United States - Primary to Tertiary Education Expenditure from Public Sources

Since 2014, United States Primary to Tertiary Education Expenditure from Public Sources was down by 0.9points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 22 among other countries in Primary to Tertiary Education Expenditure from Public Sources with 3.95 Percent of GDP. United States is overtaken by Poland, which was number 21 with 3.96 Percent of GDP and is followed by Australia with 3.92 Percent of GDP. Costa Rica topped the ranking with 6.33 Percent of GDP in 2016, a fall of 3.6points versus 2015. Norway, Finland and Iceland respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Slovakia witnessed the best average annual growth at +3.6points per year, while Ireland witnessed the worst performance at -7.7points per year.

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Date Percent of GDP
2019 3.95
2018 3.99
2017 4.03
2016 4.07
2015 4.11
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How does United States rank in Primary to Tertiary Education Expenditure from Public Sources?

# 40 Countries Percent of GDP Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Costa Rica
6.33 % 2016 -3.6 % +0.6 % View data
2 #2
Norway
6.25 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.5 % View data
21 #21
Poland
3.96 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.6 % View data
22 #22
United States
3.95 % 2019 -1.0 % -0.9 % View data
23 #23
Australia
3.92 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.0 % View data
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