In 2021/22, education spending per pupil at schools in England was highest in Inner London, with approximately ***** British pounds spent per pupil in this area. By contrast, pupils in the East of England had an expenditure per head of 6,049 pounds, which was the lowest in this academic year.

In 2024/25, education spending in the United Kingdom was ***** British pounds per capita, ranging from ******pounds per capita in Scotland, to ***** pounds per capita in South West England.

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.

School funding allocations for 2024-25. - Explore Education Statistics data set School funding allocations for 2024-25 from School funding statistics

This data shows the funding received by individual mainstream schools, both through their core budgets and through several other revenue grants.

Revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16, in cash and real terms, 2010-11 to 2025-26.

This file contains school level information on the number of planned places and the planned expenditure for high needs places.

Percentage of mainstream schools receiving funding through the additional pupil-led factors in 2024-25.

Revenue in the UK General Secondary Education industry is tied to government funding, and continued support over the past five years has ultimately driven revenue growth. The necessity of secondary education, with it being compulsory to ensure the UK has an educated and skilled population, protects the industry from funding cuts. Additionally, the level of funding is sensitive to pupil numbers, and rising secondary school pupil numbers have encouraged funding hikes. However, while revenue has been climbing, so has inflation. This has placed a strain on school profit levels as they balance necessary spending on energy and wages against income. Overall, in the five years to 2025-26, industry revenue has grown at a compound annual rate of 1.8%. Commitment from the UK government is preventing a revenue decline in 2025-26. The Institute for Fiscal Studies highlights how the core schools’ budget for the year is increasing in cash terms to reach £63.9 billion, allowing spending per pupil to increase by 1.6% in real terms. Furthermore, while the implementation of VAT on school fees in January 2025 has weakened demand for private schools, climbing tuition fees are ultimately helping to contribute to revenue growth, but falling pupil numbers are constraining its potential. However, the IFS expects costs for schools in England to rise by 6.5% in 2025-26, owing to teacher and support staff wage rises and inflation expectations. This is putting pressure on profit in the year. Overall, revenue in 2025-26 is rising by 0.5% to reach £71 billion. Over the five years through to 2030-31 revenue is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 0.7% to reach £73.6 billion. Despite continued backing from the government, demographic changes mean that the Department for Education expects secondary pupil numbers to peak around 2027-28 and then decline, this will support revenue growth at the beginning of the period but then presents a threat as government support is likely to drop. Additionally, despite the UK government’s best efforts chronic staff shortages are plaguing the industry’s potential and support for alternative pathways threatens demand for sixth form places. But, developments in artificial intelligence present an exciting opportunity for schools to reduce staff workload.

The United Kingdom spent approximately ***** billion British pounds on education in 2024/25, **** billion of which was spent on secondary education and *****billion of which was spent on primary and pre-primary education.

This statistic shows the median expenditure per pupil of primary academies in England in the academic year 2015/2016, by type of expenditure. On average, primary academies spent ***** British pounds (GBP) on each child, ***** British pounds of which were spent on teaching staff.

Data dashboards outlining funding allocation for maintained schools in Barnet for the 2017/18 financial year. For more information see the School Funding and Finance page on the Working With Children in Barnet website.

This data file contains time series data, running from 2010-11 to 2024-25, of revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16. Data is in both cash terms and real terms (2023-24 prices). The data file also contains the GDP deflator index figures used to construct the real terms series.

In the United Kingdom (UK), the average cost of back-to-school items per child was *** British pounds. According to the findings of a recent survey, the cost of school shoes for parents was about ** British pounds. Parents spent an average of just over ** British pounds for a school coat per child.