Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 22.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22.2%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
23rd
of 127 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 2021
All-time low
19.7%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 22.2% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
That places United States of America 23rd out of 127 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.7% | — |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.7% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in United States of America?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in United States of America was 22.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 23rd out of 127 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release