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North America - Expenditure per student

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in North America was 19.86 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 22.05 in 2010, while its lowest value was 18.66 in 2015.

Definition: Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2010	22.05
2011	20.85
2012	20.52
2013	19.72
2014	19.79
2015	18.66
2016	19.86

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in North America was 22.13 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 24.29 in 2010, while its lowest value was 21.11 in 2011.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2010	24.29
2011	21.11
2012	22.77
2013	22.59
2014	22.36
2015	21.68
2016	22.13

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) in North America was 25.43 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 42.85 in 1998, while its lowest value was 21.89 in 2012.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1998	42.85
2007	40.29
2008	36.36
2009	40.20
2010	32.76
2011	31.56
2012	21.89
2013	25.03
2014	29.08
2015	29.23
2016	25.43

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs