Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America
United States of America: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 16,526 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16,526
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
11th
of 98 countries
All-time high
16,526
in 2021
All-time low
14,266
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 16,526 for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
That places United States of America 11th out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14,266 | — |
| 2016 | 14,600 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15,062 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 15,362 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15,707 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 16,073 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 16,526 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,000 | 14,266 | 15,707 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16,300 | 16,073 | 16,526 | 2 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in United States of America?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in United States of America was 16,526 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16,526 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,266 in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- United States of America ranks 11th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release