Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in United States of America

United States of America: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ was 166,901 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
166,901 millions
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
1st
of 99 countries
All-time high
166,901 millions
in 2017
All-time low
143,945 millions
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in United States of America, 2013–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k2013201520172013: 143.9k millions2014: 146.8k millions2015: 153.2k millions2016: 158.8k millions2017: 166.9k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in United States of America stood at 166,901 millions. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over five years.

United States of America ranks 1st of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Japan 32,878 millions compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 30,936 millions compare
  3. 4 Germany 30,367 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in United States of America?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in United States of America was 166,901 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 166,901 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 143,945 millions in 2013.
How does United States of America rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,181 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). 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$. 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/