Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in United States of America
United States of America: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 17.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
17.4%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
48th
of 117 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2015
All-time low
16.6%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in United States of America stood at 17.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
That places United States of America 48th out of 117 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.6% | — |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 17.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 2 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in United States of America?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in United States of America was 17.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- United States of America ranks 48th out of 117 countries with data for 2021.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release