Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America

United States of America: Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 16,852 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16,852
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 111 countries
All-time high
16,852
in 2021
All-time low
14,605
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America, 2015–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k2015201820212015: 14.6k2016: 15.2k2017: 15.8k2018: 16.0k2019: 16.4k2020: 16.7k2021: 16.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2021, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in United States of America stood at 16,852. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

That places United States of America 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in United States of America, 2015 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2015 14,605
2016 15,249 +4.4%
2017 15,782 +3.5%
2018 16,031 +1.6%
2019 16,369 +2.1%
2020 16,682 +1.9%
2021 16,852 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15,607 14,605 16,369 5
2020s 16,767 16,682 16,852 2

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 7 Cyprus 17,488 compare
  2. 8 Netherlands 17,403 compare
  3. 9 Hong Kong, China 17,101 compare
  4. 11 Malta 16,447 compare
  5. 12 Belgium 16,032 compare
  6. 13 Iceland 14,996 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in United States of America?
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in United States of America was 16,852 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 16,852 in 2021.
What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 14,605 in 2015.
How does United States of America rank for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
United States of America ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
111 places, 1,651 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release