Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.5%
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
35th
of 61 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2016
All-time low
1.4%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.5% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 35th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in United States of America?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in United States of America was 1.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 35th out of 61 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary 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