Out of the OECD countries, Luxembourg was the country that spent the most on educational institutions per full-time student in 2020. On average, 23,000 U.S dollars were spent on primary education, nearly 27,000 U.S dollars on secondary education, and around 53,000 U.S dollars on tertiary education. The United States followed behind, with Norway in third. Meanwhile, the lowest spending was in Mexico.

In 2021, Luxembourg was the OECD country that spent the highest amount on higher education per student, reaching roughly 35,000 U.S. dollars. This was even though it was the country that spent the lowest amount in terms of share of gross domestic product. The United States followed behind, with the United Kingdom in third. On the other hand, Mexico was the OECD country in which the lowest amount was spent per full-time student in higher education.

This statistic shows the expenditure of different countries on primary school education per student in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) U.S. dollars. In the USA, about 10.600 U.S. dollars is spent each year per primary school student.

Finland Education Expenditure: Per Student data was reported at 8,900.000 EUR in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,000.000 EUR for 2015. Finland Education Expenditure: Per Student data is updated yearly, averaging 6,650.000 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,000.000 EUR in 2015 and a record low of 4,800.000 EUR in 1995. Finland Education Expenditure: Per Student data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Finland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.G005: Education Statistics.

In 2022, New York spent around ****** U.S. dollars per pupil on public elementary and secondary schools - the most out of any state. The District of Columbia, Vermont, New Jersey, and Massachusetts rounded out the top five states for elementary and secondary school expenditure per pupil.

Nepal NP: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data was reported at 25.435 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.810 % for 2014. Nepal NP: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 47.107 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 138.253 % in 2000 and a record low of 22.839 % in 2013. Nepal NP: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. 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.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Finland Education Expenditure: Per Student: Comprehensive School Education data was reported at 8,700.000 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,600.000 EUR for 2015. Finland Education Expenditure: Per Student: Comprehensive School Education data is updated yearly, averaging 6,050.000 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,700.000 EUR in 2016 and a record low of 4,000.000 EUR in 1995. Finland Education Expenditure: Per Student: Comprehensive School Education data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Finland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.G005: Education Statistics.

The average for 2021 based on 158 countries was 4.48 percent. The highest value was in Kiribati: 14.2 percent and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 0.38 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Sweden SE: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data was reported at 22.408 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.609 % for 2013. Sweden SE: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 23.125 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2014, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.772 % in 2009 and a record low of 20.679 % in 2001. Sweden SE: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

In 2020, the government expenditure per tertiary student in Hong Kong was just over 28 thousand U.S. dollars. Comparatively, the government expenditure per tertiary student in Bangladesh was just under 906 U.S. dollars in 2020.

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 2019 to 2021 for Nord Country School District

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 1992 to 2021 for North Country Union High School District

Nepal NP: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data was reported at 13.010 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.575 % for 2014. Nepal NP: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 11.656 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.260 % in 2009 and a record low of 8.902 % in 1999. Nepal NP: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 2014 to 2021 for Scottsdale Country Day School (91110) School District

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 1999 to 2021 for North Country Union Junior High School District

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 1992 to 2021 for Copper Country Independent School District

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 2000 to 2021 for Minnesota New Country School District

Aruba AW: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data was reported at 100.242 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 145.577 % for 2015. Aruba AW: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 34.784 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 145.577 % in 2015 and a record low of 25.538 % in 2005. Aruba AW: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Aruba – Table AW.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Median;

In 2021, Chile was the country that spent the highest share of its gross domestic product (GDP) on higher education, reaching 2.4 percent. Of this, 1.5 percent came from private sources. The United States followed behind with its total spending reaching 2.4 percent of its GDP. On the other hand, higher education spending in Saudi Arabia only amounted to 0.3 percent of its GDP. To find out more about the expenditure on higher education per student in selected countries worldwide, please click here.

This dataset tracks annual average expenditure per student from 1995 to 2021 for South Country Central School District