Incidence of Government Expenditure on Education

Amanat Ali, Muhammad Akrami

Abstract

This study analyses the incidence of the government expenditure on education in Pakistan at regional and provincial level, using the latest data of Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM) 2004-05 and by employing the Three-step methodology. The inequalities in the benefits of these expenditures exist at regional and provincial level. The rural areas are more disadvantaged groups in the provision of the education facilities. The expenditures in education sectors are overall progressive in Pakistan while it is regressive in technical education sectors in NWFP. All other sectors are progressive at provincial and regional levels. However variation in shares of different income groups in public expenditures benefits in the provision of education facilities exist.