tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-49905100592857483532008-04-19T10:31:00.000-05:002008-04-19T10:31:00.000-05:00Well, it depends on how you view education. As GDP rises a country should have to spend less of its income on necessities(e.g. roads, military) but can afford to spend more money on luxuries b/c there is more disposable income. If you think that quality education is a necessity regardless of how rich/poor a country is then you'd expect it to shrink as a percentage of GDP as a country grew. If you view education as more of a luxury good -- something that an extremely poor country can't afford but that a rich country can afford to do very well -- then you'd expect it to rise over time. I'll explain this better on my blog.Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.com