Government expenditure per student, primary in United States of America
United States of America: Government expenditure per student, primary was 19.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, primary in United States of America, 2010–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 19.9% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2016.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
That places United States of America 33rd out of 122 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure per student, primary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.1% | — |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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 government expenditure per student, primary in United States of America?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in United States of America was 19.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2013.
- How does United States of America rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- United States of America ranks 33rd out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.