Canada vs United States: Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)
Canada
0.5%
in 2021
United States
0.5%
in 2021
Canada rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 60 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational), Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 0.5% against 0.5% in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) between Canada and United States?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release