Nov 28, 2025 · Annual expenditure per student on educational institutions in OECD countries for primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2020, by country (in U.S. dollars)

The OECD is an organization of 38 countries (as of 2021) that collects and publishes an array of data on its member countries. Education expenditures are from public revenue sources (governments) and …

Primary education includes pre-primary and lower secondary programmes. Countries are ranked in descending order of the total expenditure per full-time equivalent student in primary education.

It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD countries and a number of accession and partner countries.

On average across OECD countries, they rise from USD 3 614 per student in primary education to USD 4 424 in lower secondary education. The data table will display up to four selected countries …

The following visualization shows the percentage of total education expenditures contributed directly by households in 15 high-income countries and 15 low or middle-income countries.

For students in primary, secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, governments in OECD countries spend on average USD 12 438 per student, ranging from below USD 4 000 in Mexico and …

Detailed information on education spending by country, providing information on the investment each nation allocates towards its education system.

The OECD is an organization of 38 countries that collects and publishes an array of data on its member countries. Education expenditures are from public revenue sources (governments) and private …

Countries are ranked in descending order of total expenditure on primary to tertiary education as a percentage of GDP. See Table C2.1 for data and under Chapter C2 Tables for StatLink.