In 2023/24, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 4.1 percent of its gross domestic product on education, compared with 4.2 percent in the previous financial year. During this time period, education spending as a share of GDP was highest in 2009/10 when it was 5.7 percent.
Public sector expenditure on education as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24
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GOV.UK. (July 30, 2024). Public sector expenditure on education as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302002/uk-education-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
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GOV.UK. (2024). Public sector expenditure on education as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302002/uk-education-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
GOV.UK. "Public Sector Expenditure on Education as a Share of Gdp in The United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302002/uk-education-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
GOV.UK, Public sector expenditure on education as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302002/uk-education-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Public sector expenditure on education as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 [Graph], GOV.UK, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/302002/uk-education-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
