In-year government spend infographic
Linking spend to outcomes
in Basic Education
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In-year government spend infographic
Linking spend to outcomes
in Basic Education
Total consolidated budget
R1,8 Trillion
2020/21
Allocated to learning and culture
R396,4 Billion
2020/21
Basic Education budget
R25,3 Billion
2020/21
Total expenditure
R361 Billion
Q1
Education expenditure
R8,3 Million
Q1
Budget big picture
Source (1) & (2), budget speech 2020
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Max: R 92 Billion
Min: R 24 Billion
Max: R 5,6 Trillion
Min: R 1,8 Trillion
What's the budget trend?
Source (1)
National treasury
R 752 Million
Social development
R 185 Million
Higher education & training
R 108 Million
Transport
R 64 Million
Cooperative governance & traditional affairs
R 91 Million
Police
R 98 Million
Health
R 51 Million
Defence
R 51 Million
Human settlements
R 34 Million
Correctional services
R 25 Million
Basic education
R 24 Million
National treasury
R 160 Million
Higher education & training
R 45 Million
Social development
R 45 Million
Health
R 12 Million
Transport
R 13 Million
Police
R 23 Million
Defence
R 12 Million
Basic education
R 8 Million
Tourism
49%
Higher education & training
42%
Basic education
35%
Home affairs
31%
Mineral resources
29%
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Follow the flow of current budget and spend
This graphic summarizes only the top 5 highest budget and spenders, and locates Basic Education in the ranks
Q1 Budget Ranking
Q1 Expenditure Ranking
Q1 % of Budget Spent
Source (2)
NDP OUTCOME 1: IMPROVED QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION
Percentage of children and young people at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (a) reading and (b) mathematics. (2017)
Completion rates for upper secondary education (2014)
Percentage of youth aged 15–24 (and 15–34) years who were not currently attending school or who dropped out of school without completing Grade 12 (2017)
Total population
Literacy
Numeracy
“It is the reality of a youthful population that has more access to education than ever before and which is achieving steadily improving outcomes.” SONA 2020
What are the outcomes the spend aims to influence?
Source (3)
2020 | Infographic created by
www.thedatainnovator.com
Sources:
(1) Budgeted and Actual National Expenditure
https://vulekamali.gov.za/datasets/budgeted-and-actual-national-expenditure
(2) National in-year spending 2019-20 Quarter 1 dataset https://vulekamali.gov.za/datasets/in-year-spending/
(3) SDG progress data
https://www.goaltracker.org/countries/south-africa/explorer
How can this information be used?
This is a prototype which can be used for all NDP outcome areas to link the investment and trend. Such data graphics tell the full story and should be used to interrogate government budget, spend and results.
How can this information be used?
This is a prototype which can be used for all NDP outcome areas to link the investment and trend. Such data graphics tell the full story and should be used to interrogate government budget, spend and results.
How can this information be used?
Such data graphics should be used to interrogate government budget, spend and results, and used to understand the underlying reasons for high or low spend rates for a particular department. It should highlight where there is a need to increase spend rate or make budget and programme adjustments. This is a prototype which can be used for all NDP outcome areas to link the investment and trend.