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United States - Expenditure per student

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in United States was 19.86 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 22.05 in 2010, while its lowest value was 19.72 in 2013.

Definition: Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2010	22.05
2011	20.85
2012	20.52
2013	19.72
2014	19.79
2015	19.76
2016	19.86

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in United States was 22.13 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 24.29 in 2010, while its lowest value was 21.68 in 2015.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2010	24.29
2011	23.89
2012	22.77
2013	22.59
2014	22.36
2015	21.68
2016	22.13

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) in United States was 19.43 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 21.89 in 2012, while its lowest value was 19.43 in 2016.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2010	20.84
2011	20.04
2012	21.89
2013	20.41
2014	21.17
2015	21.52
2016	19.43

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs