|
4.6%
|
1998
|
3,460,044
|
78,685
|
4.4%
|
1999
|
3,724,019
|
90,683
|
4.1%
|
2000
|
4,233,233
|
105,775
|
4.0%
|
2001
|
4,791,378
|
117,643
|
4.1%
|
2002
|
5,390,451
|
130,877
|
4.1%
|
2003
|
5,865,004
|
140,827
|
4.2%
|
2004
|
6,597,296
|
150,194
|
4.4%
|
2005
|
7,217,797
|
163,037
|
4.4%
|
2006
|
7,896,897
|
177,729
|
4.4%
|
2007
|
8,704,590
|
188,729
|
4.6%
|
2008
|
9,295,040
|
178,882
|
5.2%
|
2009
|
9,355,736
|
161,275
|
5.8%
|
2010
|
9,345,730
|
156,487
|
6.0%
|
2011
|
8,866,362
|
158,993
|
5.6%
|
* Source: Appropriation Accounts 1992 - 2011. Note that expenditure not directly comparable between all years due to transfers of functions into and out of the Department.
** Source: CSO -National Income & Expenditure 2011
(a) 1995 to 2011 based on ESA95 methodology including FISIM
(b) 1992 to 1994 based on ESA95 methodology excluding FISIM