Table 196 : Allocation to Education Sector in Relation to Current and Capital Budgetary Expenditures,  
 2002/03 and 2003/04  
   Expenditure in Millions EC$, 2002/03    Expenditure in Millions EC$, 2003/04
 Sectors    Recurrent    Capital    Total    Recurrent    Capital    Total    %  
               Distribution  
 Finance, Int. Financial Services and Economic Affairs    170.7    10.2    180.9    184.9    22.4    207.2    24.06  
 Education and Human Resource Development    108.9    29.3    138.2    109.4    32.3    141.8    16.46  
 Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities    22.3    71.0    93.3    21.0    119.8    140.7    16.34  
 Physical Development, Environment and Housing    13.2    64.7    77.9    12.5    77.7    90.1    10.46  
 Health, Human Services and Family Affairs    52.5    8.3    60.8    53.2    13.3    66.5    7.72  
 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries    12.7    50.6    63.3    13.7    32.0    45.7    5.30  
 Ministry of Justice   --   --   --   35.2    6.0    41.1    4.78  
 Social Transformation, Culture and Local Government    13.8    15.4    29.3    13.9    9.9    23.8    2.76  
 Tourism    1.3    23.4    24.8    1.5    21.0    22.5    2.61  
 Home Affairs and Gender Relations    14.8    10.1    24.8    18.9    3.1    22.0    2.56  
 Prime Minister's Office    7.7    1.9    9.6    7.6    11.2    18.7    2.18  
 Labour Relations, Public Service and Co-operatives    14.7    0.7    15.4    15.6    0.0    15.6    1.81  
 External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation    14.3    0.0    14.3    14.3    0.0    14.3    1.66  
 Others    5.0    0.2    5.2    4.9    0.0    4.9    0.57  
 Commerce,Investment and Consumer Affairs    3.2    1.9    5.1    3.4    0.2    3.6    0.41  
 Attorney General's Chambers and Justice    37.7    0.2    37.9    2.7    0.0    2.7    0.32  
 Total    455.2    287.8    743.0    512.6    348.8    861.3    100.0  
 Source : Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government of St.Lucia Estimates 2002-2003  
 Table 197 : Projections of Public Expenditure by Levels of Education and  
 Programs at Current Prices in St.Lucia, 2001/02 to 2006/07  
  
 Expenditure in Million EC$  
   Primary    Secondary    Other    Total  
 Year    Education    Education   Programs    
 2002/03    45.3    32.3    34.3    111.9  
 2003/04    44.4    32.1    32.9    109.4  
 2004/05    43.4    34.4    36.1    113.9  
 2005/06    42.9    37.2    40.1    120.2  
 2006/07    41.9    40.4    44.3    126.6  
 Source : Primary Education, Table 71 and Secondary Education, Table 134  
 Notes : From Table 190, it is observed that the Expenditure on Primary and Secondary Education together constituted 69.2 percent of  
 Total Educational Expenditure in 1994/95 and it increased to 69.93 percent in 2003/04. For projection purposes, the share of  
 expenditure on Primary and Secondary Education has been assumed to increase slightly from 69.93 percent in 2003/04 to 65 percent in 2006/07  
last updated on Frbuary 26, 2007 by Olympia Joseph
last updated on Frbuary 26, 2007 by Olympia Joseph