Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Education expenditure UK

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Published 28 November 2024

Last updated 28 November 2024

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

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Data set details

• Theme: UK education and training statistics
• Publication: Education and training statistics for the UK
• Release: Reporting year 2024
• 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 2023-24

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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

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Variables in this data set

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)

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Footnotes

1. In England, secondary education includes expenditure on central government academies which will also cover some schools in primary education.
2. Totals exclude expenditure for education not definable by level.
3. Tertiary capital expenditure in 2023-24 is affected by changes to fair value movement analysis of Student Loans, which will not be applied retrospectively to other years.

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