Government expenditure on education, US$ in United States
United States: Government expenditure on education, US$ was 1.16 million millions in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.16 million millions
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 181 countries
All-time high
1.16 million millions
in 2020
All-time low
868,193 millions
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Government expenditure on education, US$ in United States, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.16 million millions for government expenditure on education, us$ in 2021.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
That places United States 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Government expenditure on education, US$ in United States, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 868,193 millions | — |
| 2016 | 875,101 millions | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 957,728 millions | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 960,016 millions | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million millions | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million millions | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million millions | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 937,016 millions | 868,193 millions | 1.02 million millions | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million millions | 1.16 million millions | 1.16 million millions | 2 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, us$ in United States?
- Government expenditure on education, us$ in United States was 1.16 million millions in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, us$ recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million millions in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, us$ recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 868,193 millions in 2015.
- How does United States rank for government expenditure on education, us$?
- United States ranks 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on education, us$ rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release