Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in United States
United States: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 15,990 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
15,990
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
9th
of 122 countries
All-time high
15,990
in 2021
All-time low
13,312
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in United States, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States recorded 15,990 for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
United States ranks 9th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13,312 | — |
| 2016 | 13,681 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 14,042 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14,455 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 14,800 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15,219 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 15,990 | +5.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 15,990 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,448, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,058 | 13,312 | 14,800 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15,604 | 15,219 | 15,990 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in United States?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in United States was 15,990 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15,990 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,312 in 2015.
- How does United States rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- United States ranks 9th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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