Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in United States of America
United States of America: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 191,043 millions in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
191,043 millions
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
1st
of 111 countries
All-time high
191,043 millions
in 2021
All-time low
153,198 millions
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 191,043 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
That places United States of America 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in United States of America, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 153,198 millions | — |
| 2016 | 158,808 millions | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 166,901 millions | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 172,751 millions | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 180,840 millions | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 186,955 millions | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 191,043 millions | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 166,500 millions | 153,198 millions | 180,840 millions | 5 |
| 2020s | 188,999 millions | 186,955 millions | 191,043 millions | 2 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in United States of America?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in United States of America was 191,043 millions in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 191,043 millions in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,198 millions in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release