In 2021, education expenditure was highest in the state of California at ****** billion U.S. dollars. Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania rounded out the top five states with the highest education expenditures in the United States in that year.

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Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in United States was reported at 5.44 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2019, state and local government in Utah spent about **** percent of its total expenditure on higher education, the most out of any state. For the United States as a whole, this figure stood at **** percent of total expenditure.

In 2021, the state of California spent ***** billion U.S. dollars on higher education via state and local governments. In that same year, Texas' state and local governments spent ** billion U.S. dollars on higher education.

United States US: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP data was reported at 4.989 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.944 % for 2013. United States US: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 5.195 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.420 % in 2010 and a record low of 4.944 % in 2013. United States US: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Detailed tables showing the budget history of the U.S. Department of Education from FY 1980 to the FY 2018 President's Budget, by major program, and showing State allocations by State and by program from FY 1980-2017.

During the academic year of 2021, around 18,614 constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars were spent on each pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This is an increase from 1990, when 12,206 constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars were spent per pupil.

In the 2024-25 school year, New York spent around ****** U.S. dollars per pupil on public elementary and secondary schools - the most out of any state. Vermont, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey rounded out the top five states for elementary and secondary school expenditure per pupil.

The statistic shows per capita education expenditure by state and local governments of the United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, the per capita education expenditure was highest in the state of Wyoming at ***** U.S. dollars per capita.

In the 2021/22 academic year, private nonprofit doctoral higher education institutions in the United States spent an average of ****** U.S. dollars per full-time equivalent (FTE) student on education and related expenses. This compares to ****** U.S. dollars for the 2011/12 academic year, when adjusted to 2021 dollars.

This map shows the average amount spent on education per household in the U.S. in 2022 in a multiscale map (by country, state, county, ZIP Code, tract, and block group).The pop-up is configured to include the following information for each geography level:Average annual amount spent on education per householdAverage annual spending per household for tuition by education levelAverage annual spending per household for additional school necessitiesThis map shows Esri's 2022 U.S. Consumer Spending Data in Census 2020 geographies. The map adds increasing level of detail as you zoom in, from state, to county, to ZIP Code, to tract, to block group data.Esri's 2022 U.S. Consumer Spending database details which products and services consumers buy, including total dollars spent, average amount spent per household, and a Spending Potential Index. Esri's Consumer Spending database identifies hundreds of items in more than 15 categories, including apparel, food and beverage, financial, entertainment and recreation, and household goods and services. See Consumer Spending database to view the methodology statement and complete variable list.Additional Esri Resources:Esri DemographicsU.S. 2022/2027 Esri Updated DemographicsEssential demographic vocabularyThis item is for visualization purposes only and cannot be exported or used in analysis.Permitted use of this data is covered in the DATA section of the Esri Master Agreement (E204CW) and these supplemental terms.

United States US: Government Expenditure on Primary Education: % of Government Expenditure on Education data was reported at 30.965 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.109 % for 2013. United States US: Government Expenditure on Primary Education: % of Government Expenditure on Education data is updated yearly, averaging 31.109 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.422 % in 2010 and a record low of 30.963 % in 2012. United States US: Government Expenditure on Primary Education: % of Government Expenditure on Education data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Education Statistics. Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) in Bangladesh was reported at 5896415883 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Adjusted savings: education expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) in United States was reported at 1046599480745 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Adjusted savings: education expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

United States - Government current expenditures: Education: Higher was 250.65800 Bil. of $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Government current expenditures: Education: Higher reached a record high of 250.65800 in January of 2023 and a record low of 1.45900 in January of 1959. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Government current expenditures: Education: Higher - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States US: Government Expenditure on Tertiary Education: % of Government Expenditure on Education data was reported at 27.502 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.227 % for 2013. United States US: Government Expenditure on Tertiary Education: % of Government Expenditure on Education data is updated yearly, averaging 27.227 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.463 % in 2012 and a record low of 25.653 % in 2010. United States US: Government Expenditure on Tertiary Education: % of Government Expenditure on Education data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Education Statistics. Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) in Libya was reported at 922727736 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Libya - Adjusted savings: education expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) in Iraq was reported at 9467956151 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Adjusted savings: education expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) in China was reported at 314544773143 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Adjusted savings: education expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.