What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in between France and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?

5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United States of America: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in

France

10.0%

in 2022

United States of America

10.1%

in 2021

France rank

29th

United States of America rank

28th

Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in over time

France
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United States of America ahead.

France ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 28th of 108 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.9%	9.5%	0.5%	United States of America
2020s	9.7%	10.4%	0.6%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in, France or United States of America?: United States of America, at 10.1% against 10.0% in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in between France and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?: France ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 28th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 108 places, 1,421 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release