Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 22.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in United States of America, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 22.7% for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in United States of America peaked at 37.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.9% | — |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 22.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.5%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.2% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 22.7% | 34.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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 percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in United States of America?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in United States of America was 22.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- United States of America ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release