Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in United States

United States: Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ was 293,636 millions in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
293,636 millions
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
1st
of 143 countries
All-time high
293,636 millions
in 2017
All-time low
263,208 millions
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in United States, 2013–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2013201520172013: 263.2k millions2014: 268.5k millions2015: 275.4k millions2016: 285.3k millions2017: 293.6k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

United States recorded 293,636 millions for government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over five years.

United States ranks 1st of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Japan 54,954 millions compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 46,648 millions compare
  3. 4 Brazil 32,540 millions compare

See the full ranking of 143 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in United States?
Government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in United States was 293,636 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 293,636 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 263,208 millions in 2013.
How does United States rank for government expenditure on primary education, constant us$?
United States ranks 1st out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,788 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant US$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/