Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in United States of America
United States of America: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 23.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
23.4%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
25th
of 115 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 2021
All-time low
22.1%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2021
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in United States of America, 2016–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 23.4% for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
That places United States of America 25th out of 115 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.1% | — |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.5% | 23.4% | 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 secondary student as a percentage of in United States of America?
- Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in United States of America was 23.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2016.
- How does United States of America rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
- United States of America ranks 25th out of 115 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary 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