Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Education expenditure UK

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Published 9 November 2023

Last updated 9 November 2023

This file contains information on government expenditure in education in the UK.

Data set details

Theme: UK education and training statistics
Publication: Education and training statistics for the UK
Release: Reporting year 2023
Release type
Geographic levels: National
Indicators: Total expenditure (millions)
Total expenditure in real terms (millions)
Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP
Filters: Education function
Expenditure level
Expenditure type
Time period: 2015-16 to 2022-23

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	education_function	expenditure_type	expenditure_level	t_expenditure_millions	t_expenditure_real_terms_millions	pt_expenditure_of_gdp
201516	Financial year	National	K02000001	United Kingdom	Under fives	Current	Local	2932.9810000000002	z	z
201516	Financial year	National	K02000001	United Kingdom	Under fives	Capital	Local	84.617999999999995	z	z
201516	Financial year	National	K02000001	United Kingdom	Under fives	Total	Local	3017.5990000000002	z	z
201516	Financial year	National	K02000001	United Kingdom	Primary education	Current	Local	24460.966	z	z
201516	Financial year	National	K02000001	United Kingdom	Primary education	Capital	Local	2910.4450000000002	z	z

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable name	Variable description
education_function	Education function
expenditure_level	Expenditure level
expenditure_type	Expenditure type
pt_expenditure_of_gdp	Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP
t_expenditure_millions	Total expenditure (millions)

In England, secondary education includes expenditure on central government academies which will also cover some schools in primary education.
Totals exclude expenditure for education not definable by level.

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