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. β² 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
2015β2021
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in United States, 2015β2021
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%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,058 | 13,312 | 14,800 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15,604 | 15,219 | 15,990 | 2 |
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More education data for United States
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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