Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in United States of America

United States of America: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 21.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
21.6%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
31st
of 90 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2017
All-time low
21.2%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in United States of America, 2013–2017

051015202013201520172013: 21.32014: 21.22015: 21.22016: 21.22017: 21.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in United States of America stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over five years.

United States of America ranks 31st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in United States of America, 2013 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2013 21.3%
2014 21.2% -0.3%
2015 21.2% -0.3%
2016 21.2% +0.1%
2017 21.6% +2.2%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 28 Poland 22.0% compare
  2. 29 Latvia 21.8% compare
  3. 30 Malawi 21.7%
  4. 32 Kazakhstan 21.6% compare
  5. 33 New Zealand 21.5% compare
  6. 34 Thailand 21.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in United States of America?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in United States of America was 21.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2015.
How does United States of America rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
United States of America ranks 31st out of 90 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,061 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/