Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 13,379 in 2021. β² Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in United Kingdom, 1998β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 13,379 for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in United Kingdom peaked at 13,786 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,395, in 1998.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 122 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,435 | 5,395 | 5,474 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,854 | 5,783 | 11,928 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,814 | 12,027 | 13,462 | 9 |
| 2020s | 13,583 | 13,379 | 13,786 | 2 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in United Kingdom?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in United Kingdom was 13,379 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13,786 in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,395 in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release