United States - Expenditure per student

Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in United States was 22.55 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 22.55 in 2008, while its lowest value was 17.29 in 1998.

Definition: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 17.29
1999 17.69
2000 19.06
2001 20.69
2002 21.08
2003 21.15
2004 21.61
2005 20.43
2006 21.82
2007 22.03
2008 22.55

Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in United States was 24.80 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 25.42 in 2003, while its lowest value was 22.28 in 1999.

Definition: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 22.51
1999 22.28
2000 22.71
2001 23.89
2002 24.33
2003 25.42
2004 24.25
2005 22.79
2006 24.19
2007 24.21
2008 24.80

Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) in United States was 21.15 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 30.95 in 2001, while its lowest value was 21.15 in 2008.

Definition: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 27.45
1999 26.77
2001 30.95
2002 25.29
2003 26.23
2004 23.10
2005 23.07
2006 24.96
2007 21.72
2008 21.15

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs