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United Kingdom vs United States: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) was 5.91, compared to United States's 5.42. That makes United Kingdom's value 9.0% higher than United States's.

United Kingdom

Not reported

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2021)
5.91
Year-over-year
+8.6%
10-year change
+6.0%
Peak
5.91 (2021)
Trough
4.91 (2008)

United States

Not reported

United States trend
Latest (2021)
5.42
Year-over-year
+0.5%
Peak
5.42 (2021)
Trough
4.78 (2016)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.