Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in United States
United States: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 13,713 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in United States, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States recorded 13,713 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over five years.
United States ranks 19th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in United States?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in United States was 13,713 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 13,713 in 2017.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,157 in 2016.
- How does United States rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- United States ranks 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 at constant purchasing power parity (constant PPP$). 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/