Education expenditure
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Expenditure on education in the United Kingdom by education function, expenditure type and expenditure level.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Education and training statistics for the UK
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Total expenditure (millions)
- Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP
- Total expenditure in real terms (millions)
- Filters
- Education function
- Expenditure level
- Expenditure type
- Time period
- 2015-16 to 2021-22
Data set preview
| 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 |
Variables in this data set
| 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) |
Footnotes
- In England, secondary education includes expenditure on central government academies which will also cover some schools in primary education
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