Education expenditure in the budget in the United States in 2021 — 11.29%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 163. Since 2015, the indicator has fallen by 2.25 pp.
2015–2021 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.29 | −0.86 pp |
| 2020 | 12.16 | −1.12 pp |
| 2019 | 13.27 | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 13.15 | −0.73 pp |
| 2017 | 13.88 | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 13.17 | −0.38 pp |
| 2015 | 13.55 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
11.29
Canada
9.07
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.