The United Kingdom spent approximately 111 billion British pounds on education in 2023/24, 55 billion of which was spent on secondary education and 36.6 billion of which was spent on primary and pre-primary education.

Public sector spending on education in the United Kingdom reached 115.5 billion British pounds in 2023/24, compared with 114 billion pounds in the previous year.

In 2023/24, education spending in the United Kingdom was 1,662 British pounds per capita, ranging from 1,943 pounds per capita in Scotland, to 1,493 pounds per capita in South West England.

In 2023/24, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 4.1 percent of its gross domestic product on education, compared with 4.2 percent in the previous financial year. During this time period, education spending as a share of GDP was highest in 2009/10 when it was 5.7 percent.

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In 2023/24 government expenditure on secondary education in the United Kingdom reached 55.46 billion British pounds, an increase when compared with the previous financial year.

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Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in United Kingdom was reported at 10.64 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United Kingdom - Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

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Government spending on higher or tertiary education in the United Kingdom was 7.16 billion British pounds in 2023/24, compared with 4.56 billion in the previous financial year.

The government of the United Kingdom spent around 33.77 billion British pounds on primary and pre-primary education in the 2022/23 financial year, with the vast majority of this spending going towards primary level education, and 4.5 billion pounds to pre-primary education.

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Education and Training covers classroom-based further education learning that takes place at a further education college or provider. The data shows success rates, retention rates and achievement rates by level of provision, subject area and learner characteristics. Aim-level participation by subject area, and participation & achievement by mode of attendance are also shown.

Mode of attendance refers to full-time or part-time attendance.

The study is about public expenditure on education – in current and constant prices – in an international comparison for Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain from 1815 to 1989. Goal of the study: explanation of the internal structures of the education system and showing the relation between the development of the education system and economic growth. Main points: economics of education, relation between development of the education system and economic growth, relation between the development level of a country and the level of education of its population.

Structure of the study in HISTAT (topic: education) Tables: - Education expenditure in Germany, France, Great Britain and Spain (1815-1998) - Education expenditure in Japan (1868-1940) - Education expenditure in Spain, in 1000 Peseta (1850-1965) Variables: - Germany: Public expenditure on education in current prices - Germany: Public expenditure on education in constant prices - Great Britain: Public expenditure on education in current prices - Great Britain: Public expenditure on education in constant prices - France: Public expenditure on education in current prices - France: Public expenditure on education in constant prices - Spain: Public expenditure on education in current prices - Spain: Public expenditure on education in constant prices

• Japan: Public expenditure on education altogether in thousand Yen
• Japan: Expenditure on education of the prefectures in thousand Yen
• Japan: Expenditure on education of the cities, towns and villages in thousand Yen
• Japan: ALLTOGETHER: Expenditure on education of prefectures, cities, towns and
• Japan: Expenditure on education altogether in thousand Yen
• Japan: Gross national product in thousand Yen
• Japan: National income in thousand Yen
• Japan: Public expenditure in thousand Yen
• Japan: Expenditure on military in thousand Yen
• Japan: Public debt in thousand Yen
• Japan: Public investments in thousand Yen
• Japan: Other public expenditure in thousand Yen
• Japan: Price index 1934-36 = 100
• Japan: Population in thousand

Spain: Public expenditure on education in thousand Peseta for: - Management schools, in current prices - Management schools, in constant prices - Primary schools, in current prices - Primary schools, in constant prices - Vocational schools, in current prices - Vocational schools, in constant prices - Secondary schools, in current prices - Secondary schools, in constant prices - Technical colleges, in current prices - Technical colleges, in constant prices - Universities, in current prices - Universities, in constant prices - Special schools, in current prices - Special schools, in constant prices - Expenditure on education altogether, in current prices - Expenditure on education altogether, in constant prices - Public expenditure altogether, in current prices - Public expenditure altogether, in constant prices - Spain: Price index of national income (1958 = 100) - Spain: National Income in thousand Pesetas - Spain: Population altogether

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